Key themes

Scottish Government’s national outcomes:

Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens; we are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation.

The Scottish Learning Festival’s primary theme:

Curriculum for Excellence with focus on:

1. Outcomes and experiential approaches to learning and teaching
2. Innovation in the curriculum

The Scottish Learning Festival’s subsidiary theme:

Glow

Definition: Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence challenges us to think differently about the curriculum. It encourages those working in education to plan and act in new ways. It also poses challenges for learning and teaching.

The implementation of Curriculum for Excellence will go beyond the provision of guidance on curriculum content. It will have implications for:

• the teaching profession and other staff
• the organisation of the curriculum in our schools and centres
• the qualifications system
• the recognition of wider achievement
• the improvement framework.

The work of the programme is being taken forward within a strong partnership between the Scottish Government, Learning and Teaching Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority and HM Inspectorate of Education.

Further information available on the Curriculum for Excellence website.

Definition: Glow

Glow is designed to:

• create an appetite for learning 
• improve children and young people’s standards of achievement
• improve collaboration and bring new skills to teachers and support staff
• build an outstanding pool of resources, skills and knowledge
• break down geographical, social, denominational and disciplinary barriers to learning
• encourage learners to achieve their potential, and play a full part in an increasingly technological global information society.

Further information available on the Glow website.

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