
Research, and insights from parents, learners, employers and other partners, shows that they would like to hear about Curriculum for Excellence from their local school. This section provides resources to support schools to take on this role.
You can use the information in a wide variety of ways. Maybe you would like to show videos at your next parents' evening, customise a presentation for staff meetings or create an information sheet using the simple messages and high quality images in the 'Create your own materials' section.
Ready-made materials
Ready-made materials to help you explain what Curriculum for Excellence means at varying educational stages.
Make your own materials
Templates to support you in creating or customising materials for communicating with parents.
Latest resources
Curriculum for Excellence Implementation - Questions and answers - October 2011
Questions and answers offering responses to some key issues around the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence, focusing predominantly on the secondary sector but also includes issues of relevance to the primary sector and colleges.
Overview of key terms and features
This document explains some of the terms that are used in Curriculum for Excellence.
Curriculum for Excellence fact file - CfE and Community Learning and Development - Improving Life Chances
This leaflet explains how Curriculum for Excellence and Community Learning and Development are working together to improve the life chances of all young people in Scotland.
Senior phase statement from the Curriculum for Excellence Management Board
Statement outlining the vision, principles and framework for delivery of the senior phase in Curriculum for Excellence and providing clarification on issues that have been raised.
Literacy across learning
This fact file gives information on what literacy skills are, and how they are being developed across the whole curriculum.
Numeracy across learning
This fact file provides information on what numeracy is, and how it is being developed across the whole curriculum.


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