
Rosemary Garrity, Headteacher at Rothes Primary, talks about her school's experience of joint planning work for the draft early level Curriculum for Excellence outcomes in science. She explains that the new outcomes helped create an interface between nursery and primary children which equipped them in their future transition between school years. She also states that the pupils benefited from the new outcomes because they catered for different styles of learning.

A class teacher’s honest appraisal of active learning in her primary one classroom.

The class teacher explains ‘how’ they have developed a more relaxed approach to learning and teaching in primary one.

Getting to know the children and considering ways of actively engaging them in their own learning.

Looking at ways of responding to meet the individual needs of the learner through personalisation and choice.

Considering the learning environment and building on nursery experience to create a smooth transition into Primary 1.