{"id":1461,"date":"2026-06-02T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/IDLCentral\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:15:03","slug":"falkirk-skills-progression-framework-is-under-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/IDLCentral\/2026\/06\/02\/falkirk-skills-progression-framework-is-under-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Falkirk Skills Progression Framework is under construction!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141234\/20.4.26-1024x323.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141234\/20.4.26-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141234\/20.4.26-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141234\/20.4.26-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141234\/20.4.26.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yvonne McBlain, Education Support Officer is working with a network of 25 practitioners, teachers, middle and senior leaders to create our new Falkirk Skills Progression Framework. This blog post provides background information about this co-created network task, their process up to June 2016, and their planned outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1463\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141927\/Network-members-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141927\/Network-members-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141927\/Network-members-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141927\/Network-members-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02141927\/Network-members.png 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1464\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02142014\/Timeline-June-26-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02142014\/Timeline-June-26-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02142014\/Timeline-June-26-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02142014\/Timeline-June-26-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02142014\/Timeline-June-26.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The rationale\/task set was to draft a skills framework which is mapped to curriculum. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The strategic and practical purpose and desired outcomes of the framework are to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure a level of consistency across settings within the authority<\/li>\n<li>Provide a central statement of expectation about progressive skills development to all Falkirk establishments<\/li>\n<li>Support practitioners to plan and evaluate the explicit teaching and learning of skills, within curricular areas and across the curriculum contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Align the framework with the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence<\/li>\n<li>Align the framework with the national curriculum review progress and developments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) programme below includes the development of a national skills progression framework. This presents both challenges and opportunities for the network hence our close collaboration with Education Scotland and Skills Development Scotland. These connections are continually informing the decisions being made about skills in Falkirk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1469 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02143159\/Skills-within-CIC-programme-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02143159\/Skills-within-CIC-programme-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02143159\/Skills-within-CIC-programme-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02143159\/Skills-within-CIC-programme-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02143159\/Skills-within-CIC-programme.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/Yynz0uuqLjw47mJF?ref=Link\">Sway presentation<\/a> shares more detail about the rationale, research, reading and development process used by the network.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144214\/Metaskills-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our network decision that the SDS Metaskills should shape skills in Falkirk schools and early learning centres was informed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep engagement with reading and research<\/li>\n<li>Network discussion and examination of our current Falkirk skills practices<\/li>\n<li>Our knowledge of the national Curriculum Improvement Cycle technical framework and skills guidance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144338\/SDS-Skills.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144338\/SDS-Skills.png 705w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144338\/SDS-Skills-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To ensure that all elements of our Falkirk Skills progression Framework are easily accessible, Yvonne is building a new Falkirk Skills Framework blog where everyone in Falkirk will be able to find and use its content. This is still under construction but you can see the blog header and the menu which provides the framework structure and content below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144726\/Blog-pic-1-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144726\/Blog-pic-1-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144726\/Blog-pic-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144726\/Blog-pic-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/IDLCentral\/uploads\/sites\/1992\/2026\/06\/02144726\/Blog-pic-1.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>The development of our Falkirk Skills Framework remains a service priority within our Falkirk Education Service Plan for session 2026-27 so keep an eye on our education communications for news of our official Framework blog launch! We are very grateful to have the support of our network members and their colleagues during this development work. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yvonne McBlain, Education Support Officer is working with a network of 25 practitioners, teachers, middle and senior leaders to create our new Falkirk Skills Progression Framework. 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