The Eight Curriculum Areas – containing a range of subjects:

• Expressive Arts – including art and design, dance, drama and music

 
• Health and Wellbeing – mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing, PE, food and health, substance misuse and relationships, sexual health and parenthood

 
• Languages – listening and talking, reading and writing in literacy and English and modern languages, plus classical languages and literacy and Gàidhlig/Gaelic learners (where available)

 
• Mathematics – including analysing information, solving problems and assessing risk

 
• Religious and Moral Education (denominational and non-denominational) – learning about Christianity, other world religions, and developing values and beliefs

 
• Sciences – understanding important scientific concepts across planet Earth, forces, electricity and waves, biological systems, materials and topical science

 
• Social Studies – understanding people, place and society in the past and present including history, geography, modern studies and business education

 
• Technologies – including computing science, food, textiles, craft, design, engineering, graphics and applied technologies.

 
In addition there are three key areas which are covered by all teachers/practitioners:

• Literacy across learning – talking, listening, reading and writing (including using digital communications)

• Numeracy across learning – including money, time, and measurement

• Health and Wellbeing across learning – including making informed choices for a healthy lifestyle