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Major milestones reached in delivery of new National Qualifications

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Two major milestones on the route towards introduction of Scotland’s new National Qualifications were delivered yesterday (Monday 30 April) by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Education Scotland.

SQA has published the final course, unit and assessment specifications for the 197 new National Qualifications at National 2, National 3, National 4, National 5 and Higher levels.  See www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence.

Education Scotland has published a suite of practical advice and guidance for teachers and lecturers to support them in preparing for implementing key aspects of the new qualifications.  See www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nq.

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News – community learning and development (CLD)

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i-develop launched

The CLD Standards Council’s national CPD Framework i-develop: learning for CLD was launched on the 24th April.

 

 

Strategic Guidance for Community Learning and Development (CLD) – Launch planned

Education Scotland has reported to the Scottish Government on the outcomes of the national discussion on the new strategic guidance for CLD.The guidance will be published on the Engage for Education website in June.  It is expected to address strategic issues raised during the discussion and to have clear links to the legislative framework for post 16 education, community empowerment and Community Planning.

 

CPD, Education Scotland, Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Education Scotland- NEW!

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A new series of briefings designed to provide practitioners with information and advice to support their implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.

CfE Briefings 1 (19 April 2012)

This Briefing raises some key issues which secondary schools should be considering as they plan to develop their provision for the broad general education at the S1 to S3 stages.

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Every Day’s a Learning Day

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‘Every Day’s a Learning Day’ consists of two books produced by Education Scotland for parents and carers of children aged between birth and 3 years, and 3 to 6 years. The aim is to help parents support their child’s development in the crucial areas of health and wellbeing, literacy and numeracy.

This resource highlights the many excellent learning opportunities that exist within daily experiences such as washing the dishes, preparing a meal or doing the shopping.

The books will be distributed through the Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug programme.  Parents of new babies are set to receive a copy of the birth to 3 book from their health visitor.  The second book, which supports parents with children aged 3 to 6 years, will be issued when their child turns 3 and starts nursery.

To view the copies of ‘Every Day’s a Learning Day’ online, please visit the Education Scotland website where you can download both books in PDF format, including a Gaelic language version.

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Resources: cultural identity and global citizenship

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A key starting point for global citizenship education is a richer understanding of your own culture. Here in Scotland there are great new resources, challenges and projects which will facilitate learning about this country and what it means to be a Scot.

Studying Scotland
Marks on the Landscape
‘Great Tapestry of Scotland’ project

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Training the Trainers Event: Curriculum for Excellence – An Introduction for Youth Workers

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Youth Scotland introduced this new training session in January 2012. It proved so popular that 9 sessions have been delivered to 170 youth workers.  Evaluations confirmed the participants’ success in linking their work to CfE.

Youth Scotland is offering a train the trainers session to broaden the capacity of the sector. The session will to talk you through the training programme and equip you with the skills and support materials necessary to deliver the session yourself. Delegates are expected to be competent trainers with a Youth Work background and an identified target audience to cascade the training to.

The training that you will be equipped to deliver introduces youth workers to CfE: the ethos, rationale and tools to enable them to identify CfE experiences and outcomes that they are delivering.  

The 3-hour train the trainers session will be held on May 2nd at Education Scotland’s offices in Glasgow. To book your place at this event contact Steven Grieg (0131 554 2561) or visit the Youth Scotland website.

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Survey on CLD and Curriculum for Excellence

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The Communities Team at Education Scotland recently launched an online survey to gain a national picture of how Community Learning and Development work is impacting on the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence. Thank you to those who have participated. If you have not yet had the opportunity to complete the survey there is still time.

This survey will enable us to gain a snapshot of where CLD is at with CfE implementation and plan how we provide ongoing support in this area.Access the survey here.

We are interested in responses if you work for a CLD service or use a CLD approach in your work.

Education Scotland, Health and Wellbeing

News – Physical education

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Each local authority will work in partnership with sportscotland and Education Scotland to agree an action plan which will help support delivery of their commitment.

The Scottish Government has announced that every school pupil in Scotland will benefit from at least two hours per week of physical education in primary school and two periods in S1 to S4 by 2014.

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