Curriculum Areas and Subjects

We used Building the Curriculum 3 to help guide our discussions and ensure that we are working in line with the key principles and elements of CfE.

We acknowledge that;

• The curriculum is the totality of experiences which are planned for children and young people through their education, wherever they are being educated.
• The purpose of the curriculum is to help children and young people to develop within the 4 capacities. The framework therefore puts the learner at the centre of the curriculum.
• Experiences and outcomes describe the expectations for learning and progression in all areas of the curriculum.

Children and young people are entitled to a curriculum that includes a range of features at the different stages. The framework expands on these; in summary, children and young people are entitled to experience a curriculum that is:

> coherent from 3 to 18

> a broad general education from Early years to S3

> a senior phase which provides opportunity to obtain qualifications

> developing skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work

> personal support

> positive and sustained destinations beyond school

In order to achieve this we have designed our broad general education curriculum based around the 7 key principles;

• To provide a relevant, broad curriculum that gives challenge to promote thinking and enjoyment and provides motivation
• To ensure coherence and continuity from nursery through to the transition into positive destinations
• To plan, ensuring depth of learning which allows for application of skills across contexts
• Progressive learning that is carefully planned for and builds on prior experiences
• Personalisation and choice; ensuring all activities are matched to the individual needs of our learners.