Education Scotland has begun to lead the review and update the 3-18 Sciences Curriculum as part of its wider Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) activity. To support this work, a Sciences Collaboration Group has been established.
This met for the first time on 28 November 2024. The group has been set up to be fully representative of Scottish education including different sectors, local authorities, different sciences disciplines etc. There were over 110 attendees at the initial Collaboration Group event, with 70% of attendees being active practitioners, and the remainder comprising science and STEM partner organisations and academics.
Discussions included:
- What is working/ not working in the current sciences curriculum?
- How do the sciences support the four capacities?
- What might a future-oriented sciences curriculum look like?
Visit the event Padlet: https://bit.ly/ScienceCIC2 to see all the discussions on the day and to download the full event report and a three-page summary version (see left-hand column of Padlet).
Download our Sciences CIC January 2025 Newsletter.
A Sciences CIC Core Group has now been established, comprising a representative group of 35 members from the Sciences Collaboration. This Core Group will meet regularly through to March 2025 to develop thinking and ideas on behalf of the Collaboration Group.
Education Scotland is also now engaging with a network of Critical Friends who will accompany the process providing insight and challenge and to represent key sectors such as ASN, industry, academia etc.
