Category: news
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New Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper – Background and A Case For Change
This discussion paper Background and A Case For Change : Findings from the Pilot Curriculum Reviews 2023/24 conveys and discusses the findings, key messages and learning from a number of pilot curriculum reviews which have been undertaken in 2023/24. This work has both informed and laid strong foundations in the development of the Curriculum Improvement…
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Apply to be an Education Scotland Associate
Do you want to be actively engaged in our work to support the Curriculum Improvement Cycle at Education Scotland? We’re now seeking applications for Education Scotland Associates from across the curriculum areas to support our work in this area. The closing date is 10th November 2024. Working as an Education Scotland Associate is an exciting…
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Designing a Model for Curriculum Review in Scotland: Part 2
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) is a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. In the second of a two part article (first part here) Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, explains how we have gone about designing the model for…
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Designing a Model for Curriculum Review in Scotland: Part 1
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) is a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. In the first of a two part article Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, explains how we have gone about designing the model for Curriculum Review in…
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PILOT Curriculum Review – Computing Science
Education Scotland Pilot Curriculum Review of Computing Science The 2021 OECD report on Scotland’s curriculum recognised the strengths of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), and made a range of recommendations to ensure that this strength would persist into the future including: “Develop a systematic approach to curriculum review. Scotland could consider establishing a curriculum review cycle…
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Literacy & English, Literacy & Gàidhlig, HWB and Science – Collaboration Groups Expressions of Interest
As part of the early work on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle we are looking for practitioners to join curriculum area collaboration groups. Initially we are looking for volunteers to support the work in Literacy & English, Literacy & Gàidhlig, HWB and Science. We are aiming to create and recruit for collaboration groups for the other curriculum…
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Why Are We Reviewing and Evolving Scotland’s Curriculum?
Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, Education Scotland A process is now in place for reviewing and evolving Scotland’s Curriculum. In Scotland we are calling this the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (the CIC). Well we are still at an early stage of the planning process and recognise that reviewing the curriculum will take time. There are some things…
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TESS Interview: CfE review: ‘Evolving Curriculum for Excellence, not ripping it up’
Strategic Director at Education Scotland Ollie Bray speaks to Emma Seith from the Times Educational Supplement (Scotland) about the origins and purposes of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) and what we can expect in the next few months. Link: Curriculum for Excellence review: how it will work | Tes
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The Learning Conversations Podcast
On the latest episode (3 October 2024) of the Education Scotland (ES) The Learning Conversations Podcast, Chief Executive of ES Gillian Hamilton talks to Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, about the aims of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, some of the early work that has started to take place and what you can expect…
