Category: news
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Curriculum Improvement Cycle – Creativity focus
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. This week we’re focusing on the importance of creativity. In our latest guest blog Richard McKean, Depute Headteacher at King’s Park Primary School in Glasgow…
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Curriculum Improvement Cycle – Learning for Sustainability focus
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. This week we’re focusing on the importance of learning for sustainability. In our latest guest blog David Dick, Peripatetic Nursery Teacher, South Lanarkshire, shares his…
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Decolonising the Curriculum: Exploring Positive Narratives that Challenge Assumptions, Empower Learners and Inspire Unity
We are developing Social Justice, Rights and Equalities as a Cross Curricular theme as part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Check out this article from Angel Hinkley on decolonising the curriculum. Angel is a Principal Teacher of Inclusion (Diversity and Culture) and Maths teacher working mainly with young people with autism. My name is Angel…
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Guest blog – Focus on Careers Education
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. This week we’re focusing on the importance of careers education. In our latest guest blog Anthony Tuffery, Headteacher at Kirkcudbright Academy in Dumfries and Galloway,…
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Guest Blog – Creativity as a Core Competency: My Reflection
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing lots of articles from practitioners and a weekly mini-podcast series focusing on the core competencies and the story…
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Education Scotland publishes a third Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. A new discussion paper, which has been developed to inform emerging work of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle in Scotland, has now been published. ‘Working Together…
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Discussion Paper Three: Working Together to make Change Happen
This discussion paper ‘Working Together to make Change Happen’, provides an overview of the development of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle to date and outlines how it will work in practice. It outlines the practices, processes and approaches that are being used, considers what is needed to build capacity to support any emerging changes, and identifies…
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Guest Blog from Laura Johnstone, English and Literacy Collaboration Group participant – Curriculum Improvement Cycle
Laura Johnstone is a primary teacher with Argyll and Bute Council, with added responsibility for the local roll out of the National Writing Programme. In this article Laura shares why she’s looking forward to being part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle’s Collaboration group for English and Literacy. I care deeply about literacy. Words connect us,…
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Curriculum Improvement Cycle English & Literacy – Guest Blog Michael Wilkie
Michael Wilkie is Faculty Head of English and Communication at Calderside Academy in Blantyre. In this article Michael reflects on his experience of being part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle’s Core Group for English and Literacy. My Higher English class is powering through the final weeks of the course. As I write this, I am…
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Literacy & English for all learners – Guest Blog
Guest Blog from Cathy Magee, Chief Executive of Dyslexia Scotland Dyslexia Scotland inspires and enables dyslexic people to reach their potential in education, employment and life. Cathy Magee has been Chief Executive at Dyslexia Scotland since 2007. In this article Cathy shares her hopes for a refreshed Literacy and English curriculum. Why is Literacy and…
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Finding My Voice In A New Curriculum – Literacy and English Core Group Guest Blog
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle is a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people. Our latest article focusing on literacy and English is from Liz Kerr, an Early Learning and Childcare Area Service Manager with Glasgow City Council, and Lysa Thomson, a teacher…
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“Words, and so much more…”
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle 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 series of articles focusing on literacy and English, Helen Fairlie, Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, shares her reflections on the journey so far…
