Scotland is in the second year of a ten‑year programme focused on reviewing and evolving the curriculum. This is called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC).
We are committed to keeping you informed throughout this work and to giving you a clear sense of what to expect. The refreshed curriculum, which is currently being co‑created with teachers, practitioners, partners, and children and young people, will be formally adopted in schools and settings from August 2028.
Draft curriculum guidance is planned for summer 2026. It will provide greater clarity, make the connections between knowledge, skills and understanding more explicit, and improve coherence across learning from age 3 to 18.
A Quick Round Up
Here’s a quick round up of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle so far. You can choose to read, watch or listen.
If you only have five minutes:
- Watch the overview video explaining the Curriculum Improvement Cycle model
- Read the Explainer for Teachers and Practitioners
If you have an hour or more:
- Watch our recently recorded webinars:
Curriculum Improvement Cycle Progress to date
Curriculum Improvement Cycle Progress Update – Focus on Maths and Numeracy
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Featured Article
- CIC Maths Webinar 25 November 2025
A webinar was held on 25th November 2025 which shared emerging thinking… Read more: CIC Maths Webinar 25 November 2025
Recent Updates
- CIC Maths Webinar 25 November 2025A webinar was held on 25th November 2025 which shared emerging thinking from the Curriculum Improvement Cycle Maths work. The materials shared are not examples of the new framework and do not look like or represent the final format of the new curriculum guidance. The purpose of the webinar was to share some of… Read more: CIC Maths Webinar 25 November 2025
- 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… Read more: Curriculum Improvement Cycle – Creativity focus - 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… Read more: Curriculum Improvement Cycle – Learning for Sustainability focus
1 This Glow Blog is a temporary home for information and news about the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC). We imagine that content currently hosted here will be transferred to form part of the Education Scotland web estate from Autumn 2025.
