{"id":2177,"date":"2025-12-15T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/?page_id=2177"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:26:38","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explainer 1 for Teachers and Practitioners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/05\/19142246\/CIC-Explainer-for-Teachers-and-Practitioners-November-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CIC Explainer for Teachers and Practitioners - November 2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0fbb0331-7d85-4f82-9d3f-ba9a5e4f2118\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/05\/19142246\/CIC-Explainer-for-Teachers-and-Practitioners-November-2025.pdf\">CIC Explainer for Teachers and Practitioners &#8211; November 2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/05\/19142246\/CIC-Explainer-for-Teachers-and-Practitioners-November-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0fbb0331-7d85-4f82-9d3f-ba9a5e4f2118\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explainer 2 for Teachers and Practitioners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This document is the second explainer guide for Scotland&#8217;s Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC). It introduces early drafts of two key resources being developed as part of a 10-year programme to strengthen the Scottish curriculum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Building Scotland&#8217;s Curriculum&#8221;: A draft digital resource designed to replace older guidance series, streamline policy, and support curriculum design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft Know-Do-Understand (KDU) Model Samples: Examples showing how the curriculum is shifting away from traditional Experiences and Outcomes (Es and Os) and Benchmarks toward a structured framework focused on what learners need to Know, Do, and Understand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/06\/22115459\/CIC-Explainer-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CIC Explainer 2.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e9c0475e-b46b-4b73-9c0f-7f53551b5647\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/06\/22115459\/CIC-Explainer-2.pdf\">CIC Explainer 2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/06\/22115459\/CIC-Explainer-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e9c0475e-b46b-4b73-9c0f-7f53551b5647\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Sense-making resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These optional materials are designed for education leaders to support understanding of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>They can be used in whole or in part by leaders themselves, or as a facilitated session with teams to support discussions and sense-making in advance of the \u2018Sharing, Learning and Adopting\u2019 Phase and professional learning offer in 2026\/27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a 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the image to download the Facilitator notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Learning and Development (CLD) Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These optional materials are designed for CLD leaders to support understanding of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC). 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