{"id":2619,"date":"2026-11-04T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/?page_id=2619"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:43:50","slug":"kdu-model","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/kdu-model\/","title":{"rendered":"KDU Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scotland\u2019s Curriculum is deliberately moving away from Experiences, Outcomes and Benchmarks to a concept-based curriculum. This will be a Know-Do-Understand (KDU) model informed by overarching big ideas in each of the curriculum areas. Co-design groups of teachers, practitioners and partners have begun work on the refreshed curriculum. In November 2026, the first draft of KDU frameworks for the curriculum areas was released. The framework is explained below, and should be read alongside Explainer 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Big Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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These provide a rationale<\/strong> for the \u2018why\u2019 and \u2018what\u2019 children and young people learn within a curriculum area. They capture the most important overarching understandings and insights <\/strong>that articulate the way that a curriculum area makes sense of the world,<\/strong> the significance of this learning <\/strong>and how it contributes to development of the four capacities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An overview of all the Big Ideas and Purpose Statements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Understand statements describe the relationship between concepts<\/strong>. The concepts that form the understand statements are drawn from the Big Ideas. Understand statements capture the learning across a curriculum level<\/strong> and are transferable<\/strong> across different case studies, contexts, cultures and times. This transferability is what gives them power, enabling learners to use their knowledge beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Know<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This part of the knot outlines the facts<\/strong>, definitions<\/strong>, examples<\/strong> or case studies<\/strong> that children and young people to know need in order to build and illustrate their understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know statements should make sense with: (\u201cI know\u201d)  written in front of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This part of the knot outlines the things that children and young people learn to do within a discipline. These practical actions <\/strong>and experiences sit alongside knowledge and contribute to the development of understanding. This includes curriculum area and subject specific skills, processes and strategies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do statements should make sense with: (\u201cI can\u201d ) written in front of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notes <\/strong>clarify the intended meaning of Know, Do, Understand statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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