{"id":2723,"date":"2026-11-03T14:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/?page_id=2723"},"modified":"2026-11-03T14:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:18:58","slug":"early-cic-discussion-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/aboutthecic\/early-cic-discussion-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Early CIC Discussion Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These discussion papers were published during the early stages of Scotland&#8217;s Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC). They were developed to share emerging thinking, evidence and ideas, and to support discussion and engagement across the education system. They should be viewed as records of the programme&#8217;s development at a particular point in time rather than statements of final policy or guidance. As the work has progressed, some of the ideas and proposals set out in these papers have been refined, developed or superseded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;margin: 1em 0;text-align: left;font-family: inherit\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7\">\n      <th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px;width: 30%\">Discussion Paper<\/th>\n      <th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px;width: 15%\">Date<\/th>\n      <th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px;width: 55%\">Summary<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/11\/03141329\/V1.1-CIC-A-CASE-FOR-CHANGE-PILOT-CURRICULUM-REVIEWS-Ocober-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Discussion Paper 1: Background and a Case for Change: Findings from the Pilot Curriculum Reviews 2023\/24<\/strong><\/a>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">November 2024<\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">Sets out the case for curriculum evolution drawing on findings from pilot curriculum reviews during 2023\/24. Explores themes including curriculum clarity, progression, knowledge, interdisciplinary learning, and the need for a systematic approach to curriculum review.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/11\/03141417\/V1.2-CIC-Towards-an-Evolved-Technical-Framework-Discussion-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Discussion Paper 2: Towards an Evolved Technical Framework<\/strong><\/a>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">December 2024<\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">Explores how Scotland&#8217;s curriculum framework might evolve based on pilot review findings. Introduces emerging concepts like the Know-Do-Understand model and Big Ideas to support coherence, clarity, and progression across the curriculum.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/cices\/uploads\/sites\/10666\/2026\/11\/03141510\/V1.2-CIC-Working-Together-to-Make-Change-Happen-October-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Discussion Paper 3: Working Together to Make Change Happen<\/strong><\/a>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">March 2025<\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 10px\">Focuses on how curriculum change could be developed and implemented in practice. Outlines the approach to the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, including collaboration, co-design, professional learning, capacity building, and system-wide engagement.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These discussion papers were published during the early stages of Scotland&#8217;s Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC). They were developed to share emerging thinking, evidence and ideas, and to support discussion and engagement across the education system. 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