Welcome to Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative Curriculum Workstream. 

Clackmannanshire held a successful ‘Courageous Curriculum Conference’ attended by senior leaders across Forth Valley and West Lothian to showcase innovative and exciting examples of good curricular practice from across our RIC and beyond. You can access the workshops from the Curricular Conference from the link below:

Click on the links to explore some resources supporting curriculum design from our RIC and beyond:

Latest Curriculum workstream content on this site

Achievement Project

This report outlines the findings and recommendations from a pilot project carried out between late 2022 and early 2023, by Education Scotland and partners in the Forth Valley and West Lothian (FVWL) Regional Improvement Collaborative area (RIC).  The pilot investigated how young people’s personal achievements, out with the formal curriculum,… Read more

Curriculum Conference

Clackmannanshire held a successful Curriculum Conference attended by senior leaders across Forth Valley and West Lothian to showcase innovative and exciting examples of good curricular practice from across our RIC and beyond. You can access the workshop presentations here. Read more

Digital Wellbeing Updates- November 2022 (2)- WIZE

  Please see below for Digital Wellbeing Updates- Planning Event, 22nd NovemberAt this free hybrid event for Scotland you’ll hear from UK Safer Internet Centre, Internet Watch Foundation and Ofcom about the Safer Internet Day campaign, free educational materials and the latest trends and research into children’s online lives.  Safer Internet… Read more

Internet Safety Day 2023- Free Hybrid Planning Event! – Digital Wellbeing

Safer Internet Day Planning Event, 22nd NovemberAt this free hybrid event for Scotland, you’ll hear from UK Safer Internet Centre, Internet Watch Foundation and Ofcom about the Safer Internet Day campaign, free educational materials and the latest trends and research into children’s online lives.  Book your ticket to watch the livestream… Read more

WIZE-Digital Wellbeing Updates- October 2022

Victim blaming languageThe UK Council for Internet Safety has produced guidance for professionals in education settings on how to effectively challenge victim blaming language and behaviours when talking about the online experiences.Challenging victim blaming language and behaviours when dealing with the online experiences of children and young people – GOV.UK… Read more

WIZE- Digital Wellbeing- Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day -Theme Announced  !The UKSIC has announced the theme for next year’s Safer Internet Day, taking place on 07 February 2023. The theme, ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’ will focus on encouraging children and young people to shape the online safety… Read more

WIZE- Digital Wellbeing Update

Protecting Children OnlineCyberScotland have published a blog for parents on ‘Protecting Children and young people online’ with a link to an interactive online security challenge from the National Cyber Security Centre, aimed at 7-11 year oldsProtecting children and young people online – Cyber ScotlandCyberSprinters – NCSC.GOV.UKCyberbullyingThe online security company McAfee… Read more

Healthy Relationships Resources from CEOP (August 2022)

CEOP has released a new resource created to help develop understanding around healthy relationships and unhealthy behaviours for children aged 12-14 to help protect them from harmful sexual behaviour both off and online.Respecting me, you, us – RSE lessons (thinkuknow.co.uk) Read more

Online Safety- WIZE Updates May 2022

    The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has released new figures on child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation online. Findings include: 97% of all child sexual abuse material identified in 2021 featured the sexual abuse of girls, compared with 65% of all imagery ten years ago. The Internet Watch… Read more

Online Safety Updates – April 2022- Child Protection Committees Scotland

  Please find below an update of information from Child Protection Committees Scotland.   Technology Assisted Sexual Harm Webinar   NOTA Scotland and the Forensic Network will host this free webinar on 29/04/22, 13:00 – 15:00. Stuart Allardyce, Stop It Now! Scotland, Scott Hunter, Education Scotland and DC Stewart Fleming,… Read more