The Early Years Curriculum
Children aged 3-5
What is a Curriculum?
In Early Years Centres, the curriculum is everything that we do with your child that involves teaching, learning, and assessment.
A Curriculum for Excellence is for all children 3- 18 which means it will continue through Early Years, Primary and High School for your child. In an Early Years Centre and primary 1 & 2 the focus will be on active play. This recognises that all learning for young children takes place through play and by children having the opportunity to do things that are ‘hands on’. The Curriculum reflects what we value as a nation and what we seek for our young people.
The Aims of Curriculum for Excellence are that every child and young person should know they are valued and will be supported to become a successful learner, an effective contributor, a confident individual and a responsible citizen.
These capacities should be promoted in all the experiences that are offered for your child. Staff also use Building the Ambition as a guide to effective practice and use a range of self-evaluation tools to help make improvements in our service.
Every term we will give you an update on how we feel your child is progressing and discuss the new learning targets for your child. You will also have the opportunity to add any comments you may have during the meeting. Parents and children are also encouraged to take their child’s Special Book home regularly to share their experiences. This will show how your child is progressing in the Curriculum. Just speak to your child’s keyworker to take this home.
Further information about Curriculum for Excellence can be found at: https://education.gov.scot/
How we Promote Learning
Children aged 3-5
- By supporting all children to become successful learners, effective contributors, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
- By ensuring children have access to the 8 Curricular areas which are Health and Wellbeing, Literacy and English, Numeracy and Mathematics, Technologies, Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Sciences, Expressive Arts
* For 3-5 children we refer to the Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum of Excellence
Some children may follow an alternative curriculum called ‘SCERTS’. SCERTS provides specific guidelines for helping an individual become a competent and confident social communicator and an active learner. Other agencies such as the Early Years Inclusion team will be involved in working alongside the LEYC team. For more information please see the link:SCERTS.
