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Talking with us about Sciences 3-18 Curriculum Area Impact Project report at SLF 2012

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Yesterday saw the launch of the The Sciences 3-18 Curriculum Area Impact Project report in a lively and challenging session at SLF 2012. We were delighted to welcome to the session practitioners, partners, young people and parents as we shared the key messages from the report, and our strategies for taking this forward. Delegates were enthusiastic in joining the debate around the key strengths and aspects for development, talking together and reflecting on the extent to which

  • these were concordant with their expectations
  • there were any surprises in these
  • these apply in their local context.

Delegates were challenged to address the question:

What can you do in your role to

  • address the aspects for development
  • share the message with the report
  • engage with the debate

and to plan next steps.

We have posted the shared outcomes of the discussions at SLF2012, in the comments, which we hope will inspire you to blog and comment too!

Talk with us…if you are aged between 3 and 18

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Staff from Education Scotland visited nurseries and schools across Scotland to find out how well children and young people learn in the sciences. We have written a summary because we want to tell you the main things we found and ask you what you think about your learning in the sciences to help us all focus on what we need to do next. What we have said in this summary is about what we found when we looked across the whole of Scotland. It might be that this doesn’t match what you experience in your school with your teachers.

Through learning in the sciences, you can develop your interest in, and understanding of, the world around you. You can develop the skills to become creative, inventive and enterprising. You might be learning about the sciences in a nursery, primary school, special school or secondary school. In secondary schools, the term “sciences” currently includes Skills for Work courses, biology, chemistry, physics, science, human biology, biotechnology and managing environmental resources (MER).

The summary is for you, if you are aged between 3 and 18 and studying any of the sciences. We have produced this summary for you because this report is about your learning, and your education. We want to hear from you about your learning in the sciences. You can tell us what you think using this blog. 

We’d really like to know what the important issues are to you which affect your learning in the sciences to help us all focus on what we need to do next.

If you’re not sure how to get started talking with us about the sciences 3-18 and sharing your views, here are some ideas.

Talk with us…about the sciences 3-18 in Scotland

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The Sciences 3-18 Curriculum Impact Project report, published in September 2012, identifies good practice and highlights important areas for discussion and further development. This report is the first in a series designed to gauge the impact of a changing curriculum on learners’ experiences and achievements.

This blog is one of the ways in which we are supporting on-going dialogue and development. Through this blog, we want to hear from children and young people, parents, practitioners and the wider sciences community about the key messages within the report, and how this can be taken forward.

Visit the Education Scotland website to access The Sciences 3-18 Curriculum Impact Project report, the Summary for Children and Young People and the Summary of Key Strengths and Aspects for Development.