{"id":207,"date":"2026-09-17T13:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/?p=207"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:13:32","slug":"creativity-and-problem-solving-for-primary-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/2026\/09\/17\/creativity-and-problem-solving-for-primary-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity and problem solving for primary schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creativity and problem solving is a strand in the Technologies and Innovation curricular area of In Curriculum for Excellence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/educationinspectorate.gov.scot\/media\/v5sh3dqt\/frwk2_hgios4.pdf\">How Good Is Our School 4 (HGIOS)<\/a> section 3.3 provides guidance on features of highly-effective practice for developing learners who are creative:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creativity skills are recognised, articulated and<br \/>\nvalued by practitioners and learners<\/li>\n<li>Creativity is practically applied as a higher-order<br \/>\nthinking skill<\/li>\n<li>Partnerships are used effectively to deliver highly<br \/>\nengaging creative learning<\/li>\n<li>Learners are able to demonstrate their ability to<br \/>\ntransfer creativity skills to new contexts<\/li>\n<li>Learners are able to challenge the status quo<br \/>\nconstructively and generate ideas, including, if<br \/>\nappropriate digital solutions to improve it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Creative Scotland and Education Scotland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativescotland.com\/binaries\/content\/assets\/creative-scotland\/about-us\/major-projects\/creative-learning-and-young-people\/creative-learning-at-a-glance.pdf\">Creative Learning Plan<\/a> identifies four features of creativity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>curiosity<\/li>\n<li>imagination<\/li>\n<li>open-mindedness<\/li>\n<li>problem solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/articles\/problem-solving-classroom\">NRICH &#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/articles\/problem-solving-classroom\">The Problem-Solving Classroom |<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalxtra.scot\/news\/first-code-xtra-hubs-launched\">Digital Xtra &#8211; code xtra community hubs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/daydreambelievers.co.uk\/resources\">Daydream Believers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/curriculum-linked-problems-primary-teachers\">NRICH &#8211; primary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creativity and problem solving is a strand in the Technologies and Innovation curricular area of In Curriculum for Excellence. 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