Curriculum for Excellence Q&As

A new series of questions and answers have been developed to help practitioners understand Curriculum for Excellence and how it’s being embedded within educational establishments across Scotland. The information is intended to support leaders, managers, practitioners and others within the education community in their own understanding of many of the key issues surrounding areas such as certification, assessment, making subject choices, parent or carer engagement and support for implementation. The document has been published as a PDF on the Education Scotland website.

New Child Protection Guide for Creative Partners

A new child protection guide for the creative community in Scotland has been launched to reflect important developments in legislation and policy. Creating Safety (2011), produced as a joint venture by Children in Scotland and Creative Scotland, reflects new national guidance on child protection, the introduction of the Protecting of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme, and changing attitudes towards risk assessment.

Creating Safety is useful for anyone working with children and young people in creative activities, from large arts or heritage organisations developing policy and procedures for child protection to volunteers or freelance professional artists working with children and young people. The guide is aimed at for example, a dancer or film-maker setting up a programme of sessions with a youth group, or a storyteller or musician working in an early years setting.