Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing an improved, more flexible and enriched curriculum for all children and young people from 3 – 18. The curriculum includes all of the planned experiences for children and young people through their education. All nurseries in North Lanarkshire are working hard to raise standards to ensure all children and young people develop the skills necessary to be confident individual, successful learners, effective contributors and responsible citizens when leaving school and entering the world of higher education, training or work.

Curriculum for Excellence is underpinned by the values inscribed on the mace of the Scottish Parliament – wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity.

What are the curriculum areas in Curriculum for Excellence?

There are 8 curriculum areas:

· Health and wellbeing

· Languages (Literacy)

· Mathematics (Numeracy)

· Expressive Arts

· Religious and Moral Education

· Social Studies

· Sciences

· Technologies