Within Curriculum for Excellence, the technologies curriculum area relates particularly to contexts that provide scope for developing technological skills, knowledge,

understanding and attributes through creative, practical and life experiences and activities.

Learning in the technologies enables young people to experience and develop skills, encouraging them to be thoughtful, adaptable and enterprising citizens, and to:

• Develop understanding and experiences of the role and impact of technologies in changing and influencing societies
• Take part in and contribute to building a better world through responsible ethical actions to improve their lives, the lives of others and the environment.
• Gain experiences, skills and confidence to embrace and use technologies now and in a future beyond school in the wider community.
• As consumers and producers, experience the merits and impacts of technological products and services.
• Experience choices relating to the environment, to sustainable development and to ethical, economic and cultural issues.
• Broaden the experience of the role that information and communications technology (ICT) has in Scotland and in the global community.
• Experience applications and concepts behind technological thinking, the nature of engineering and the links between technologies and science.
• Experience opportunities for life beyond school including lifelong learning.