{"id":870,"date":"2020-05-19T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T12:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/troonps\/?page_id=870"},"modified":"2022-09-04T18:37:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T18:37:13","slug":"transition-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/troonps\/transition-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland\u2019s curriculum \u2013 Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) \u2013 helps our children and young people gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sciennesprimaryschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cfe.jpg?fit=860%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Curriculum for Excellence \u2013 Sciennes Primary School\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Curriculum for Excellence places learners at the heart of education. At its centre are four fundamental capacities that reflect and recognise the lifelong nature of education and learning. The four capacities are aimed at helping children and young people to become:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful learners<\/li>\n<li>Confident individuals<\/li>\n<li>Responsible citizens<\/li>\n<li>Effective contributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/troonps\/transition-information\/4capacities\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/troonps\/uploads\/sites\/10480\/2022\/09\/03151903\/4capacities.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"279,251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4capacities\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/troonps\/uploads\/sites\/10480\/2022\/09\/03151903\/4capacities.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/troonps\/uploads\/sites\/10480\/2022\/09\/03151903\/4capacities.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1580\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/troonps\/uploads\/sites\/10480\/2022\/09\/03151903\/4capacities.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The curriculum in Troon works to ensure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenge and Enjoyment<\/li>\n<li>Breadth<\/li>\n<li>Progression<\/li>\n<li>Depth<\/li>\n<li>Personalisation of Choice<\/li>\n<li>Coherence<\/li>\n<li>Relevance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Curriculum areas<\/h3>\n<p>There are eight curriculum areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressive arts<\/li>\n<li>Health and wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Languages (including English, G\u00e0idhlig, Gaelic learners, modern languages and classical languages)<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>Religious and moral education (including Religious and moral education and Religious education in Roman Catholic schools)<\/li>\n<li>Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Social studies<\/li>\n<li>Technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing are recognised as being particularly important \u2013 these areas are seen as being the \u2018responsibility of all\u2019 staff.<\/p>\n<p>Within Curriculum for Excellence, learning is arranged in levels as follows:<br \/>\nEarly Level\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nursery and Primary 1, or later for some.<br \/>\nFirst Level\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Primary 2 \u2013 Primary 4, but earlier or later for some.<br \/>\nSecond Level\u00a0 \u00a0Primary 5 \u2013 Primary 7, but earlier or later for some.<\/p>\n<p>Across all stages of the school, children are given opportunities to interact and learn from each other.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/troonps\/classes\/early-years-centre\/40f16173-3133-4d61-ad72-9dad913f54c0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/troonps\/uploads\/sites\/10480\/2022\/08\/21204407\/40F16173-3133-4D61-AD72-9DAD913F54C0.png\" data-orig-size=\"360,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Curriculum for Excellence places learners at the heart of education. 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