{"id":23,"date":"2023-02-13T18:11:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2023-05-02T14:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:09:51","slug":"curriculum-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/curriculum-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum for Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>At Biggar Primary School, we aim to develop the four capacities for Curriculum for Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Successful Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enthusiasm and motivation for learning.\u00a0 Determination to reach high standards of achievements.\u00a0 Openness to new thinking and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effective Contributors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An enterprising attitude.\u00a0 Resilience.\u00a0 Self reliance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/biggarprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/15354\/2023\/05\/02140011\/hands-1-e1474624029794-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/biggarprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/15354\/2023\/05\/02140011\/hands-1-e1474624029794-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/biggarprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/15354\/2023\/05\/02140011\/hands-1-e1474624029794.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible Citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Respect for others.\u00a0 Commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confident Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A sense of physical, mental and emotional well-being.\u00a0 Self respect.\u00a0 Secure values and beliefs.\u00a0 Ambition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Curriculum for Excellence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"swmsc_promotion_box_sub_title\">Find out more from Education Scotland<\/div>\n<div class=\"swmsc_promotion_box_sub_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/education-scotland\/scottish-education-system\/policy-for-scottish-education\/policy-drivers\/cfe-building-from-the-statement-appendix-incl-btc1-5\/what-is-curriculum-for-excellence\">https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/education-scotland\/scottish-education-system\/policy-for-scottish-education\/policy-drivers\/cfe-building-from-the-statement-appendix-incl-btc1-5\/what-is-curriculum-for-excellence<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CfE in Action\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SG1sFJTD8SM?list=PL763E55700ADBC35F\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>How To Help Your Child Become:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Successful Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Play word and number puzzles with your child (eg.Scrabble, Crosswords, Sudoku)<\/li>\n<li>Use CDs, DVDs, tapes, MP3 players to learn tables, alphabet etc)<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to use construction toys like Lego, K\u2019Nex<\/li>\n<li>Teach your child to use technology in the home eg. toaster, microwave, digital camera<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your child regularly about their learning<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to share what they have learned with others eg. grandparents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effective Contributors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listen to and talk to your child about different ideas<\/li>\n<li>Find different ways for your child to communicate with others and encourage them to practise these eg. write a letter, send an e-mail, learn a few words in a different language<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to be open to new ideas<\/li>\n<li>Vary the way your child learns eg. DVDs, internet, books, drawing, mind-maps<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to share problems with you and to list possible solutions<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to break large tasks into smaller pieces and tackle small parts at a time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible Citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage your child to find out about Scotland, its history and its place in the world- visit places of interest<\/li>\n<li>Help your child to become involved in charity work or to find out more about a particular charity<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to listen to the views of others and to respect other peoples\u2019 points of view<\/li>\n<li>Discuss rights and responsibilities with your child<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your child about the importance of recycling, saving energy and water<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to find out what it means to be \u201cGreen\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confident Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage your child to be well organised eg. pack their own school bag, bring gym kit<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to use their diary as a planner<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to walk to school<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to be fit and healthy- take regular exercise, eat a balanced healthy diet and get enough sleep<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to make good choices about behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Help your child to learn new skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Biggar Primary School, we aim to develop the four capacities for Curriculum for Excellence &nbsp; Successful Learners Enthusiasm and motivation for learning.\u00a0 Determination to reach high standards of achievements.\u00a0 Openness to new thinking and ideas. &nbsp; Effective Contributors An enterprising attitude.\u00a0 Resilience.\u00a0 Self reliance. &nbsp; Responsible Citizens Respect for others.\u00a0 Commitment to participate responsibly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/curriculum-for-excellence\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Curriculum for Excellence&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17172,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/biggarprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}