Curriculum for Excellence is the name given to the curriculum in Scotland for all children and young people aged 3-18. It is forward looking, coherent, flexible and an enriched curriculum that provides young people with opportunities to engage with the knowledge, skills and attributes they will need to flourish in life, learning and work.
The curriculum places learners at the heart of education and at its centre are four fundamental capacities – successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. It includes all of the experiences that are planned for children and young people to support the development of their skills, wherever they are being educated, for example in the family and community, pre-school centre, nursery, and school.
In taking this forward our school will work closely with South Lanarkshire Education Resources and other services to enrich the curriculum, to provide the best possible education for all children and young people. We wish you to feel confident that your child is encouraged and supported to develop their literacy, numeracy and other skills whilst they attend our school. The curricular areas are as follows:
• Expressive arts
• Languages and literacy
• Health and wellbeing
• Mathematics and numeracy
• Religious and moral education
• Science
• Social studies
• Technologies
If you want to know more about Curriculum for Excellence, please visit Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (scotlandscurriculum.scot)
Our learning and teaching activities are based on the outcomes and experiences in the guidelines that all schools have for Curriculum for Excellence.
Level Stage
Early The pre-school years and Primary 1 or later for some.
First To the end of Primary 4, but earlier or later for some.
Second To the end of Primary 7, but earlier or later for some.
For further information about the CFE may be found at the following websites:
