{"id":733,"date":"2025-08-01T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/?page_id=733"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:57:10","slug":"curriculum-rationale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/curriculum-rationale\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Rationale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Our Curriculum Rationale<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-731\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/earlylearningunit\/uploads\/sites\/5934\/2025\/08\/01160207\/Curriculum-Rationale.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"998\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/earlylearningunit\/uploads\/sites\/5934\/2025\/08\/01160207\/Curriculum-Rationale.png 998w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/earlylearningunit\/uploads\/sites\/5934\/2025\/08\/01160207\/Curriculum-Rationale-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph_0oV2i9o9f82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_e3e7sEa9gl3\" class=\"\">Our curriculum is based on the principles of Curriculum for Excellence and is designed to offer high-quality, inclusive, and child-centred learning experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph_puV2i92Af82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_ZcT2tHXAkM1\" class=\"\">At the heart of our approach are the four capacities, helping every child become a:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li id=\"paragraph_fqrRDMQTV78\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_F-NhYXh4k-9\" class=\"\">Successful Learner \u2013 curious and engaged<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_sjrRDMATV78\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_Vij9QHly5IC\" class=\"\">Confident Individual \u2013 secure and expressive<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_F2sRDMwTV78\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_nH0R1WL752A\" class=\"\">Responsible Citizen \u2013 respectful and inclusive<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_SxrRDMgTV78\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_h1dKVoazSB1\" class=\"\">Effective Contributor \u2013 creative and collaborative<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"paragraph_DhV2i9Y9f82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_pFp2ub8y_R6\" class=\"\">We deliver learning through four key contexts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li id=\"paragraph_J9g8be-13P-\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_OEU33uEHvF_\" class=\"\">Curriculum areas (like literacy, numeracy, and health &amp; wellbeing)<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_W2g8bel03P-\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_kPcn89-G1z3\" class=\"\">Interdisciplinary learning<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_jxf8beV03P-\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_QL3mQ5oKJy6\" class=\"\">Ethos and life of the setting<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_wqf8beF03P-\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_mj59aZIR_T7\" class=\"\">Opportunities for personal achievement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"paragraph_dTV2i929f82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_09lX3hGqcn1\" class=\"\">Our play-based curriculum balances:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li id=\"paragraph_LnOyOxsDUy2\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_X3u6Vg6ywQ9\" class=\"\">Intentional provocations \u2013 planned invitations to explore and create<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"paragraph_YgOyOxcDUy2\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_ZMAcDHQ3H00\" class=\"\">Responsive planning \u2013 adapting to children\u2019s interests and needs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"paragraph_1GV2i9Y8f82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_OUh7jWnVw5D\" class=\"\">We bring our curriculum to life through continuous provision, skilled adult interactions, and nurturing relationships. Tools like online learning journals and learning walls help us share and reflect on learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph_OeW2i9oBf82\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"text_LHnTnCUCcX5\" class=\"\">Ongoing self-evaluation ensures we are always growing and improving, with the ultimate goal of supporting every child to thrive, learn, and feel valued.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Curriculum Rationale Our curriculum is based on the principles of Curriculum for Excellence and is designed to offer high-quality, inclusive, and child-centred learning experiences. At the heart of our approach are the four capacities, helping every child become a: Successful Learner \u2013 curious and engaged Confident Individual \u2013 secure and expressive Responsible Citizen \u2013 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/curriculum-rationale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Curriculum Rationale&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28525,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-733","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":839,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/733\/revisions\/839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/earlylearningunit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}