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Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence. Raising standards Improving knowledge Developing skills. Successful learners. Confident individuals. Responsible citizens. Effective contributors. According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…. The challenge.

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Curriculum for Excellence

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  1. Curriculum for Excellence • Raising standards • Improving knowledge • Developing skills

  2. Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens Effective contributors

  3. According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…

  4. The challenge Equipping our children with the knowledge and skills we believe they will need • to succeed in a future we don’t yet know • to secure jobs yet to be invented • to build self-esteem and resilience • to harness knowledge yet to be discovered.

  5. What will young people experience at Penicuik High School? • A broad and deep education Learning according to needs and interests More able to apply knowledge Support for learning and with life’s challenges Easier transitions: between stages, beyond school Make useful links between subjects Active learning: questioning, doing, thinking Sense of progress through assessment Increased options in the Senior Phase Achievements outside school valued

  6. Active learning Encouraging children to ask questions to seek answers for themselves to work together to discuss ideas and come up with their own solutions to take responsibility for their own learning

  7. Making connections Curriculum for Excellence encourages making connections, not just across the curriculum but with industry, news and popular culture to sustain young people’s learning beyond the school.

  8. Inter-disciplinary learning • Teachers and practitioners are encouraged to make connections between subjects and help young people see how knowledge and skills can be taken from one ‘lesson’ and applied to another.

  9. How could one party get the most votes but still have less MPs than the other two parties?

  10. New qualifications SCQF Levels Next Generation of National Qualifications Qualifications 12 Doctorate 11 Masters New qualifications are marked * Others qualifications, like Highers, remain and will be reviewed to be in keeping with Curriculum for Excellence 10 Honours Degree 9 Ordinary Degree Higher National Diploma 8 7 Advanced Higher Advanced Higher 6 Higher Higher Standard Grade Credit / Intermediate 2 5 *Literacy 5 *Numeracy 5 *National 5 Standard Grade General / Intermediate 1 4 *Literacy 4 *Numeracy 4 *National 4 Standard Grade Foundation / Access 3 3 *Numeracy 3 Access 3 *Literacy 3 2 Access 2 Access 2 Access 1 1 Access 1

  11. Examination Timeline

  12. What parents can do Sharing, planning and learning! • Play, talk, read – visit www.infoscotland.com/playtalkread/ • Spend time together • Show interest, listen, share • Praise, encourage, support • Ask about their interests and challenges • Ask for help – visit www.infoscotland.com/justask • Talk to them about how they are feeling

  13. Further information Parents can find out more www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk Parents as Partners in Learning (CfE Video) www.ltscotland.org.uk/parentsaspartnersinlearning The partners working to deliver Curriculum for Excellence are: Scottish Government www.scotland.gov.uk The government has responsibility for the national education system Learning and Teaching Scotland www.LTScotland.org.uk Develops the curriculum, provides information and guidance on learning and teaching Scottish Qualifications Authority www.sqa.gov.uk Develops, marks and manages the qualifications process HMIE www.hmie.gov.uk The inspectors who monitor the quality of education

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