Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence 3-18

The City of Edinburgh Council Children and Families Department is fully committed to placing children, young people and families at the heart of all our services.

The values, purposes and principles for the curriculum 3 to 18 in Scotland are set out in Curriculum for Excellence. Curriculum for Excellence represents the biggest educational reform since the introduction of the 5-14 programme. Our aspiration for every child and young person is that they should be:

• successful learners
• confident individuals
• responsible citizens
• effective contributors

Curriculum for Excellence also aims to:

• simplify and prioritise the current curriculum
• encourage more learning through experiences
• create a single framework for the curriculum and assessment 3-18
• ensure effective transitions from pre-school to primary and primary to secondary
• equip young people with an appropriate education, employment and training choices post 16
• recognise and celebrate wider achievement in all its forms

These pages give an update on a Curriculum for Excellence, and outlines the steps being taken within the City of Edinburgh Council to support schools, pre-school centres and community staff, young people and parents by informing, supporting and providing a direction for a Curriculum for Excellence.

Latest news 10 June 2008

LTScotland have released the first edition of the Curriculum for Excellence e-update. The idea is to share news on the programme and to provide examples of just some of the excellent work under way around Scotland on curriculum development. E-updates will be issued regularly from now on by LTScotland.

Also released on 10 June on the LTScotland website are two key documents for Curriculum for Excellence:

• ‘Building the Curriculum 3 - A framework for learning and teaching’, which offers guidance on planning the curriculum in line with the values, purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence.
• The Scottish Government’s consultation on the next generation of National Qualifications in Scotland.
  • Also see our responses to the consultation.

Forthcoming events

More events coming soon.

Interesting practice in our schools

We recognise that teachers are the key to the successful implementation of a Curriculum for Excellence. The quality of learning and teaching taking place in classrooms and the challenge and enjoyment pupils experience from teachers’ enthusiasm and commitment is a central part of achieving our aspirations for all young people. There are already many creative ideas and projects underway in our schools across the City of Edinburgh Council and we very much welcome hearing about interesting projects from schools or clusters. It is our intention to promote and support good practice. If you would like to share good practice taking place in your establishment, or get involved, we would be happy to help.

You can contact the Development Officer for Curriculum for Excellence by e-mailing: Jacquie.Ramsay@edinburgh.gov.uk or by phoning 0131 469 3058.