1. Further Education Conference Early Years Team Leader
Learning and Teaching Scotland Making Connections between Curriculum for Excellence and Early Education and Childcare Courses
Further Education Conference
Jean Carwood-Edwards
Early Years Team Leader

2. Our Vision LTS aspires to:
inspire a climate of innovation, ambition and excellence
lead the support for practitioners, schools, centres and local authorities in improving the quality of education and raising levels of achievement of all learners
drive improvements that ensure the curriculum and approaches to learning and teaching, including the use of ICT, assist children and young people in Scotland to develop their full potential
build capacity and support the delivery of a first-class education in Scotland

3. Jean Carwood-Edwards
Lynda Bancroft
Jane Stirling
Annette Burns
Linda Lauchlan

4. We are currently preparing children and young people for jobs that don’t yet exist
Using technologies that haven’t been invented
In order to solve problems we don’t even know exist

6. Curriculum Review - The National Debate
…….showed that people want a curriculum that will fully prepare today’s children for adult life in the 21st century.

7. Aims of Curriculum for Excellence
Focus practice upon the child and around the four capacities
Encourage more active learning
Create a single framework for children and young people 3-18 7

8. Principles for Curriculum Design
Challenge and enjoyment
Breadth
Progression
Depth
Personalisation and choice
Coherence
Relevance

9. Building the Curriculum 1
“Practitioners are the key to successful implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.”

10. Curriculum Areas Health and Well Being Languages and Literacy
Mathematics and Numeracy
Technologies
Sciences
Social Studies
Expressive Arts
Religious and Moral Education

11. To bear in mind when planning
Creativity
Citizenship
Enterprise
Sustainable Development

12. Proposed Framework Level Stage early first second third fourth senior
the pre-school years and P1 or later for some
first
by end of P4, but earlier or later for some
second
by end of P7, but earlier or later for some
third
in S1 – S3, but earlier for some
fourth
The fourth level broadly equates to SCQF level 4
senior
in S4 – S6 and college or other means of study

13. Early Level Level shared across pre-school and primary
Experiences and outcomes – open and broad
Described in 8 curriculum areas
A journey – developmentally appropriate
Emphasis on experiential learning
Reflects the holistic and integrated nature of early years education 13

14. Building The Curriculum 2
Active Learning………..
“Active learning is learning which engages and challenges children's thinking using real-life and imaginary situations.”
(Building the Curriculum 2)

15. Active Learning provides opportunities for:
Spontaneous and planned, purposeful play
Investigating and exploring
Events and life experiences
Focused learning and teaching
The adult supports and extends learning through sensitive intervention.

16. Active Learning,,,,,,,,,, Promotes independence & innovation
within real and relevant contexts…..
Collaborative Working
Explaining Thinking
Decision Making
Reflecting
Making Connections
Transferring learning to new situations

17. Experiences and Outcomes (Draft)
Social Studies - Early Level
Experiences and Outcomes (Draft)
I can make a personal link to the past by exploring items or images connected with important individuals or special events in my life.
(SOC 001A)

18. Mathematics (Numeracy) - Early Level Experiences and Outcomes (Draft)
I can match objects and sort using my own and others’ criteria sharing my ideas with others.
MNU 011

19. Health and Wellbeing - Early Level Experiences and Outcomes (Draft)
I recognise the need to follow rules and to be aware of my own and others’ needs and feelings especially when taking turns and sharing resources.
HWB 006E

20. Building the Curriculum 3
Framework for planning a curriculum which meets needs of all from

21. Principles for planning Support
Effective teaching
and
active,
sustained learning
The curriculum:
all that we
plan for children and young
people’s learning
Values
Wisdom, justice,
Compassion, integrity
Experiences
and Outcomes
8 curriculum areas
Entitlements
Principles for planning
Challenge and enjoyment
Breadth
Progression
Depth
Personalisation and choice
Coherence
Relevance
Support
for learning
through choices and changes
into positive and sustained
destinations
CPD
Self-evaluation and
accountability
Assessment, Qualifications
Aligned with purposes

24. CfE levels

25. Higher
order
learning
skills
Challenge
(and CfE levels)
Consolidating
Applying

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