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Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Curriculum for Excellence
Area Day
Laura Mason
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
National Picture
• A coherent curriculum from 3 – 18
• A broad general education from age 3 to the
end of S3
• A senior phase with opportunities for
qualifications and other planned opportunities
to develop the four capacities
• Planned learning opportunities across all
curriculum areas
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
• Opportunities to develop skills for life
and skills for work, literacy, numeracy
and health and wellbeing
• The best personal support to allow high
levels of achievement
• Opportunities to move into positive
sustained destinations post school
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Looking to the future
in Aberdeenshire
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Aberdeenshire’s Curriculum
Framework 3 – 18
• Consultation phase Aug - Oct 2008
• Education, Learning & Leisure
Committee December 2008
• Implementation August 2009
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Aberdeenshire’s Curriculum
Framework 3 - 18
• Rationale
• Principles of Curriculum design
• Principles of learning, teaching and
assessment
• Transitions
• Curriculum Architecture
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Rationale
• Dynamic Learning Communities
• Learning In, About and Through
Aberdeenshire
• Entitlements for all children and young
people
• Partnerships for learning
Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea the very best in Scotland
Learning, Teaching and Assessment
• Principles of learning and teaching
• Assessment – Fit for purpose
• Developing teachers’ skills and practice
• Building and sustaining dynamic
learning communities