a curriculum for excellence 30 October 2010 30 October 2010
Mar 28, 2015
a curriculum
for excellence
30 October 201030 October 2010
Scottish Government
One of the most ambitious programmes of educational change ever undertaken in Scotland
Providing a co-ordinated approach to curriculum reform – 3 to 18
Taking account of anticipated future needs deriving from economic, technological and social changes
Relying on professional capacity to make these changes
BtC 3
P13
Learner Entitlements
experience a traditionally broad Scottish curriculum that develops skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work, with a sustained focus on literacy and numeracy, that encourages an active, healthy and environmentally sustainable lifestyle and that builds an appreciation of Scotland and its place in the world,
Every child and young person should:
Learner Entitlements
benefit from learning and teaching that strikes a better balance between equipping them with the skills for passing exams and skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work; there should be no need for groups of young people to take examinations before the end of S3,
Learner Entitlements
have their learning and achievements recognised by an assessment system that supports the curriculum rather than leads it and ensures that their transition into qualifications is smooth.
Rationale for the curriculum framework
Aims
Overview of the six years of secondary schooling in Balfron High School
Aims To provide a curriculum whichprepares young people for the challenges and
issues that face today’s worldgives young people understanding of Scotland
and its place in the world.
AimsTo provide a curriculum (‘the totality of all that is planned’) in
S1 to S3 which allows the development of the four capacities, is underpinned by the principles of Curriculum for
Excellence, develops skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work, provides opportunities for interdisciplinary learning to
develop an understanding of the connections within and across the learning experiences,
is broad and general, allows preparation for transition to specialism in the upper
school (S4 to S6).
Aims
To provide a specialist curriculum for the senior phase which
allows all to achieve the qualifications and experiences, skills and capacities necessary to move to a positive destination at the end of the fourth, fifth or sixth year of a young person’s secondary schooling or at the end of the second term in the sixth year.
Transition from Primary to Secondary Build on good practice:
Visits to Primary Schools by promoted and teaching staff, responsible for supporting learning, to find out about achievement, learning needs and personal needs of children
Based on this information, provide targeted support
Joint working between primary and secondary staff on curriculum and learning and teaching e.g. active learning strategies, literacy, numeracy etc
Transition from Primary to Secondary during S1
Build on good practice:
Personal Support for child Build relationships with parents ResidentialSupport from Senior Pupils- BuddyingSupport from Senior Pupils – paired reading.
paired MathematicsRecording and recognising achievement
Transition – Assessment
Develop ways of recording and reporting information that will ensure better information about a child’s progress – ‘Developing’, ‘Consolidating’, ‘Secure’ -Primary to Secondary, during the ‘broad, general education phase’ and at the transition from ‘broad, general education phase’ to ‘senior phase’
Use of management information system to track and monitor progress
APPENDIX 1A S O N D J F M A M J
S1
S2
S3
S4*Assuming
internal assessment in
J une
S5**3 weeks of
transition/work experience/college input etc
S6***
TransitionGeneral Change of timetable at the end of the year Change of timetable at the end of June
General + but keeping all but the General+ and Senior 4 phase fixed
Senior 1Senior 2 Note: S4* Almost all pupils in S4 will be in their Fourth Year at school. There may be one or two who are from Fifth Year pupils Almost all pupils in S4 will be in their fourth school year. Others could be in their fifth school year.
Senior 3 S5** Almost all pupils in S5 will be in their fifth school year. Others could be in their fourth or sixth school year.
Senior 4 S6*** Almost all pupils in S6 will be in their sixth school year. Others could be in their fifth school year.
Transition to S6
First Year period allocation
Area Subject Period Allocation English 4 Language and
literacy French 3 Mathematics and
numeracy Mathematics 4
Sciences Integrated course 3 Social Subjects Integrated course 3
Art & Design 2 Expressive Arts Music 2
PE 3 Home Economics 2
Health and wellbeing
PSE /Enterprise 1 Technology Technical 2
Religious and Moral Education
RME 1
Total 30
Day Period 1 Period 2 Morning Break Period 3 Period 4 Lunch Break Period 5 Period 6
9.05 - 10.00 10.00 - 11.50 11.50 - 11.05 11.05 - 12.00 12.00 - 12.50 12.50 - 01.40 1.40 - 2.35 2.35 - 3.30
Monday
Maths Science PSE/Enterprise French
Tuesday
French PE English Science Technical Music
Wednesday
Social Subjects Art and Design Maths English RME PE
Thursday
Music Science Social Subjects Maths Art and Design English
Friday
PE Maths French English Social Subjects Technical
Balfron High School - Sample timetable S1
Home Economics
Transition from Broad, General Education phase to Senior Phase
Build on good practice:
Personal Support Working with parentsChoice in December of S3Course choice for the Senior Phase
New qualifications
The Scottish education system is world-renowned and our qualifications are highly valued.
Highers, Advanced Highers and Access qualifications will remain and will be updated to reflect changes to the curriculum.
There will be new qualifications for all in literacy and numeracy from 2012/2013 and Skills for Work qualifications.
New qualifications
From 2013/2014 there will be new National 4 and National 5 qualifications to replace Standard Grades and Intermediate 1 and 2.
Young people can now study for Scottish Science and Scottish Language Baccalaureate (a stage on from Higher/Advanced Higher).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Access 1
Access 2
Standard Grade Foundation / Access 3
Standard Grade General / Intermediate 1
Standard Grade Credit / Intermediate 2
Higher
Advanced Higher
Higher National Diploma
Ordinary Degree
Honours Degree
Masters
Doctorate
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
*National 4
*National 5
Higher
Advanced Higher
*Literacy 3
*Literacy 4
*Literacy 5
*Numeracy 3
*Numeracy 4
*Numeracy 5
SCQF Levels
Next Generation of National Qualifications
Qualifications
New qualifications are marked *
Others qualifications, like Highers, remain and will be reviewed to be in keeping with Curriculum for Excellence
What parents can doSharing, planning and learning! Listen, talk, share and encourage – this has a big influence
on children's learning Do things together – learn together and have fun together Praise effort Encourage a ‘can do’ approach – ‘give it a try, you might
just like it’ Help them to respect others Talk to them about their strengths and interests, and help
them make choices based on these Find out what learning is happening at school and do what
you can at home to build on that
What parents can do Help them work on tasks on their own and then talk about it
with you afterwards Encourage any reading – books, online, it all helps! Encourage them to make their own choices Help prepare for change – talk about it together Look for opportunities at home to develop literacy and
numeracy skills: money, number problems, time, measuring, matching, size, reading, writing, understanding instructions, questioning information
Ask for extra help if you think your child needs it for any reason. Visit www.infoscotland.com/justask
Be there – help, listen, support and encourage Talk to them about how they are feeling
Other information
Website: www.balfronhigh.org.uk
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