learning and teaching scotland making connections between curriculum for excellence and early...
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Learning and Teaching Scotland
Making Connectionsbetween
Curriculum for Excellence and Early Education and Childcare
Courses
Further Education ConferenceJean Carwood-Edwards
Early Years Team Leader
Our VisionLTS 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
• Jean Carwood-Edwards• Lynda Bancroft• Jane Stirling• Annette Burns• Linda Lauchlan
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
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.
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
Principles for Curriculum Design
• Challenge and enjoyment
• Breadth• Progression• Depth• Personalisation and
choice• Coherence• Relevance
Building the Curriculum 1
“Practitioners are the key to successful implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.”
Curriculum Areas
Health and Well Being
Languages and Literacy
Mathematics and Numeracy
Technologies
Sciences Social Studies Expressive Arts Religious and
Moral Education
To bear in mind when planning
•Creativity•Citizenship•Enterprise•Sustainable
Development
Proposed FrameworkLevel Stageearly 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
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
Active Learning………..
“Active learning is learning which engages and challenges children's thinking using real-life and imaginary situations.”
(Building the Curriculum 2)
Building The Curriculum 2
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.
Active Learning,,,,,,,,,,Promotes independence & innovation
within real and relevant contexts…..• Collaborative Working• Explaining Thinking• Decision Making• Reflecting• Making Connections • Transferring learning to new situations
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)
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
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
Building the Curriculum 3
Framework for planning a curriculum which meets needs of all from 3 - 18
The curriculum: all that we
plan for children and young
people’s learning
Effective teaching and
active,sustained learning
CPDSelf-evaluation and
accountabilityAssessment, Qualifications Aligned with
purposes
Values Wisdom, justice,
Compassion, integrity
EntitlementsExperiences and
Outcomes
8 curriculum areas
Principles for planningChallenge and enjoyment
BreadthProgression
DepthPersonalisation and choice
CoherenceRelevance
Support for learning
through choices and changes
into positive and sustained
destinations
CfE levels
Challenge (and CfE levels)
ConsolidatingApplying
Higherorderlearning skills