Curriculum for Excellence
Wednesday 31 March 2010
A ten point plan to drive forward the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence was unveiled by Education Secretary Michael Russell yesterday.
During a visit to St Mungo's Academy in Glasgow, Mr Russell confirmed that the Scottish Government will put a package of support in place - including an additional £3 million - to help make sure every school is ready to implement the new curriculum in the autumn term.
The package will put in place:
- Tailored support for any secondary school which needs additional help to be ready for the autumn term. Heads have been invited to tell local authorities and the Scottish Government what help they need. This could include help with CPD, additional materials, expert advice or drawing on the experience of teachers from neighbouring schools who have already fully prepared for the new curriculum
- Additional practical materials for teachers to support implementation and ensure clarity on what is expected
- £3 million funding for councils to help support quality assurance and moderation of assessment. This will see a system of checks to ensure that the assessment of pupils is being applied consistently and in line with national standards
- A proposal for literacy and numeracy units to be built into English and maths qualifications to simplify the system for formally recognising these skills which will be developed across the curriculum
- 'Excellence Groups' bringing subject teachers and experts in individual fields - such as the sciences - together to support excellence in education in their subject area and across the curriculum
- HMIE work with education authorities and schools to support their implementation of Curriculum for Excellence with effective innovation promoted through inspections
A series of events to allow headteachers to share experience and best practice
A greater role for parents in managing the new curriculum with the National Parent Forum Scotland invited to nominate a member to sit on the management board
Additional materials for pupils and parents explaining the new curriculum. Mr Russell will also invite the National Parent Forum Scotland and pupil councils to play a leading role in improving communication
Mr Russell will discuss the ten point action plan with the Curriculum for Excellence management board when he meets them on April 22, 2010.
See full press release: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/03/30100515