When was curriculum for excellence implemented

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Scottish qualifications sit on a national framework which allocates credits. Find out more on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework website. A range of vocational and skills related qualificatons and awards are also available. Units are blocks of work that are taught throughout the year where young people are assessed at each block. In September , we decided to remove mandatory unit assessments from national qualifications to help reduce workload for teachers and young people.

Unit assessments have been removed from National 5 courses, with changes made to Higher from to and Advanced Higher from to Find out more about the changes to unit assessments on Education Scotland's website. Home Policies Schools. Choose section Overview Latest Policy actions School curriculum and qualifications Pupil attainment: closing the gap National Improvement Framework NIF Teachers School buildings Devolved school management Digital learning and teaching Health and wellbeing in schools Additional support for learning Children missing from education Education reform Policy actions 1 of School curriculum and qualifications The Curriculum for Excellence CfE is the national curriculum used from nursery to secondary school.

CfE is intended to foster four capacities in all young people: successful learners confident individuals responsible citizens effective contributors Education Scotland oversee the implementation of the curriculum.

Subject initiatives We have identified curriculum areas which have specific initiatives and programmes to support learning. Science, technology, engineering and maths STEM We are improving learning in the STEM subjects so that children and young people have opportunities to gain knowledge and skills and ultimately help grow the economy.

Literacy and numeracy Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning, as it unlocks access to the wider curriculum. Our research is helping young people get the right opportunities. Our experts are providing support for teachers and local authorities. Developing education through independent research at Stirling. In action in Scotland Our research on CfE has provided evidence and guidance to the Scottish government in its drive to develop high-quality modern education.

Our international role Education systems globally are developing new national curricula that increasingly focus on the learner, core competencies and the importance of teachers as curriculum developers. Watch now. Professor Priestley at the Curriculum for Wales conference Documentary - Best Days of Your Life.

Professor Priestly talks about new Welsh curriculum The next step: uncovering education and social mobility issues Recently, there has been emerging evidence from our research that in some areas of Scotland there has been a reduction in the number of subject choices offered to pupils despite the intentions of CfE of expanding the opportunities available to them. Explore more. Professor Mark Priestley. Professor Richard Edwards. Dr Valerie Drew.

Dr Marina Shapira. Faculty of Social Sciences research.