PINS 'curriculum' theme

This is the time to ensure that A Curriculum for Excellence reflects the needs of all pupils.  Here is an update and information about how you can have your say:

A Curriculum for Excellence is moving on quickly – and draft ‘experiences and outcomes’ papers are now emerging. These experiences and outcomes describe expectations about learning for children and young people from 3 to 15 years old. Each has a limited time within which people can comment. If you see the urgency in making sure that A Curriculum for Excellence engages with the needs of children and young people who are excluded, disaffected or disengaged please do so now.

The experiences and outcomes papers are available on line at the Learning and Teaching Scotland site. But do they meet the needs of children and young people you work with?

To get to the experiences and outcomes papers for numeracy, literacy , expressive arts and others go to www.ltscotland.org.uk

New! Voluntary sector involvement with numeracy and literacy trials

PINS is connecting LTS with voluntary sector providers to trial the new developments and projects and units with PINS partner agencies are currently exploring how they can be involved in trialling numeracy or literacy materials. These agencies are involved: Aberlour Childcare Trust, Barnardo’s Scotland, Fairbridge Scotland, NCH Scotland, Prince’s Trust, Rathbone, Right Track and YMCA. We will update on their progress here on the PINS site. Watch this space.

Coming Soon! Health and Wellbeing

Perhaps some of the most eagerly awaited material from the A Curriculum for Excellence writing teams is on the theme of health and wellbeing as this will have a key concern not only for ensuring the best personal, social and health education but also will capture much of the commitment that is required to ensure that A Curriculum for Excellence addresses the experience of school and what we need to do together to improve the outcomes – educational, health and social - for all children. We are sure the voluntary sector will have much to offer the consultation about the health and wellbeing outcomes and experiences papers and we will promote your involvement via these pages. So again, watch this space!  

Update! All Bar None conference June 08, Glasgow

PINS has been working in partnership with Scottish Government and LTS on this event for senior staff from across sectors which will pull together a number of strands of Government policy, including Curriculum for Excellence, ensuring that the needs of the most vulnerable pupils are at the heart of considerations. Key presentations and information coming out of the event wile b available to all via the PINS site late June. 

 

Making learning work for disengaged and disaffected young people
A Curriculum for Excellence is all about embracing a wider definition of how and what children should learn. A Curriculum for Excellence states that learning experiences should enable every young person to become a successful learner, confident individual, responsible citizen and effective contributor to society and at work.

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Learning That Fits seminars
In 2007 the PINS Network hosted seminars to promote voluntary sector engagement with A Curriculum for Excellence. You can access the report from this series of seminars here.

Prior to the events voluntary sector projects across Scotland told us how they are supporting young people in relation to the 4 key purposes of the curriculum the Government imagines for all children and young people. Follow the links below to find out how projects are supporting young people in these key areas:

• Confident individuals
• Effective contributors
• Successful learners
• Responsible citizens

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Watch the PINS site for more. Register here as a member now and receive your regular updates and e-newsletter.

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Curriculum for Excellence: Local Authority Contacts
Key individuals are providing support for a Curriculum for Excellence in each local authority in Scotland. You can find out more about CforE in your area through these key contacts. You can access your local contact here.

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The Curriculum for Excellence website which you can access here. has more information about the development of A Curriculum for Excellence, Progress Reports and Ministerial Responses to CforE are available from the Scottish Government website here.