Curriculum for Excellence

1. Parent Council: Partnership Working Curriculum for Excellence S Nicolson, HT L Barr, DHT

2. The Whole Child Successful Learners Confident Individuals Responsible Citizens Effective Contributors

3. Content • Rationale for Change • Entitlements • The next generation of qualifications • The Broad General Education: S1 to S3 • The Senior Phase: S4-S6

4. Rationale for Change

5. If it ain’t broke ... • Fit for purpose? • Pace of change • Knowledge based curriculum vs skills agenda • Qualifications structure • Rationale for CfE • Whole child: skills, personality, talents … • Improved teaching and learning • Raise standards

6. Entitlements

7. All children and young people are entitled to experience: • A coherent curriculum from 3 to 18 • A broad general education, including well planned experiences and outcomes across all the curriculum areas. • A senior phase which provides opportunities for study for qualifications and other planned opportunities for developing the four capacities • Opportunities for developing skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work • Opportunities to achieve to the highest levels they can through appropriate personal support and challenge • Opportunities to move into positive and sustained destinations beyond school

8. Curriculum Levels

9. Curriculum Areas

10. Structural Change

11. Qualifications: Simplifying a Complex Picture The Evolution of Qualifications in Scotland

13. The Next Generation of Qualifications A Broad General Education and the Senior Phase

15. National 4/ National 5 • 160 hours including all assessment and including prior learning • Designed to run over 1 year, but could run over 18 months/2 years • Internal unit assessments • Final “Value Added” Unit • N4: Internally Assessed, Pass/Fail • N5: Externally Assessed, Graded • N5 – better articulation withHigher

16. SQA Timescales • 2012-13: last Standard Grades • 2013-14: first new and revised qualifications at Access, National 4 and National 5. • 2014-15: first revised Highers • 2015-16: first revised Advanced Highers

17. Curriculum structures for all pupils in current S3 and above Structures for all pupils in current S2 and primary school

18. A Broad General Education S1 to S3: A Closer Look at Courses, Assessment and Reporting to Parents

19. How do S1/2 courses differ ? • Very little difference in what subjects are offered but bigger difference in how subjects are taught and assessed. • Greater emphasis on literacy, numeracy and health and well being across the school. • Increased emphasis on links between subjects. • Greater focus on skills for life, learning and work. • More ways of assessing progress.

20. What levels will my child achieve? • All pupils are entitled to experience level 3 outcomes and experiences by the end of S3. • Most will progress to level 4 Os&Es in many aspects of their learning by the end of S3 . • Planning for progression into the Senior Phase.

21. How will we know when a learner has achieved a level? • Published ‘Outcomes and Experiences’ • Statements describing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and dispositions a young person will be able to demonstrate and apply in new circumstances. • Learners will have lots of opportunities in different contexts over three years to achieve the outcomes and experiences until their learning is secure.

22. How will we assess learners’ progress in S1 to S3? TRADITIONAL METHODS • End of unit / course - written examination. • Grades, percentages etc • Some practical examinations eg in Music, Home Economics, PE etc • Planned by teachers.

23. Assessment in CfE • Wider range of methods • Continuous assessment • Teacher observation of practical tasks, performances, presentations, discussions. • Photographs / video • Learners assessing their own work and comparing it with others. • Written responses like tests • Evaluation of a final product eg art work, investigation, reports etc • Pupils involved in choosing methods • National Assessment Resource • Profiles at the end of P7 and S3 • Record achievements and progress • All curricular areas (subjects) • Achievement in literacy and numeracy • Learners’ thoughts in their achievements

24. Moderation • Within Subjects • Across Subjects • Literacy • Numeracy • Across Schools • Subject Moderation Groups • At Local Authority level • Nationally • NAR • SQA

25. Reporting to Parents • New format • Curricular areas • Inter-disciplinary projects • Literacy, numeracy, HWB • Personal and Social Development • Strengths /achievements and next steps in learning • Pupil and parent involvement • Reporting on levels • Developing • Consolidating • Secure • Likely to be more written comments.

26. The Senior Phase S4 – S6 and beyond

27. The Senior Phase • 15 – 18 years (S4-S6) • The senior phase might include • staying on at school for S5/S6: Qualifications • going to further or higher education • taking part in a national training programme • engaging in community learning and development • working as a volunteer.

28. Better Support When Leaving School • “Positive, sustained destinations” - Schools will help young people find their way as they leave school. • Schools will work more closely with Skills Development Scotland to provide focussed career information, advice and guidance. • Monitoring destinations

29. S3 Curriculum L Barr, DHT

30. Curriculum for ExcellenceS3 • Continuation of broad, general education • Personalisation and choice • Opportunities to gain skills for learning, life and work

31. THE CHOICE PROCESS • Information to pupils in PSHE classes / assembly / Principal Teachers • Parents/carers receive Choice booklet and form • Curriculum Information Evening • Consultation Evening Wednesday 7 March • Individual pupil interviews with Pastoral Care staff • Return of Choice Forms by Thursday 15 March

32. CURRICULUM CHOICES • S1 - Fourteen different subjects in S1 • S2 - Social Subjects electives provide some choice • S3 – 5 core subjects - 6 choices within curricular areas providing curriculum personalisation - 3 electives promoting skills and wider achievements

33. S3 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE • English and maths – 4 periods • Core PE, RME and PSHE – 4 periods • 6 choices – 3 periods each • Electives – 2 periods per week in 3 rotations of approximately 13 weeks each

34. SUBJECT CHOICES • Modern Language - French or German • Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science • Social Studies – Geography, History or Modern Studies • Expressive Arts / Technologies – Art, Music, Home Economics, PE, Computing Science, Design and Manufacture, Graphic Communication, Administration and IT, Business • Two more choices from all of the above

35. S3 COURSES • A one year course based on Level 4 Experiences and Outcomes / some National 4/5 elements to ensure smooth progression to the Senior Phase • Continuous and formative assessment • Further curriculum specialisation at the end of S3 leading to national qualifications in the Senior Phase

36. WIDER ACHIEVEMENT ELECTIVES • Duke of Edinburgh • Youth Achievement Awards • Young Entrepreneurs • Sound engineering / recording • John Muir Award • What’s With Work programme • Master Chef • Technical skills • Learning Spanish • Citizenship activities, including Fairtrade

37. CHOOSING SUBJECTS Subjects should be chosen for good reasons: • Ability • Need • Interest • Enjoyment

38. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT • Ask questions tonight • Discuss with subject teachers at Parent Consultation Evening • Contact Pastoral Care staff at any time • Contact Ms Barr (DHT S3/S4) • Email lbarr@strathaven.s-lanark.sch.uk

39. Questions / Discussion