New CfE – Impact and Benefits – How CfE is changing Scottish Education  

In August 2010 Curriculum for Excellence was officially introduced in all public-funded Scottish schools. This was with the aim of making the curriculum more flexible, exciting, engaging and relevant, enabling Scotland’s children and young people to be better prepared for our ever-changing world, equipping them with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to help all learners get the best from their education, wherever they are on their learning journey. 

One and a half years in and we are seeing more and more examples of how the flexibility of CfE is enabling our children to learn in different ways from the way past generations have, with far greater opportunity for more interesting and stimulating learning and teaching, more active participation and input from the learners themselves, raising engagement and subsequently their enthusiasm for learning. Following on from our earlier CfE in Action series, these videos are intended as a snapshot of where we are at the moment and a glimpse of the possibilities CfE has opened up so far. 

They are intended for parents/carers and learners, as well as teachers and other education professionals, please feel free to share them widely via youtube. 

Curriculum For Excellence Team,
Scottish Government
 
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CFE – Impact and Benefits – Overview (alternative link – vimeo version) 

This video give a broad overview of the impact of CfE across nursery, primary and early secondary learning as told by those involved – teachers, learners and parents. From the impact it’s having through more learning through play in early years, to allowing greater learner input thereby increasing pupil engagement, as well as offering more flexibility for outdoor, active and interdisciplinary learning and enabling parental involvement. 

 

CFE – Impact and Benefits – Early Years Learning (alternative link – vimeo version) 

This film explores the impact of CfE in early years learning as told by those involved – today’s grown-ups and tomorrow’s grown-ups. From how learning through play is being used to make the experience more fun and empowering for our wee ones, giving them a higher level of engagement and an enthusiasm for learning from the start that CfE aims to provide them with throughout their education and into adult life. 

 

CFE – Impact and Benefits – Primary School (alternative link – vimeo version) 

This explores the impact of CfE in primary schools as told by those involved – teachers, pupils and parents and the impact it’s having through facilitating more flexible, engaging  learning in different contexts, including outdoors. The example shown illustrates how one school partnered with Forestry Commission Scotland to allow different pupil groups to learn and study everything from poetry, maths, social subjects and sciences in an exciting way, making learning more engaging for all involved. 

 

CFE – Impact and Benefits – Secondary (alternative link – vimeo version) 

This video give a broad overview of the impact of CfE across early secondary learning as told by those involved – teachers, students and parents. From how it’s enabling more interdisciplinary learning and empowering pupils to have greater input into the direction their learning takes, to helping them build confidence and skills through making presentations and learning with their peers and other age groups. This example also illustrates how parents can become involved in experiencing how their children are learning.

Useful CFE links:
Parentzone – http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/parentzone/cfe
Read: CfE – A quick guide.
Video: CfE in Action – A series of videos produced in August 2010 by the Scottish Government with examples of how Curriculum for Excellence is being implemented on a practical level in Scottish secondary schools.

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