. Our learning plans are compiled using the following areas from the Curriculum for Excellence:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Literacy and English
- Numeracy and Mathematics
- Expressive Arts
- Technologies
- Social Studies
- Sciences
- Religious and Moral
As well as the 8 curricular areas, we also use the 4 capacities to help the children to become:
Successful Learners with
- enthusiasm and motivation for learning
- determination to reach high standards of achievement
- openness to new thinking and ideas and able to use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
and be able to
- use technology for learning
- think creatively and independently
- learn independently and as part of a group
- make reasoned evaluations
- link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations.
Confident Individuals with
- self respect
- a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- secure values and beliefs
- ambition
and be able to
- relate to others and manage themselves
- pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
- be self aware
- develop and communicate their own beliefs and view of the world
- live as independently as they can
- assess risk and take informed decisions
- achieve success in different areas of activity.
Responsible Citizens with
- respect for others
- commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life
and be able to
- develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it
- understand different beliefs and cultures
- make informed choices and decisions
- evaluate environmental, scientific and technological issues
- develop informed, ethical views of complex issues.
Effective Contributors with
- an enterprising attitude
- resilience
- self-reliance
and able to
- communicate in different ways and in different settings
- work in partnership and in teams
- take the initiative and lead
- apply critical thinking in new contexts
- create and develop
- solve problems.
Further information relating to the Curriculum for Excellence can be found on the Education Scotland website.