Draft experiences and outcomes
Ministers have made a commitment to reform, simplify and prioritise the curriculum, building on best practice and retaining much of what is good in the Scottish system.
These pages represent the first opportunity to examine the draft experiences and outcomes within the Curriculum for Excellence. There will be many other opportunities as draft experiences and outcomes in other curriculum areas are developed.
Curriculum for Excellence provides a framework within which excellent learning and teaching can take place - it is an integral part of the schools’ improvement agenda. The values, purposes and principles that lie at the heart of Curriculum for Excellence have resonated well with all who have reflected on them: teachers, education authority staff, employers, young people, parents, managers and college staff.
Many schools have indicated that they are now ready to see more detail, which is what the accompanying draft outcomes and experiences provide. They offer a fresh opportunity to consider how staff, schools and authorities can focus on further improvements to their learning and teaching approaches.
This is part of a wider context for change. During this school session the programme will see a number of developments, including:
- advice and guidance on how to construct a curriculum that truly demonstrates the principles of Curriculum for Excellence
- new proposals on recognising children and young people's achievements and assessing their learning
- new proposals on the structure of some qualifications
- arrangements for accountability and inspection.
The latest updates on Curriculum for Excellence and the provision of guidance can be obtained by checking our current timescales.
You can also get more information by looking at our curriculum level definitions.
Download the introduction to the draft experiences and outcomes
PDF File: Introduction to draft experiences and outcomes (23 KB)Download information about the feedback process following the release of draft experiences and outcomes
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