Curriculum levels

Questions for reflection and response

1. Understanding the outcomes

• What learning and teaching approaches do they suggest to you?
• How could the four capacities be developed through the draft experiences and outcomes?
• How could the principles of Curriculum for Excellence be developed through the draft experiences and outcomes?
• What opportunities do you see for learners developing an understanding of Gàidhlig language and culture, of what Gàidhlig culture adds to Scotland’s identity as a nation and of the issues facing Gàidhlig language and culture in contemporary Scotland?
• How can you ensure that children and young people understand the relevance of the experiences and outcomes to their lives?
• Which draft experiences and outcomes could be combined to provide a coherent experience for learners?
• Are there any specific outcomes which you feel would benefit from further elaboration to clarify expectations?
• What contexts could you use to help children and young people access the different experiences and outcomes?
• How can the experiences and outcomes be interpreted to meet the different needs of learners?

2. Progression

• Within the various draft experiences and outcomes, which words, concepts or contexts indicate the progression from one level to the next?
• What are the prior knowledge, experiences and skills which have been developed in earlier levels?
• How appropriate do you consider the gradient of progression across all levels to be?
• What type of evidence could be gathered to show where children and young people have reached on their journey through a level and how could this be recorded?
• How would you use the draft experiences and outcomes to support the needs of all learners?
• Within a level, can you see opportunities for depth and breadth and opportunities for rich, challenging experiences for all learners?

3. Collaboration

• How could you collaborate with colleagues within your establishment and other stakeholders to develop relevant cross-curricular projects relating to language and culture?
• In what ways will a leadership role, by yourselves and others, be needed to take these draft experiences and outcomes forward?

4. Current practice

• How do the draft experiences and outcomes build upon your current practice?
• What learning and teaching approaches do they suggest to you?
• How do we help learners to understand clearly what they are trying to learn, and what is expected of them?
• How are learners given feedback about the quality of their work and how do we fully involve them in deciding and planning for next steps?
• Where have we given learners opportunities to work together and communicate with each other in motivating and relevant ways, including the use of ICT as appropriate?
• Which learning and teaching approaches have been most successful in integrating different skills relevantly and realistically for the learner?