Sharing practice - Secondary
New: St Kentigern's Academy: Connections in Learning
This case study focuses on a whole school approach ensuring coherence through connecting learning across curriculum areas and beyond the school.
Balfron High School, Stirling Council
This six week project was designed by two probationer teachers who wanted to help S2 pupils develop skills through making connections in their learning.
International cultural exchange project
Students from Scotland, Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, and Slovakia took part in an international cultural exchange project suported by the British Council.
Fair trade fashion show
Breadalbane put on a fair trade fashion in collaboration with Aberfeldy Traidcraft Group. This is the fourth year the school have collaborated with the group as part of their efforts to raise the profile of fair trade.
Environment Day
By planning with reference to all four capacities, and using interdisciplinary working, Plockton High School's Environment Day let pupils learn about the environment in a more in-depth and relevant way.
Enriched Readers Programme
Discover how Abronhill High School introduced its S2 pupils to a range of genres and writing styles whilst equipping them with the tools needed to undertake a variety of writing projects.
Challenge days
Biggar High School’s curriculum working group decided to build upon developments in enterprise in education, and introduce a series of Challenge Days into the S1/2 curriculum.
The Digital Arts Base
The Digital Arts Base is a multi-media resource dedicated to the Expressive Arts. It is a useful vehicle to enable the pupils at Holy Rood to embrace the purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence.
New: Making connections in learning: a thematic approach
This case study from Dumbarton Academy is an example of an interdisciplinary project focusing on climate change, trying out new planning approaches in response to Curriculum for Excellence.
St Margaret's High School
This case study outlines the beginning of this North Lanarkshire school's journey towards Curriculum for Excellence and explains the school’s position by the end of school session 2007-8.
The North Lanarkshire Diploma
St Ambrose and Brannock High Schools have been involved in the North Lanarkshire Diploma, which is a means of recognising the achievements of secondary pupils in a range of key areas.
Webquest geography research project
Caldervale High School's Geography Department worked with the Library Resource Centre (LRC) Manager to create a new group-oriented initiative based on co-operative learning principles.
The Learning Wall
At St George's School in Edinburgh they built a Learning Wall during the summer term of 2005 to display a summary of students' learning development and to encourage cross-curricular dialogue.
Electives
Presentations given at the Scottish Learning Festival 2006 by teachers from Auchinleck Academy.
Global citizenship
In January 2006, Trinity Academy, Edinburgh, held a whole school ‘Africa Week’ to celebrate diversity and promote global citizenship and greater cultural awareness.