Highland Council – BtC 5 Response

The following links will direct you to:

- A range of flyers addressing the main issues arising from BtC 5

http://www.highland.gov.uk/learninghere/curriculumforexcellence/buildingthecurriculum5.htm

- Materials used to support the BtC 5 Inset days

http://www.hvlc.org.uk/ACE/c5inset/index.htm

Sample Curriculum Plans

Follw the link below to find sample curriculum plans for pre/primary/special and secondary schools. The Process of curriculum planning section contains hypothetical examples which demonstrate the steps that may be taken towards producing a curriculum plan.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/buildingthecurriculum/buildingyourcurriculum/curriculumplans/index.asp

CfE Parental Toolkit

Follow the link below to access materials to support the launch of the CfE Parental Toolkit:

‘Welcome to the Curriculum for Excellence Parent Toolkit. This is a new resource that we have developed to help you talk with confidence to parents and carers about Curriculum for Excellence at the three stages of education: early level, primary and secondary.’

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/buildingthecurriculum/engagingwithparents/index.asp

Exemplifictaion of Curriculum for Excellence

Follow the link below to access exemplification of good practice within CfE:

‘The case studies in this section provide staff with exemplars of how some schools in Scotland have started to implement Curriculum for Excellence. They are divided into curriculum areas and within each you can find innovative teaching methods, video clips of good practice and numerous support materials for your own use.’

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/sharingpractice/supportforstaff/index.asp

Building Your Curriculum

The link below may support your CfE curriculum design. There are discussion prompters for early years, primary , secondary and special so you can download any that may be of interest to you.   

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/buildingthecurriculum/buildingyourcurriculum/index.asp

AifL Downloads

Please follow the link below to find downloadable versions of a number of documents related to the devlopment of AifL:

You will find: Inside the Black Box, Assessment for Learning, Working Inside the Black Box, Assessment for Learning: 10 Principles and other related papers.

http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13440.aspx

I hope they will be of use!

Blog Update

Hi everyone,

Have added a number of new links within each page that link to online materials to support development in a range of areas. As you may know, I am running two INSET days on the 16th and 17th of February entitled – ‘Assessment – AifL / CfE’.

If you wish to attend either day please apply through the CPD website: 16th Feb – CODE: 1997 / 17th Feb – CODE: 1998. Due to demand, I have had to limit places to two attendees per school. You will find details of the aims and purposes of the days within the course descriptor.

I will look forward to seeing some of you on these days.

I think you will find the link below helpful in relation to these days:

Clink on the link below to access the Journey to Excellence Professional Development Pack entitled: Assessment as Part of Learning. NOTE: Not all links to videos are still active – most are so don’t give up!

After completing this programme of study you will be able to:

 • change how you establish learning outcomes for your pupils and assess their learning;

 • understand better the characteristics of excellent schools in establishing learning outcomes and targets and assessing learning outcomes;

 • have seen and reflected on some high quality work being done in schools across all sectors in the context of Curriculum for Excellence;

 • have discussed some current thinking and research on the purposes and uses of assessment; and

 • have carried out and reported on a piece of personal classroom research on the impact of some forms of assessment on learning.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/Images/AssessmentrevisedJan09final2_tcm4-529044.pdf

Wishing you all the very best over the holidays,

Paul Oparka

Aims and Purposes

Hi Colleagues,

Just a quick note to let you know how I hope this blog will help schools move forward as we all meet the challenges of implementing CfE.

This particular blog will focus on issues related to curriculum and assessment.  The blog is organised into pages detailed above.

By accessing this blog you should be able to:

* Link straight to sites related to curriculum and assessment issues (CPD / Staff development packs).

* Find out about new developments nationally and locally.

* Access and download examples of good pratice within and outwith the authority.

* Post comments or questions that will inform the future content of the the blog.

* Share good practice from within your own institution.

If you have any examples of good practice that could be shared via the blog please get in touch.

I hope you will find the content useful and welcome any comments that you may have as to how the blog could be improved.

Kind regards,

Paul Oparka

Highland CfE Development Officer: Curriculum / Assessment – Primary, Special and Pre-School