Curriculum for ExcellenceA Study Tool

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Pre-birth to Three: Positive outcomes for Scotland’s

children and families.Early Years Framework

• Published by the COSLA & the Scottish Government

• Outlines 10 elements which must be identified and focused upon to ensure a coherent approach.

Pre-Birth to Three

• Identifies the four Key Principles of;

• Rights of the child. Relationships. Responsive care. Respect.

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Principles&

Features(pre-birth to 3)

The main principles:

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All children have the right to thrive and be nurtured by adults who promote their

general wellbeing, health, nutrition and safety.

National Care Standards, Scottish Government, 2007

Dignity

Privacy

Choice

Safety

Equality Diversity

Realising Potential

*Inclusion and Responsive Care are crucial*

Rights of the child

The vision establishes a new conceptualisation of Early Years – that children should be valued and provided for within communities:

The importance of strong, sensitive relationships with parents and carers;

The right to a high quality of life and having access to play;

The need to put children at the centre of service delivery;

To provide more support through universal services when children need it;

And that children should be able to achieve positive outcomes irrespective of race, disability, or social background.

(Scottish Government, 2008)

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Relationships

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Responsive Care means knowing and accepting children and respecting that they are unique individuals.

Babies make sense of the world through adults and the responses they receive.

As a result of attentive, affectionate carers, babies learn trust and security.

Providing companionship, time and physical affection is essential if children are to feel safe, secure and valued

Establishing Responsive Care is crucial in ensuring effective and high quality provision for young children and their families.

Responsive adults need to be reflective and in tune with what babies are telling them.

Babies have different dispositions and preferences, there are differences in they way in which they learn and the pace at which they do so.

Responsive Care

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Valuing diversity, in language, ethnic background, faith and family circumstances.

Respecting children’s values and social enterprises.

Being sensitive to and understanding differences, ensuring fairness, equality and

opportunity.

Having a sound knowledge and understanding

of the UNCRC

UNCRC: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Respect

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Expressive Arts, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Religious & Moral Education, Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies

Curriculum for Excellence: age 3 to 18

• Confident Individuals

• Effective Contributors

• Successful Learners

• Responsible Citizens

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is for all children and young people to be ambitious for themselves and to be:

The vision for Scotland’s Children

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Thefour

Capacities

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Attributes:

• Self Respect

• A sense of physical, emotional and physical wellbeing.

• Secure values and beliefs

• Ambition

Capacities:

• Relate to others and value 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 make informed decisions.

• Achieve success in different areas of activity

Confident Individual

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Attributes:

• An enterprising attitude

• Resilience

• Self-reliance

Capacities:

• Communicate in different ways and different settings

• Work in partnership and in teams

• Take the initiative and lead

• Apply critical thinking in new contexts

• Create and develop.

• Solve problems

Effective Contributor

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Capacities:

• Use literacy, communication and numeracy skills.

• 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.

Attributes:

• Enthusiasm and motivation for learning.

• Determination to reach high standards of achievement.

• Openness to new thinking and ideas.

Successful Learner

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Capacities:

• 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.

Attributes:

• Respect for others

• Commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic social and cultural life

Responsible Citizen

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The experiences and outcomes are a set of statements which describe the expectation for learning and progression for each of the eight curriculum areas.

• The title ‘experiences and outcomes’ recognises the importance of the quality and nature of the learning experience in developing attributes and capabilities and in achieving active engagement, motivation and depth of learning, An outcome represents what is to be achieved.

• The experiences and outcomes for each curriculum area build in all the attributes and capabilities and so develop the four capacities.

• Expressive Arts• Health and Wellbeing• Languages• Mathematics• Religious and Moral

Education• Sciences• Social Science• Technologies

Experiences and Outcomes

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When followed effectively, the Curriculum for Excellence ensures;

Confidence

Security

Responsibility

Respect and

Self Esteem

In all of Scotland’s children and young

people.