The document offers breadth, depth & challenge within each of the eight curricular areas & when used alongside the benchmarks, it is a great tool for delivering learning to an extremely high standard. Although within the document, the eight curricular areas stand alone & seem very separated, they actually very much interlink. This curriculum focuses on our children developing within ‘4 capacities’ & allows for continuity throughout their education from 3-18 through having the consistency of one curriculum which in itself can support to ease transition through different educational establishments. It is a fantastic tool for educators to use & is used extensively in early years establishments & primary schools. One of the reasons that the Curriculum is so effective is that it is broken up in to different categories such as the 4 capacities, experiences & outcomes, curricular areas, & the curriculum principles.On a practical level the document also gives practitioners support in how to best use it to implement learning experiences using the Experiences & Outcomes. A Curriculum for Excellence also ensures that educators can focus on priorities for learning such as Literacy, Numeracy & Health and Well-being.

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