Building the Curriculum for Berwickshire High School

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Building the Curriculum for Berwickshire High
School
A framework for learning and teaching for our
pupils
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The Purpose of CfE is to

• Develop a coherent, more flexible and
  enriched curriculum from 3 to 18 wherever
  learning is taking place, whether in
  schools, colleges or other settings.

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The Curriculum
Definition
The curriculum is the totality of experiences
and learning outcomes which are planned for
children and young people through their
education, wherever they are being
educated. Building the Curriculum 3
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Definitions

• Learning Outcomes set out what the child or
  young person will be able to explain, apply or
  demonstrate

• Experiences refer to the quality and nature of
  the learning experience in developing attributes
  and capabilities in our young people and
  promotes active engagement, motivation and depth
  of learning.

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Five Levels of Outcomes Experiences
Level Stage
Early The pre-school years and P1 or later for some
First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some
Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some
Third and Fourth S1 to S3, but earlier for some The fourth level broadly equates to SCQF level 4
Senior phase S4 S6 and college or other means of study
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Curriculum Areas
Outcomes and Experiences are grouped in the
following curriculum areas
Science Languages Mathematics Social
Studies Expressive Arts Health
Wellbeing Religious Moral Education Technol
ogy
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• Senior Management Team
• Rector
• Depute Depute
• Languages English M. Languages
• Social Subjects History, M. Studies, Geography,
  RMS
• Science Biology, Physics, Chemistry
• Technology Computing, B. Management, D
  Technology
• Creative Aesthetic Art, Music
• Mathematics Numeracy
• Health Well-being P.E, H.E
• Enterprise New Post
• Assessment/Attainment New Post

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The Principle of a Broad and General Education in
S1 to S3

• All pupils are expected to achieve all learning
  outcomes and experiences up to and including
  Level 3 by the end of S3 across all curriculum
  areas.

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A General Model for ensuring a broad and general
education

• Social Subjects

• Science

• Technologies

• Expressive Arts

• Health Well-being

• Language

• Religious Moral Education

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BHS CfE Curriculum Model

• S1 CfE integrated courses based on the
  Learning Outcomes and
  Experiences of CfE levels 2 3

• S2 S3 CfE courses based on Learning
  Outcomes and Experiences of CfE
  levels 3 4

• S4 S6 National 4, National 5, Higher,
  Advanced Higher and the Scottish
  Baccalaureate for Science and Languages

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The benefits of S1 Options

• an avoidance of the S2 momentum dip

• an increase in pace and challenge

• maintaining the principle of a broad and general
  education ensuring an enriched experience

• maintaining discrete subjects which prepares the
  student for the Senior Phase

• An opportunity for students to explore a
  particular interest in a given curriculum area

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Strategies to Ensure a Broad General Education

• S1 Integrated Courses

• Sampling of Each Curriculum Area

• Core Periods

• Thematic approaches to Learning

• Project approaches

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CfE levels 2 4
Discrete subject courses from CfE levels 3, 4
and/or National 4, National 5 Courses.
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Cross-cutting Themes

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Health and Wellbeing
• Enterprise
• Citizenship
• ICT

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Strategic Planning Group
Committees Learning Teaching
Literacy Numeracy S. Steele PT
Languages P. Adair S. Steele A.
Christie Health Well-being
Enterprise PT H W New PT
A. Christie A. Christie
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Building the Curriculum
a new architecture for a new age