May 15 2008
A curriculum for what now?
Is anyone else surprised with the general confusion surrounding a curriculum for excellence? The Curriculum for Excellence website states: “Scotland is currently pursuing its biggest education reform for a generation.” I’m not sure that we’ve all grasped this!
We’ve all heard about it, we can all kind of name the four capacities (although as far as I can gather most can only ever name three at a time) - but are we really engaging with it? How many people are reading the experiences & outcomes and completing the online questionnaires? How many schools (particularly secondary) are currently rewriting their curricula to prepare for the implementation in August 2009?
I’ve heard it said that very few returns have made it to LTS since the experiences and outcomes have been released for consultation, and what does this say about us as a profession? Although I can see the argument here, I also think you can turn this round - what does it say about LTS’s implementation of this hugely important piece of curriculum reform?
Why are so many teachers unsure of what is going on and what they should be doing?
