CfE Implementation e-bulletin, June 2015
Welcome to the June edition of the CfE
Implementation e-bulletin, the last before the summer break.
It has been another busy but very productive year for everyone involved in education.
Throughout this past year, we’ve developed a range of support material from SQA, Education Scotland, Scottish
Government and other national bodies.
Alongside the materials developed at local levels, I am delighted that together we have built such a strong, comprehensive and valuable national package of materials.
Looking to the future, we will continue to build on the strong partnerships and will keep you up to date with news of resources and events being planned to enhance our package of support.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a lovely summer and hope you all enjoy a well-deserved break.
Bill Maxwell
Chair of the CfE Implementation Group
Standards for Work Placement and Careers Guidance - Have your Say
Meaningful and productive school employer partnerships are key to
Developing the Young Workforce. To support this, overarching guidance on school employer partnerships is currently being developed by Scottish Government with Education Scotland and a wide range of partners. This will be underpinned by detailed standards and support materials on areas of work related learning where employers have a role to play.
The new standards for Careers Education and Learning and Work

Placements are the first of these materials to be developed and we are looking for your views on the work done so far.
Both sets of standards have been co-created with a range of partners from inception and children and young people have been at the very centre of development. Over 300 young people have been involved in producing the documents so far. They have shaped the design, tested the language and rationale, and endorsed the latest version of the work placements standard.
Working drafts of both documents, together with a short survey, are now available on the Education Scotland website and we would really appreciate your feedback. The survey will close on 3 July 2015.
Together with the guidance on school employer partnerships, the two standards will be available for use by partners and practitioners from
September 2015. This will be followed by an 18 month period when these materials can be tested in use. There will be a review of progress on implementation in March 2017, when these materials will be revisited in the light of experience.
New Numeracy and Mathematics Hub launched
A new virtual learning environment for education practitioners has been launched this week to help improve numeracy and mathematics across
Scotland. The National Numeracy and Mathematics hub will provide an innovative resource for practitioners from early learning and childcare settings through to the senior phase, where they can develop their professional learning and share good practice online.
It has been developed with practitioners in mind to make it an accessible and user-friendly resource where they can share their work with colleagues from across Scotland, as well as develop their own learning and teaching practice. Please note you’ll require your Glow
Connect log-in details to access to hub. Visit the Hub today
Registration for the Scottish Learning Festival 2015 now open -
Book your place today
SLF is the key education event in Scotland welcoming thousands of educational professionals. SLF 2015 takes place on Wednesday 23 and
Thursday 24 September in the SECC, Glasgow.
SLF 2015 is free for everyone to attend and gives you access to inspirational keynotes, over 100 professional development seminars where you can engage in activities and learn from practitioners and young people, over 100 exhibitors showcasing educational resources, lively debate at the professional discussions focusing on 'How good is our school?', closing the gap and Developing the young workforce and opportunities for discussion and professional networking with peers and colleagues from across Scotland. Book your place today.
Understanding Standards 2015/2016
SQA's Understanding Standards programme aims to support teachers

and lecturers by developing their understanding of the national standards required for assessment in the new National Qualifications.
The programme will continue in session 2015/2016 and will focus on assessment from National 1 to Higher. It will consist of the following:
· Understanding Standards training events for Nominees
(September and October 2015)
· Understanding Standards events for teachers and lecturers
(November 2015 – January 2016)
· Understanding Standards packs (to be published in November
2015, January 2016 and June 2016)
SQA will publish further Understanding Standards packs from session
2014/2015 in June 2015.
For more information, visit www.sqa.org.uk/understandingstandards
Cfe Implementation Plan
Just a reminder that the CfE Implementation Plan for 2015-16 is available on the Education Scotland website, have you downloaded it yet?
The implementation plan sets out the objectives we need to achieve, the activities at local level that will be required to achieve them, and the national support that will be available.
Download the Implementation plan from the Education Scotland website today.
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