Education Scotland primary resource round-up 1
April 2015
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ow.ly/L8apc Evaluating and Improving the Curriculum- Primary
This concise ‘toolkit’ supports the evaluation and development of different aspects of the
primary curriculum.
ow.ly/LwR9k Inspection Advice Note 2014-15
The advice note sets out he adjustment in expectations for QI 5.1 (The Curriculum) and QI 5.9
(Improvement through self-evaluation).
ow.ly/LwQ9H Tackling Bureaucracy Follow-up report
This report highlights specific areas where changes in practice need to be made. These are
forward planning; assessment; self-evaluation and improvement processes; and monitoring and
reporting.
ow.ly/Lx9O0 A model of career-long professional learning
This research-based model maps out four connected elements of learning experience. It can be
used to plan professional learning individually or collaboratively.
ow.ly/L8c0I Quarterly Primary e-bulletin sign-up page
Free email update alerting you to the latest news for the primary sector. Bulletins for other areas
are also available for sign-up on the same page.
ow.ly/LrpD Building the curriculum in West Barns Primary School
Read the blog posts describing how the West Barns school community has been developing its
curriculum and download the materials they used.
ow.ly/LqVca Assessing progress and achievement professional
learning resource
Find the overarching paper, curriculum area papers, progression frameworks, annotated
exemplification of work and the monitoring and tracking of progress paper in this resource.
ow.ly/LqWiS The world of assessment - animation
This animation explains the alignment between aspects of assessment, including the monitoring
and tracking of progress and achievement in the broad general education.
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ow.ly/LrfiE National Numeracy Progression Framework
Designed to support progression, the resource identifies key milestones that children need to
know before they move to the next stage of learning in numeracy.
ow.ly/LrgO6 SSLN Numeracy and number processes professional learning resource
One of five practical and example-based resources highlighting children’s strengths and areas
for improvement in numeracy along with suggested learning and teaching resources.
ow.ly/M1mbs 3-18 Literacy and English Review
This report evaluates current practice in learning, teaching and achievement in literacy and
English in schools in Scotland. It highlights good practice and important areas for further
development.
ow.ly/LriiP Primary One Literacy Assessment in Action Resource (POLAAR)
POLAAR is based on a staged intervention model. It is designed to help P! teachers and others
identify and assess children who are most at risk of developing later difficulties with reading and
writing.
ow.ly/Lrl6c A 1+2 approach to modern languages
Guidance on the introduction of the second additional language by P5.
ow.ly/LrlsT First level Es and Os for modern languages
ow.ly/LrmFL Primary and early years sciences
A range of science resources and watch anytime Glow Meets covering a range of topics,
including assessment in primary science and topical science.
ow.ly/LwKxC Technologies 3-18 curriculum impact report
The report outlines strengths and what could be done to improve outcomes fro children across
all areas of technologies.
ow.ly/LwLMZ Food and Health
Food and Health provides support for food education including resources, learning journeys and
a list of organsiations who can support food education projects.
ow.ly/LwMcl RME through Outdoor Learning
This short paper explores how Outdoor Learning can be used to engage children in RME. It
contains links to examples, advice and support.
ow.ly/LwN5u Opening Up Great Learning: Learning for Sustainability (LfS)
This paper examines what LfS looks like and provides a range of professional learning activities
to support dialogue and the development of LfS across the school.
ow.ly/LwRGB Skills in Practice
This resource supports schools to review and adapt their current approaches to developing
skills for learning, life and work.
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