Turning the new experiences and outcomes into action
Building your curriculum group leader instructions
Task 1
(Individual task)
Extract from “Building the Curriculum 3”
Take time to read the extracts from Building the Curriculum 3, describing some of the key
features of a broad general education for 3-18 year olds
2 min
Task 2
Placemat exercise
(Groups of 3)
What are the challenges/implications of providing a broad general education for all pupils to
experience as far as this is consistent with their learning needs and prior achievements?
 Use the placemat to note your individual thoughts (on one of the sections of the
placemat)
 Together as a group, agree the 4 BIG challenges/implications in the centre box of
the placemat
10 min
Task 3
Moving to fuller
implementation of
Curriculum for
Excellence.
Planning for
improvement
(individual then
table discussion).
Task 3 sheet looks at two aspects (there are others) which contribute towards a broad
general education.
 Take a few minutes to note down what you think would need to change from your
current practice, to ensure that a broad general education becomes more of a
reality. You may wish to take account of some of the challenges/implications raised
in tasks 2.
 Share your thoughts with the rest of the table.
30 min
You can respond to this task at different levels. What needs to happen at:
 Classroom level (Individual teacher level)
 Department/school level
 Authority level
(Acknowledging the fact that there will be overlap between these).