Our Curriculum Rationale
Our Southdale Curriculum Rationale
OUR CURRICULUM
Our curriculum covers all of the learning experiences which your child will encounter during their time at school. The curriculum is designed using the Experiences and Outcomes outlined in Curriculum for Excellence. Staff plan learning opportunities for children based on the principles of curriculum for Excellence. The curriculum is organised under the following subject areas:
- Literacy / English
- Mathematics / Numeracy
- Health and wellbeing
- Expressive Arts
- Sciences
- Social studies
- Technologies
- Religious & Moral Education
The purpose of Curriculum for Excellence is to ensure that all children develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need if they are to succeed in life, learning and work now and in the future. Curriculum for Excellence aims to develop the following 4 capacities in all children and young people:
- Successful Learners
- Confident Individuals
- Responsible Citizens
- Effective Contributors
In order to develop these capacities, a wide range of learning and teaching approaches are used. Learning in school is based on a range of strategies including investigation, problem solving, challenges and discussion, as well as direct teaching methods. Class, group and individual lessons form the basis of teaching in order that the curriculum can be tailored to meet the needs of every child. To ensure children learn effectively, they are assessed on a regular basis. Assessment takes many forms, including teacher observation, questioning, presentations, written tasks and peer and self-assessment.
Learning is divided into levels. The Curriculum for Excellence levels are as follows:
EARLY LEVEL the pre-school years and P1 or later for some
FIRST LEVEL to the end of P4 but earlier or later for some
SECOND LEVEL to the end of P7, but earlier or later for some
THIRD AND FOURTH S1-S3, but earlier for some
