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Apparently this has been a hugely successful model...

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14/05/2009



Every teacher in Scotland will receive their own personal copy of the guidelines for Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland's new approach to learning and teaching to bring about change in the classroom.



Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop has told teachers to expect the new guidance to be delivered next week, as teachers and schools look ahead to the new approach being fully implemented from August 2010.



Ms Hyslop said:



"The Scottish Government… Continue

Curriculum for Excellence: Experiences and Outcomes

I am John Crawford, the director of the Scottish Information Literacy Project, which began in 2004. The Project consists of Christine Irving, my externally funded research assistant, and me. We were initially concerned only with developing an information literacy framework, linking secondary and tertiary education which would facilitate transitions and develop independent learning skills. The Framework was completed and piloted last year and we are… Continue

In November 2007, Education and Skills came at the top of the agenda from RSA Scotland conference. In the recent RSA Scotland survey, 74% of Fellows identified Education and Skills as a priority challenge in Scotland and 59% of Fellows who responded to the survey said that Education and Skills was a key area of interest both personally and professionally.



So, bearing that in mind and considering the already busy horizon of initiatives that intend to work to improve the learning and… Continue