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Curriculum
The curriculum is the totality of all that is planned for children and young people through their education, wherever they are being educated.
The following two curriculum frameworks guide our Curriculum approach.
- Effective Early Learning and Development (Birth to 3 years)
- A Curriculum for Excellence
Effective Early Learning and Development
Effective Early Learning and Development supports our youngest children. The document sets out four features for effective practice –
- Relationships, Emotional Well-Being and Social Competence
- Communication
- Curiosity
- Movement and Co-ordination
And suggest sensitive and respectful approaches to the care and education of our very youngest children.
A Curriculum for Excellence
The Curriculum for Excellence’s underpinning values are wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity with the child at the centre of learning.
The purpose of the curriculum is to enable the child to develop the ‘four capacities’.
To enable all children to become…
Successful Learners
Confident Individuals
Responsible Citizens
Effective Contributors
The curriculum is inclusive and a stimulus for personal achievement and by a broadening of experience of the world be an encouragement towards informed and responsible citizenship.
Experiences and outcomes set out expectations for learning and development in:
- Expressive arts
- Language and Literacy
- Health & Well-being
- Mathematics & Numeracy
- Religious & Moral Education
- Sciences
- Social Studies
- Technologies
The experiences and outcomes in the range of curriculum areas build in relevant attributes and capabilities which support the development of the four capacities.
For further information about these documents please feel free to peruse copies in the family room or speak to your keyworker. Additonally, curriculum documents are displayed in each of the play / classrooms and the family room.
When talking about the curriculum offered in the centre it is important to reiterate that we value all the knowledge that your children bring to us. They have already learned a great deal about the world around them before coming to the centre. We use this knowledge to build on your child’s learning in the centre. Staff will be glad to talk to you about what your child is learning in the centre, both informally and formally. We recognise the value of working with you to contribute to all that you are already doing to give your child the best possible start in life.
The following two curriculum documents guide our curriculum approach in Cowgate.
*Effective Early Development and Learning the Critical Period from Birth –Three.
*Curriculum Framework 3-5 Framework
The ‘Effective Early Development and Learning’ document sets out the features for effective practice and suggests sensitive and respectful approaches to the care and education of our very youngest children.
The ‘Curriculum Framework’ refers to planned learning experiences based on five different aspects of children’s learning. The curriculum framework supports staff to plan experiences that promote children’s development and learning in:
- Emotional, Personal and Social Development for example: Emotional, personal and social development is strengthened as the child gains independence and self-confidence and practices interpersonal skills. Your child will participate fully in nursery life, such as setting the table, serving themselves at lunch time, watering plants, taking care of the centre environment.
- Communication and Language for example: Communication and language skills are developed as the child practices using meaningful literacy experiences. This lays the foundation for learning to read.
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World for example: During excursions the children learn about nature, the environment, and the diverse cultures that is our society. We visit Cammo Estate four times a year to witness the seasonal changes.
- Expressive and Aesthetic Development for example: Through songs and lyrics and listening to various sorts of music children get stimulation an outlet for the joy of creative expression. Your child will have the opportunity to take part in diverse creative experiences such as painting, drawing, colouring and moulding clay.
- Physical Development and Movement for example: Physical development, such as manual dexterity is exercised, by working with wood blocks, clay, crayons and beads. Agility and co-ordination are developed during outdoor experiences, local walks and gymnastics.
These key aspects identify a range of learning to which children are entitled during their pre-school years.
Curriculum documents are displayed in each of the play / classrooms and the family room.
When talking about the curriculum offered in the centre it is important to reiterate that we value all the knowledge that your children bring to us. They have already learned a great deal about the world around them before coming to the centre. We use this knowledge to build on your child’s learning in the centre. Staff will be glad to talk to you about what your child is learning in the centre, both informally and formally. We recognise the value of working with you to contribute to all that you are already doing to give your child the best possible start in life.
Communication & language
Physical development and movement
Knowledge and understanding
Policy emotional personal and social development
Policy expressive and aesthetic Development
Transitions procedures and documents
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