New Curriculum for Excellence draft experiences and outcomes published

• Curriculum for Excellence Parents DVD launched
  30 August 2008
  The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop will today launch a DVD for parents offering the latest information on Curriculum for Excellence The DVD has been produced by Learning and Teaching Scotland to help inform mums, dads and carers about what Curriculum for Excellence means for them and their children.
  
  
• Responses sought for National Qualifications consultation
  26 August 2008
  The Scottish Government is currently asking for a wide range of opinions on proposals to change Scotland's National Qualifications, including the views of carers, young people and those who work with young people.
  
  
• A Consultation on the Next Generation of National Qualifications in Scotland - Summary Leaflet
  26 August 2008
  The Scottish Government has published ‘A Consultation on the Next Generation of National Qualifications in Scotland - Summary Leaflet’. This consultation sets out a range of proposals to ensure that our system of National Qualifications equips our young people for the demands of the 21st century.
  
  
• New and improved Curriculum for Excellence sharing practice area
  22 August 2008
  The Curriculum for Excellence website has improved its sharing practice section with some new case studies and video showing how the new curriculum is being implemented in some of Scotland's primary and secondary schools.
  
  
• New HMIE publications: attainment in social subjects, physical education and modern European languages
  22 August 2008
  Following on from the 'Improving Scottish Education' (ISE) report, published in February 2006, a sample of primary schools across Scottish education authorities was involved in a task to evaluate attainment in social subjects, physical education and modern European languages. Inspections took place between May 2006 and June 2007. The sample classes included pupils at the early, middle and upper stages of each school. Schools reported that they had benefited from the constructive oral feedback and pointers for improvement during the visits.
  
  
• Scotland’s first Cooking Bus
  20 August 2008
  A government-backed initiative to improve the nation’s nutrition revs up as Scotland’s first Cooking Bus takes to the road. On-board lessons teach children how to cook simple healthy meals as well as essential food handling and preparation skills. Top of the menu is learning about vital food issues such as nutrition, hygiene and recycling.
  
  
• Scottish Baccalaureates
  14 August 2008
  At the beginning of June 2008, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Fiona Hyslop, announced the introduction of a Scottish Science Baccalaureate and a Scottish Language Baccalaureate for pupils in the fifth and sixth years of secondary education.