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Curriculum for Excellence is the name for the new education system in Scotland, covering nurseries, schools, colleges and community learning. It covers the whole 'learning journey' from 3 to 18, and in some cases, beyond.

Curriculum for Excellence is about raising standards, improving knowledge and developing skills.

Qualifications are Changing

Spring/Summer 2012 Leaflets

With publication of final course and unit specifications at the end of April 2012, the SQA have produced a series of guides:

A Guide for Parents and Carers (Feb 2011)
Describes the change from current qualifications (Standard Grade, Access, Intermediate, Higher, Advanced Higher) to the new range of courses, including which qualifications your child will sit, and when.

CFE Films: Impact and Benefits - How CfE is changing Scottish Education (Feb 2012)
These films illustrate, in nursery/primary/secondary learners', parents' and teachers' own words, the kind of impact and benefits that CfE is having across the country.

Information for Parents of AHS Pupils, November 2011
A short description of how the AHS will be implementing the new courses in S3 and S4 for current S2 pupils.

Letter to Parent Council Chairs, September 2011
from the National Parent Forum of Scotland

National Factfiles

Assessment and Qualifications	Autumn 2010
Background and Benefits	Autumn 2010
The Secondary Experience	Autumn 2010
Health and Wellbeing	October 2010
Parents as Partners	October 2010
Supporting Learners	October 2010
Literacy Across Learning	May 2011
Numeracy Across Learning	May 2011
3-18 Transitions	May 2011
Outdoor Learning	May 2011
Overview of Key Terms and Features	June 2011

Links

Learning & Teaching Scotland Parentzone - Curriculum for Excellence

National 4/5 Course Specifications: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/46327.2947.html

Higher Course Summaries and Rationales: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45513.2917.html

MyAlerts page to sign up for weekly/monthly/bi-monthly updates: http://www.sqa.org.uk/myalerts/login.jsp

CfE Feedback Form: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/41251.html

Qualifications Design Teams (Agencies and subject specialists involved in the development process): http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/42462.html

Definitions (including details of 7 methods of assessment used to assess added value):http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45528.2929.html