Education Scotland has an important role in supporting the continuing implementation and development of Scotland’s Curriculum to ensure that its aspirations for all learners in Scotland are met and that it enables Scotland’s learners to gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century.

Objectives

• working with early years settings, schools and local authorities to identify and understand local needs
• supporting and facilitating communities of practice
• working with communities of practice to create a shared language and understanding of the curriculum
• identifying examples of highly effective practice in order to stimulate professional dialogue and promote improvement
• developing high quality professional learning on the curriculum
• implementing the curriculum recommendations of the OECD Report: Into the future
• using the Curriculum for Excellence  to promote and support thinking about Scotland's curriculum

Curriculum innovation

A focus on curriculum innovation across Education Scotland aims to ensure that curriculum development and design is strong, sustainable and responsive, and results in improved outcomes for learners across Scotland.

We work with partners to strengthen curriculum design and development skills and approaches, and ensure that the use of highly effective curriculum practice is clearly defined and understood, and responds to local contexts and circumstances.