Written Question · S3W-13454 · Session 3
What discussions have taken place since May 2007 with higher and further education institutions regarding changes to the school curriculum.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place since May 2007 with higher and further education institutions regarding changes to the school curriculum.
The answer
Representatives from Universities Scotland, the Association of Scottish Colleges and Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU) are members of the Scottish Government’s National Qualifications Steering Group which has considered a range of issues relating to the Curriculum for Excellence programme since May 2007.
The Scottish Government has provided funding to the SFEU to hold a series of events and workshops on the implications of Curriculum for Excellence for the college sector. Since May 2007 they have held two senior management events and four events for practitioners.
Members of the Scottish Government have also held discussions with UCAS’s Scottish Reference Group for the higher education sector.
SFEU are working with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) to involve nine colleges in the trialling of the Curriculum for Excellence draft learning experiences and outcomes. College staff are being invited to an induction session on Curriculum for Excellence and the trialling process.
Scottish Government and LTS officials have also had frequent meetings with representatives from higher and further education institutions regarding changes to the school curriculum since May 2007.
The Scottish Government has provided funding to the SFEU to hold a series of events and workshops on the implications of Curriculum for Excellence for the college sector. Since May 2007 they have held two senior management events and four events for practitioners.
Members of the Scottish Government have also held discussions with UCAS’s Scottish Reference Group for the higher education sector.
SFEU are working with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) to involve nine colleges in the trialling of the Curriculum for Excellence draft learning experiences and outcomes. College staff are being invited to an induction session on Curriculum for Excellence and the trialling process.
Scottish Government and LTS officials have also had frequent meetings with representatives from higher and further education institutions regarding changes to the school curriculum since May 2007.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-13454 by reference.