Curriculum For Excellence

This Nutshell explains what STEM is and why STEM skills are important. STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects give all young people important skills for their future lives and…

When it comes to thinking about options, parents have a big influence on what our children choose to do. It’s important to help our young people take the long view…

This NPFS Nutshell on Early Learning and Childcare gives an overview of the options available to parents and information about funding.

This Nutshell explains the senior phase of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).

You’ll probably hear teachers use the words ‘wider achievement’. This means everything that children learn from hobbies, interests, volunteering, part-time jobs and so on. The skills they gain from these…

This Nutshell: • Gives the basics of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) • Explains how parents contribute to it • Suggests where you can find more information about CfE and about…

The National Parent Forum of Scotland is pleased to publish “Sharing Learning, Sharing Assessment – A Report for Parents“. This Working Group was established by the NPFS to give particular…

Children and young people progress in their learning in different ways. Progression in learning is built into the learning levels of the Broad General Education (early years to S3) and…