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Time: 5 hours Level: Masters
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Introduction Resource
- In this unit you will find a discussion of the national curricula framework in Scotland. This is discussed in terms of the literacy curricula, and compared to the framework set up in England and Wales....
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| | 1 Curriculum guidelines in Scotland
1.1 Introduction Resource
- In this unit you will find a discussion of the national curricula framework in Scotland. This is discussed in terms of the literacy curricula, and compared to the framework set up in England and Wales....
1.2 Challenges to child-centredness: the curriculum and assessment 5–14 programme Resource
- In Scotland, the Scottish Curriculum and Assessment 5–14 Programme is an essential part of the initiative that has been promoted by HM Inspectorate as upholding and maintaining the standard of pupils'...
1.3 Concern over falling standards: a policy for the ‘90s Resource
- There followed a number of reports from the Scottish Education Office to schools offering guidance in developing particular aspects of the curriculum. These culminated in a consultative paper Curriculum...
1.4 Flexibility versus conformity: English lanuage 5–14 (Soeid, 1991) Resource
- Although 15 per cent of the primary timetable is allocated to the teaching and learning of the English language, as Ellis and Friel (1999, p. 360) note, ‘many schools allocate a proportion of the 20 per...
1.5 Reductionist skill-based approach versus whole-language: English language 5–14 Resource
- Ellis and Friel identify a number of concerns in relation to the 5–14 Guidelines for English:
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| | 2 Comparison of flexibility in the national curricula in England, Wales and Scotland
2 Comparison of flexibility in the national curricula in England, Wales and Scotland Resource
- In order to compare the two curricula we need to consider the issue of flexibility. The flexibility of interpretation of literacy frameworks and guidelines by teachers, schools and local education authorities...
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| | 3 The law relating to special educational needs in Scotland
3.1 Introduction Resource
- The following PDF document contains pages from Section 11 of the Open University publication ‘The Legal Framework’, which was written for the OU Masters Programme in Education.
3.2 Comparisons between Scotland, and England and Wales Resource
- Mackay and McLarty (1999) note a number of differences between the system of supporting the learning needs of students identified as experiencing ‘special’ difficulties in learning, and that operating...
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4 Useful addresses Resource
- Advisory Centre for Education Ltd (ACE)
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5 Further information Resource
- The Scottish Government: Education & Training Curriculum for Excellence
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| | References and Acknowledgements
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