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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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