Lenzie Meadow Nursery
Handbook 2018 - 2019
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Curriculum for Excellence
Curriculum for Excellence - Bringing learning to life and life to learning
Curriculum for Excellence enables professionals to teach subjects creatively, to work together across
the school and with other schools, to share best practice and explore learning together. Glow,
Scotland’s unique, world-leading, online network supports learners and teachers in this and plans
are already in place for parents across the country to have access to Glow.
Teachers and practitioners will share information to plan a child’s ‘learning journey’ from 3-18,
helping their progression from nursery to primary, primary to secondary and beyond, ensuring the
change is smooth. They will ensure children continue to work at a pace they can cope with and with
challenge they can thrive on.
Curriculum for Excellence balances the importance of knowledge and skills. Every child is entitled to
a broad and deep general education, whatever their level and ability. Every single teacher and
practitioner will be responsible for literacy and numeracy – the language and number skills that
unlock other subjects and are vital to everyday life.
It develops skills for learning, life and work to help young people go on to further study, secure work
and navigate life. It brings real life into the classroom, making learning relevant and helps young
people apply lessons to their life beyond the classroom. It links knowledge in one subject area to
another helping children understand the world and make connections. It develops skills so that
children can think for themselves, make sound judgements, challenge, enquire and find solutions.
There is personal support to help young people fulfil their potential and make the most of their
opportunities with additional support wherever that will be needed. There is an emphasis by all staff
on looking after our children’s health and wellbeing – to ensure that the nursery is a place where
children feel safe and secure.
Ultimately, Curriculum for Excellence aims are to improve our children’s life chances, to nurture
successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors, and responsible citizens, building
on Scotland’s reputation for excellent education.
At Lenzie Meadow we offer a wide curriculum, which fosters the all-round development of your
child. We aim to provide depth, breadth, challenge and enjoyment in all we teach. This is planned
through a variety of core teaching and interdisciplinary approaches to learning.
Health and Wellbeing
This area of the curriculum is quite extensive as it covers social and
emotional development as well as physical development.
Nursery children have to learn how to develop friendships, how to
deal with people and situations out with the family setting and get to