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Curriculum for Excellence


Curriculum for Excellence

The overall purpose of the curriculum in Scotland is shown below and can be summed up as helping children and young people to become:

These are referred to as the “four capacities.”

The Broad General Education (BGE) Phase runs from Primary 1 to Secondary 3 with the Senior Phase running from Secondary 4 through the Secondary 6.

More detail of this are found on the Broad General Education and Senior Phase and Senior Phase Courses sections of this website.

Detailed national information about Curriculum for Excellence can be found here on the Education Scotland website.  This gives information about curricular areas, levels, design principles etc.