7 PRINCIPLES OF CfE

7 PRINCIPLES OF CfE

1. 1. CHALLENGE + ENJOYMENT

   • Children should enjoy learning, find it challenging, engagine + motivating
   • Encourage high aspirations e.g. organising events

2. 2. BREADTH

   • Broad, suitably weighted range of experiences
   • Curriculum organised so they learn + develop through contexts in + out of classroom e.g. thematic planning
   • Think about pupils' experiences + what they are learning from them
   • Ensure day is structured to ensure practical, hands-on activities are given adequate time.

3. 3. PROGRESSION

   • Children should develop continuous progression 3-18
   • Each stage should build upon earlier knowledge + achievements
   • Children should progress at a rate which meets their needs + aptitudes e.g. IEP - struggling/highly able
   • Tracking of progress - no matter how small + celebration of this

4. 4. DEPTH

   • Able to develop capacity for different types of thinking + learning
   • Exploring + achieving more advanced levels of understanding e.g. some pupils looking at money, some adding money, some giving change, some budgeting

5. 5. PERSONALISATION + CHOICE

   • Curriculum to respond to individual needs, aptitudes + talents
   • Able to exercise responsible personal choice e.g. homework activity which children can respond to in a personal + creative way e.g. ppt, dance, song, quiz, etc.

6. 6. COHERENCE

   • Learning experiences should combine to form a coherent experience
   • Clear lines between different aspects of children's learning, including extended activities which draw different strands of learning together e.g. social studies planner encourages you to think about pupils' experiences + plan meaningful, real-life experiences

7. 7. RELEVANCE

   • Should understand purposes of activities
   • See value of what they are learning + relevance to their lives, present + future e,g, big picture, discussing + displaying learning intentions, refer back to them, plenary, shared success criteria, 4 phase model