Outline of the Session • Overview of the curriculum in Linlithgow Primary School • Group sessions – Maths/Numeracy and Writing – Phonics and Reading – Tour of the school
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The continuation of your child’s learning journey Age 5 Age 9 Age 12
Age 16 Age 21
Aims for every young person in Scotland to become:
Successful Learners Confident Individuals Effective Contributors Responsible Citizens Striving for Excellence
Curriculum Structure Most children will work within: •Early Level: Nursery and Primary 1 •First Level: Primary 2-4 •Second Level: Primary 5-7 •Third and Fourth Level: First – Third year •Senior Phase: Fourth year – Sixth year
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Curriculum Subject Areas Literacy and English (modern languages) Mathematics and numeracy Health and Wellbeing Expressive Arts Social Subjects Science Technologies Religious and Moral Education
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Learning is all about seeking and securing connections.
Skills Reading Writing Maths Ability to use and apply these in every day life Ability to access, analyse, evaluate and apply information and skills
Transferable Skills
Learning begins in pleasure and thrives on curiosity
Key learning and teaching Strategies • Active Learning • Extending play from nursery into P1 spontaneous, structured, imaginative, creative • Direct teaching • Group work and collaboration • Individual work • Whole class teaching • Fun, relevant and exciting contexts
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Goldentime Builds on our Golden Goals Positive Reward session Thirty minutes weekly
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Home – school learning • Partnership – home and school • Provide parents with an opportunity to share in their child’s learning • Enable parents to be involved and informed about the type of work being undertaken in class. • Parent council
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