The Curriculum Review Group report, A curriculum for excellence (Scottish Executive, 2004a) indicated that the Scottish Executive would: "have agreed by 2006 [my emphasis] the future structure of assessment and qualifications to support learning up to age 16, including simplifying the connections between assessment 5-14, Standard Grade and the National Qualifications" (p.5). Key changes needed to curriculum for excellence, says OECD. Commission on School Reform Submission to OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence Narrowing the curriculum in S4 The stage of schooling where problems arising from flawed implementation became evident earliest and most clearly is S4. Even so, those failings have been largely denied by government. The Scottish government has blamed the delay on the Covid-19 pandemic. Published date. In 2014 the Scottish Government commissioned the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to undertake an independent review of the impact of Curriculum for Excellence. A draft of the findings of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) review of the country’s Curriculum for Excellence was completed last month. 'Jiggery-pokery' over OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence. The OECD review is expected to report by December 2015. Source: OECD (2017), Starting Strong 2017: Key OECD Indicators on Early Childhood Education and Care (OECD, 2017 [49]); Shuey, E. et al., “Curriculum alignment and progression between early childhood education and care and primary school: A brief review and case studies”, OECD Education Working Papers (Shuey et al., 2019 [46]). Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence is the subject of a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Whilst their report The written submission is … Its holistic approach includes Broad General Education from ages 3 to 15 years and this has been put into the spotlight of an OECD review by a team that included leading international experts Andy Hargreaves and Helen Timperley. We welcomed the findings of the OECD’s recent review, Improving Schools in Scotland: An OECD Perspective, and will work with our partners to address its recommendations as we take forward the National Improvement Framework. "The whole purpose of the OECD review was so that we can learn from the many, many mistakes which have been made in the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence," he said. Correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the review of Curriculum for Excellence. We very much welcome the opportunity to provide some further written input for the OECD Curriculum Review, following the very helpful discussion we had with members of the committee on the 2nd of October 2020. The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Education Committee recently prepared a response to the OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), commissioned by Scottish Government. First paragraph: The recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) review of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is the latest in a series of opportunities to develop the aspirational goals of CfE; moreover, it is an opportunity that will quickly disappear - as have previous opportunities - if we do not act decisively on the OECD recommendations. For the past decade, Scotland has been putting in place an ambitious reform called the “Curriculum for Excellence”. “Yet again we see Christine Grahame voting to hide material which the SNP Government must publish. December 2014. In a submission to the OECD ahead of its review of the Broad General Education (BGE) phase of CfE, the Commission, chaired by one ofRead More About Us; Fellows; Funding & Awards; Policy; International; Events; Schools; Publications ; Venue Hire; … But for the full potential to be realised, the OECD review team believes some key changes will be needed. Education Secretary John Swinney ordered the OECD review to be extended across the entire curriculum for excellence after losing a vote in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP’s decision to postpone releasing the OECD’s review into Curriculum for Excellence till after the elections in May 2021 has merely led to heightened speculation about its contents. Curriculum for Excellence was developed as a result of the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee’s Inquiry into the purposes of Scottish Education and the National Debate on Education over 2002 and 2003. Curriculum for Excellence is the national curriculum for Scottish schools for learners from the ages 3–18.. March 17, 2020 15:33 . The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, has called for the urgent reform of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). There should be a more ambitious theory of change and a more robust evidence base available right across the system, especially about learning outcomes and progress. However, the report also highlights challenges and reinforces the Scottish Government’s determination to focus on achieving excellence and equity within our education system. Sponsored A Curriculum for Excellence (Scottish Executive 2004) and Ambitious, Excellent Schools (Scottish Executive 2004). OECD Assessment of the Implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence: The Gaelic-Medium Education System and the Curriculum Review. The SEAS’ views were not invited to participate in the Review. Amongst these probably the most significant is A Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) which the members of the OECD review group praise as a radical and apposite response to the need for reform. “There is much positive praise in this report for what is being delivered for our children in Scottish schools and for the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. Policy identifier. The SEAS' views were not invited to participate in… The first meeting of the Scottish Practitioner Forum for the OECD Independent Review of Curriculum for Excellence was held on Thursday 27 August. The Socialist Educational Association Scotland has its view on what will either be missing or edited out. The Socialist Educational Association Scotland has its view on what will either be missing or edited out. Share this: Back to top. A draft of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) review of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) was delivered to ministers last month, according to confidential documents. AP14-13. Dr Keir Bloomer, one of the architects of the Curriculum for Excellence, said the sooner the independent review was published “the better”. The OECD review recognises that Curriculum for Excellence is an ambitious and far-sighted reform which … This builds on the Committee’s representation in stakeholder sessions run by OECD this past autumn. Debate: OECD Review of Curriculum for Excellence. The OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence was originally scheduled for release in February. He told The Sunday Post: “Only this SNP government could set up an independent review of Scottish education which schedules in months of ministerial editing and other jiggery-pokery. The Curriculum for Excellence is the most fundamental reform of Scottish education for a generation yet it is not working well enough to deliver high standards in all our schools. The OECD has continued to work with us in partnership and has observed for itself the culture of collaboration, co-construction and mutual respect that exists across the whole Welsh education system. The Statement on Curriculum for Excellence provides key messages about what teachers and practitioners are expected to do to effectively plan learning, teaching and assessment for all learners. ... “The public deserve to know what the OECD have found in their review of Scottish education. Curriculum for Excellence is now embedded in Scottish schools. Even before we began our journey towards curriculum reform the OECD had identified the key role that leadership needed to play in school and system improvement. The review of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) was undertaken by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The international experts said CfE was at a 'watershed moment' and changes could deliver a world class system.The curriculum has been operating in schools since 2010 and gives teachers more flexibility over what and how they teach. … The OECD review, … However, it was announced in April last year that … The Curriculum for Wales is the cornerstone of Wales’ efforts to shape an education system led by commonly defined, learner-centred purposes. The OECD has been analysing the SNP’s Curriculum for Excellence, which has been the subject of criticism since its introduction. The SNP’s decision to postpone releasing the OECD’s review into Curriculum for Excellence till after the elections in May 2021 has merely led to heightened speculation about its contents. Introduction. It was developed out of a 2002 consultation exercise – the 'National Debate on Education' – undertaken by the-then Scottish Executive on the state of school education. The curriculum is embedded in Education in Wales: Our National Mission, an action plan for 2017-21 that falls in line with the Welsh vision for its education system. 08 September 2020. The Independent Review of Curriculum for Excellence by OECD is an opportunity to look at the current state of culture in the curriculum against the aims of Scotland’s Culture Strategy, Creative Learning Plan, Programme for Government and a myriad of other culture linked strategies. OECD Independent Review of Curriculum for Excellence. It is scandalous that SNP ministers get to see the first findings from the OECD six months before anyone else. Download AP14-13_The Scottish Government's Commissioned OECD Review of the Implementation of Curriculum for Excellence_Dec2014. It had originally been expected to be released in February, ahead of the Holyrood election in May.