City of Edinburgh

Literacy & Numeracy

Curriculum for Excellence

Karen Prophet

Head of Quality & Curriculum

January 2011

“Language and literacy are of personal, social and economic importance. Our ability to use language lies at the centre of our development and expression of emotions, our thinking, our learning and our sense of personal identity. Language itself is a key aspect of our culture.”

Literacy and English: Principles and Practice paper

Literacy

Early Literacy – Learning to Read• Edinburgh Achievement in Literacy Programme P1

• Based on phonics programme

• Currently being updated to reflect Curriculum for Excellence

• Progress measured through baseline tests beginning and end of P1

• Interventions for those young people requiring additional support

What is Literacy?

• Reading, Writing, Talking, Listening

• ICT and digital media can be used to enhance literacy

Engaging with text

Presenting text and organising information

Creating digital presentations

Communicating and collaborating

Promotion of media literacy

Literacy across learning

• The responsibility of all staff

• A consistent approach to the development of literacy skills across the school

Establish whole school edit code

Establish standards of accuracy and presentation

Establish approaches to functional writing

Establish approaches to listening and talking

Literacy across learning

Experiences and outcomes for reading, writing,

talking and listening described under:

• Knowledge and use of technical aspects of literacy

• Finding and using information

• Understanding, analysing and interpreting

• Creating texts

Literacy support for schools

• All schools have a Literacy coordinator

• Extensive CPD has been delivered in Literacy strategies

• Higher order thinking skills CPD

• Support for planning and progression Early, First, Second and Third

• Implementation plans outlining key roles and responsibilities for senior managers, curriculum leaders and practitioners.

Literacy Qualifications

• At SCQF levels 3 and 4, literacy will be included within the English qualifications.

• At SCQF level 5, aspects of literacy will be included within the English qualifications.

• Free standing units in literacy will also be available units at all levels

• Available from 2013/14

Additional Support Needs

• Comprehensive Literacy and Dyslexia guidelines

• All pupils screened based on Standardised tests

• Further assessments carried out

• Identification of additional support eg. Support through ICT, extracted reading groups, learning support/assistant time in class, guidance for staff in approaches to learning and teaching

• Integrated working across a range of disciplines supporting literacy eg. Speech and language, psychological services, support for learning

“Being numerate helps us function responsibly in everyday life and contribute effectively to society. If increases our opportunities within the world of work and established foundations which can be built upon through lifelong learning

Numeracy across learning: Principles and Practice paper

Numeracy

“confidence and competence in using numbers….. Solve problems, analyse information and make informed decisions based on calculations.”

Numeracy across learning: Principles and Practice paper

What is Numeracy?

What is Numeracy?

• Number, money, measure and information handling

• ICT can be used to enhance numeracy

Engaging with key skills

Sourcing information

Displaying and interpreting data

Interdisciplinary learning

Numeracy across learning

• The responsibility of all staff

• A consistent approach to the development of numeracy skills across the school

Establish whole school approach to teaching key skills

Establish whole school approach to use of numeracy language

Identify across curricular areas where numeracy is delivered

Numeracy across learning

Experiences and outcomes for number, money, measure and information handling under:

• Knowledge and use of technical aspect of number and number processes

• Finding and using information

• Understanding, analysing and evaluating

• Creating text*

•Understanding, analysing and interpreting

•Creating texts

Numeracy support for schools

• All schools have a Numeracy coordinator

• Extensive CPD has been delivered in Numeracy strategies

• Development of the Maths and Numeracy curriculum at local authority level 2009-2010

• Develop of assessments at all levels 2010-2011

• Implementation plans outlining key roles and responsibilities for senior managers, curriculum leaders and practitioners.

Numeracy Qualifications

• At SCQF levels 3 and 4, numeracy will be included within the Mathematics qualifications.

• At SCQF level 5, aspects of numeracy will be included within the Mathematics qualifications.

• Free standing units in numeracy will also be available units at all levels

• Available from 2013/14

Parents as partners in learning

• Additional information produced centrally for parents to support learning in literacy and numeracy

• Parentzone www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk

• SQA web-site www.sqa.org.uk

• LTS web-site www.ltscotland.org.uk