THE JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE

Improving learning, improving lives

The Journey to Excellence website provides examples of excellence in Scottish education and other children's services.

FEATURE VIDEO

Discover how one primary school actively seeks pupils' views, and the impact of this work on the development of learning.

Improving learning by listening to children and young people: St Kenneth's Primary School (82.9 MB)

Improving learning by listening to children and young people: St Kenneth's Primary School for iPod (14.8 MB)

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Five broad areas of excellence

Schools and centres need to take action in the following five areas to enable their learners to develop the capacities, attitudes, capabilities and skills which are the outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence.

Learning and teaching

Vision and leadership

Partnership

People

Culture and ethos

What are broad areas?

Latest Videos

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Young people talk bout LGBT equality.
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Promoting LGBT equality through the curriculum
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Improvement guides

Information showing how schools can move from good to excellent.

Professional development

Find CPD resources to help you identify and improve your skills for excellence.

School inspections

Find out more about HMIE inspections.

Featured resources

New learning together resources - Developing literacy and numeracy across learning, Health and wellbeing across learning.