Curriculum for Excellence
Along with developments at a national level we continue to provide learning through the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence here in Aberlour Primary School. Steps include the development of play and active learning, the continued implementation of cooperative learning across the curriculum, and practices to ensure that pupil's personal achievement is appropriately celebrated and recorded in school. These developments will then ensure curriculum continuity and help transition in every aspect of the child's development throughout their years in education.
At present the curriculum, laid down within the parameters of the Curriculum for Excellence is divided into the following main areas:-
- Health and wellbeing across learning
- Literacy across learning
- Numeracy across learning
These areas have a defined responsibility for all staff to contribute to the children’s learning and development.
N.B. The Image to the right shows Outdoor Learning in Maths
Expressive Arts
- art and design, dance, drama and music
Image below shows the 2025 Pantomime Performance by Theatre Online Ltd in the school hall.
Health and Wellbeing
- mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing
Image below shows two pupils with some of the donations from the recent Ukraine Appeal
Languages
- Literacy and English, listening and talking, reading and writing, modern languages, listening and talking, reading and writing
Maths
- number money and measure, shape position and movement and information handling
Religious and Moral Education
- Christianity and other world religions, beliefs and values. Where parents exercise their legal rights to withdraw their children from RME observance, their wishes will be respected and the child will take part in different activities during this time.
Image below shows the 2025 Aberlour Primary Christmas Performance in Aberlour Parish Church
Sciences
- Planet Earth, forces electricity and waves, biological systems, materials and topical science
Social Studies
people, past events and societies
people, place and environment
people in society, economy and business
Image below shows an example of the Food Share basket handed out at the end of the school day.
Technologies
- technological developments in society, ICT to enhance learning, business, computing science, food and textiles, craft, design, engineering and graphics
Although the curriculum can be identified in terms of these distinct areas,
there is, in practice, considerable inter-disciplinary learning.
This is particularly true in the 'contexts' that the children experience here
in school, for example, pupils will have a chance to relate large parts of
their Mathematical and Language skills in more practical situations.
The classroom organisation within the school offers a blend of individual,
group and class learning and teaching over the academic year.
The curriculum components are :
| Expressive Arts | art and design, dance, drama and music |
| Health and wellbeing | mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing |
| Languages |
literacy and English, listening and talking, reading and writing |
| Mathematics | number money and measure, shape position and movement, information handling |
| Religious and moral education | Christianity and other world religions, beliefs and values. Where parents exercise their legal rights to withdraw their children from RME observance, their wishes will be respected and the child will take part in different activities during this time. To make these arrangements, please forward a letter to the HT stating your reasons for this request. |
| Sciences | Planet Earth, forces electricity and waves, biological systems, materials, topical science |
| Social studies |
people, past events and societies |
| Technologies | technological developments in society, ICT to enhance learning, business, computing science, food and textiles, craft, design, engineering and graphics |
| Outdoor learning | Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning provides creative, sustainable and progressive opportunities for all children and young people to participate in a range of outdoor learning experiences. |