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PrinciplesHowisthecurriculumorganised?Learningandteaching

Principlesforcurriculumdesign
Thecurriculumshouldbedesignedonthebasisofthefollowingprinciples:
Challengeandenjoyment
Breadth
Progression
Depth
Personalisationandchoice
Coherence
Relevance.
Theprinciplesmustbetakenintoaccountforallchildrenandyoungpeople.
Theyapplytothecurriculumbothatanorganisationallevelandintheclassroomand
inanysettingwherechildrenandyoungpeoplearelearners.
Theprincipleswillassistteachersandschoolsintheirpracticeandasabasisfor
continuingreview,evaluationandimprovement.Theyapplytothecurriculumat
national,educationauthority,schoolandindividuallevelsandmustbetakeninto
accountforallchildrenandyoungpeople
Althoughallshouldapplyatanyonestage,theprincipleswillhavedifferentemphases
asachildoryoungpersonlearnsanddevelops.

Challengeandenjoyment
Childrenandyoungpeopleshouldfindtheirlearningchallenging,engagingand
motivating.Thecurriculumshouldencouragehighaspirationsandambitionsforall.
Atallstages,learnersofallaptitudesandabilitiesshouldexperienceanappropriate
levelofchallenge,toenableeachindividualtoachievehisorherpotential.Theyshould
beactiveintheirlearningandhaveopportunitiestodevelopanddemonstratetheir
creativity.Thereshouldbesupporttoenablechildrenandyoungpeopletosustain
theireffort.

Breadth
Allchildrenandyoungpeopleshouldhaveopportunitiesforabroad,suitablyweighted
rangeofexperiences.Thecurriculumshouldbeorganisedsothattheywilllearnand
developthroughavarietyofcontextswithinboththeclassroomandotheraspectsof
schoollife.

Progression
Childrenandyoungpeopleshouldexperiencecontinuousprogressionintheirlearning
from3to18withinasinglecurriculumframework.
Eachstageshouldbuilduponearlierknowledgeandachievements.Childrenshouldbe
abletoprogressataratewhichmeetstheirneedsandaptitudes,andkeepoptions
opensothatroutesarenotclosedofftooearly.
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Progressionintheexperiencesandoutcomes

Depth
Thereshouldbeopportunitiesforchildrentodeveloptheirfullcapacityfordifferent
typesofthinkingandlearning.Astheyprogress,theyshoulddevelopandapply
increasingintellectualrigour,drawingdifferentstrandsoflearningtogether,and
exploringandachievingmoreadvancedlevelsofunderstanding.

Personalisationandchoice
Thecurriculumshouldrespondtoindividualneedsandsupportparticularaptitudesand
talents.Itshouldgiveeachchildandyoungpersonincreasingopportunitiesfor
exercisingresponsiblepersonalchoiceastheymovethroughtheirschoolcareer.
Oncetheyhaveachievedsuitablelevelsofattainmentacrossawiderangeofareasof
learning,thechoiceshouldbecomeasopenaspossible.Thereshouldbesafeguardsto
ensurethatchoicesaresoundlybasedandleadtosuccessfuloutcomes.

Coherence
Takenasawhole,childrenandyoungpeople'slearningactivitiesshouldcombineto
formacoherentexperience.Thereshouldbeclearlinksbetweenthedifferentaspects
ofchildrenandyoungpeople'slearning,includingopportunitiesforextendedactivities
whichdrawdifferentstrandsoflearningtogether.

Relevance
Childrenandyoungpeopleshouldunderstandthepurposesoftheiractivities.They
shouldseethevalueofwhattheyarelearninganditsrelevancetotheirlives,present
andfuture.

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