1. CfE & BTC 4
Eric Burton
Rural Connections Project Coordinator
Oatridge College, Ecclesmachan. West Lothian

2. Presentation Outcomes
By the end of this presentation you will have ;
 An insight into the underpinning that BTC 4 Skills for
Learning, Life and Work gives to the Curriculum for
Excellence.
 An overview of some of the ideas and support that
have been developed at present.
 An opportunity for sharing, learning and fun.

3. A Thought For Their Future
80% of the jobs…
that current Primary 1 pupils
will do in the future.
………………do not exist !
BT Futurologist 2006

4. Today’s News

5. www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog

6. CfE & BTC 4
It’s in The Mix !

7. A place where learning
is the focus rather than teaching
A hub for educational resources and facilitation
A place for social learning (and solitary learning)
A focus for collaborative learning
An immersive environment
An open-learning environment
built on negotation and mutual respect
An extended community resource
www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog John Connell

8. The Scottish Education Weave
Early First Second Third Fourth
VALUES
Wisdom – Justice – Compassion - Integrity
Purposes
Successful Learners – Confident Individuals – Responsible Citizens – Effective Contributors
Principles for Curriculum Design
Challenge & Enjoyment – Breadth – Progression – Depth – Personalisation & Choice – Coherence - Relevance
Focus for Learning
To Do – To Know & Understand – To be
Context for Learning
Ethos & Life of the school – Curriculum areas & subjects – Interdiciplinary projects – Opp.for personal Achievement
Pedagogy
Range of learning & teaching methodologies – collaborative, critical, rich task,connected
Cross Cutting
Citizenship – Enterprise – International – Sustainable Development
Skills for Learning, Life and Work
Literacy – Numeracy – Aspects of Health & Well Being
Curriculum Areas
Health & Well Being – Language-Mathematics-Social Subjects-Sciences-Technology-Exp Arts- RME
Assessment is for Learning
Eco Schools, Citizenship, Racial Equality etc

9. Principles of
Curriculum for Excellence
 Challenge and enjoyment*
 Breadth
 Progression
 Depth
 Personalisation and choice*
 Coherence
 Relevance*
 * Focus for HMIe Inspections

10. Curriculum Design & BTC 4
Challenge & Enjoyment Engaging in / out of the classroom, real-life,
creativity, independence, appreciation of WOW
Breadth Variety of contexts and experiences, partnership
working, developing understanding
Progression Quality & planning, effective transition, .building on
earlier knowledge, PLP & tracking
Depth Individual opportunities for exploring, personal
goals, increased responsibility.
Personalisation & Choice Wide scope at all levels, equality of choice,
capitalise on strengths and needs.
Coherence Emphasis on connections, meaningful learning in
different practical contexts, wider community.
Relevance Understanding of the present and the future, learn
practice and develop skills, challenge disaffection,
attainment and achievement.
Focusing on enteprise in education. A Paper for Professional Reflection

11. BTC 4 Underpinning CfE
Successful Learners
Appreciate relevance of learning
Self motivating
Generate ideas and act on them
Responsible Citizens
Confident Individuals
Understand rights and roles
Have a can do, will do attitude
Willing to take responsibility
Creative, resourceful
Knowledge of finance personal & economic
Problem solver & risk taker
Effective Contributors
Appreciation of world of work & entrepreneurship
Willing to take initiative & lead
Actively engage in school & community

12. Challenge
Higher (and CfE levels)
order
learning
skills
Consolidating
Applying

13. Without lifting your pen off the paper draw 4 lines
to join all the dots starting at 1
1
Thinking out of the box or maybe out of your silo…

15. The Fear of CfE & BTC4
The lesson of high Alex Honnod
performing schools systems
such as Finland is that
you have attract,
train and motivate
good teachers
and provide them
with good facilities
to work in !
Learning from Extremes – Leadbetter & Wong
Charles Leadbetter

16. Innovation Grid ; Improve, Supplement, Reinvent and Transform
Formal Informal
Learning Learning
Sustaining IMPROVE SUPPLEMENT
Innovation
Disruptive REINVENT TRANSFORM
Innovation*
Improve schools through better facilities, teachers and leadership
Supplement schools by working with families and communities.
Reinvent schools to create an education fit for the times
Transform learning and making it available in radically different ways
Learning from Extremes – Leadbetter & Wong

17. Skills Teaching & Learning
Teaching Styles What is the role
of the teacher?
Direct Curriculum for Excellence Facilitator
Works to set defined targets Sets realistic targets
Tight rigid structure Natural process of development
Heads down learning environment Supportive enabling
Teacher centred Pupil centred
Testing procedures process Pupil evaluation process.
Creates dependency of teacher Creates independence in pupil
Envisioning – Energising - Enabling
Creating vision – creating energy – creating opportunity

18. The Reflective Skills Teacher
 How can I put this into a ‘real ‘ context for pupils?
 How can I make my topic relevant?
 How can I share responsibility with pupils?
 How can internal / external partners enhance learning?
 How can I build in formative assessment?
 How can I assess impact and record progression?

19. Global Citizens Calendar

20. BTC 4 Skills 9 out of 10 companies
believe that
Soft skills are as important
Self Confidence as Academic qualifications
TES Nov 1997.
Independence
Determination
Flexibility
Risk Taking
Decision making
Leadership
Creativity
Problem Solving
HOW DID THEY FEEL !

21. To get what we’ve never had….
we must do……
…..what we have never done.
Anon.
212° The Extra Degree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms

22. Enterprise - Who Said ?
“We must enable their creativity, their enterprise..
to find expression in as many ways as possible.
We have to put in place a policy framework
which rewards entrepreneurship, innovation
and creativity”
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

23. skills for Scotland
A LIFELONG LEARNING STRATEGY
“We can only build a Scotland that is wealthier and
fairer, one that is healthier, safer, stronger and
greener, if people are equipped with the skills,
expertise and knowledge for success.”

24. What’s it all about?
Developing employability skills in young people
ensuring they have the skills, behaviours, attitudes and
personal attributes necessary for an individual to
seek, gain and sustain employment and function
effectively in the workplace and are transferable to a
variety of contexts.

25. Skills for Learning, Life & Work …..For Real…
Relevance & Depth
Enjoyment
Challenge &
Progression

26. The 7 R’s of Enterprise
 Real
 Role
 Risk
 Responsibility
 Relationships
 Reflect
 Revue

27. Does make a difference?
OUR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT TEND TO REMEMBER
ACTIVE PASSIVE
Verbal Receiving
Visual Receiving
Receiving & Participating
Doing

28. Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Planning Framework
Creating Designing Story
Constructing Project
Planning Plan
Higher-
order Evaluating Judging Debate
thinking Testing Evaluation
Monitoring Report
Analysing Comparing Spreadsheet
Organising Checklist
Outlining Chart
Applying Implementing Interview
Carrying out Performance
Using Diary
Lower-
order Understanding Interpreting Explanation
thinking Exemplifying Show and tell
Summarising Quiz
Remembering Naming Fact
Locating Worksheet

29. Where to now….who knows ?
Online learning and communities.
Supporting web development
Using Local Market Intelligence to help pupils / parents.
Engaging all teachers at all levels
Making learning fun – making teaching fun

30. http://www.ltc.arizona.edu/content/resources
Education is being displaced from its
traditional confines of institutions to a
generalized form of learning that can take
place anytime and anyplace
Jarrod Robinson – Boort District School, Aust
Scotland’s Colleges Webinar - Web 2 Tools

31. Knowledge is created...
Knowledge is grown...
Knowledge is personal...
Knowledge is socially mediated...
Knowledge is making connections....
Knowledge is recognizing patterns...
Knowledge is perception...

32. Social Networking

33. ...learners are active participants
and co-constructors
of knowledge...
...learning should be
meaningful &
purposeful to the
learners...
...learning should have a
critical focus...
Paulo Freire

34. Investigative learning
Problem-based learning
Community-based learning HOW !
Experiential learning
Self-directed learning
Dialogical Network-based learning
etc.........

35. Employability STEPSN2WORK
At the age of 16 young adults can leave compulsory schooling and will be offered a “positive
destination” as part of their 16+ Learning Choices education entitlement. My M.E.T.R.O. Route
Making Education & Training Relevant & Organised
There are several options for your to pick and My METRO Route allows you to organise your planning
and decide what routes you can talk towards gaining employability .
My METRO Route Instructions
1. Using a coloured pen connect the boxes that will make up your first education and training route. Student Name………………………………………...
2.Using a different coloured pen connect the boxes that will make up your second education and training
route.
16+Choices Destination……………………………..
3. To aid your planning visit the Form Class………………………….DoB……………
Continuing
Senior Phase
What qualifications / what job ?
@ School
Scottish
Qualification Employability
Authority
What job / what qualifications ?
job –?
Further Skills Pre - employability
Education Development
Scotland
Volunteering
Higher
Education
Positive & National / Local Personal
sustained Training Development
destinations Programme Programmes

36. Our Challenge
Fortunate are the persons who in this life can find
A purpose that can fill their days and goals to fill their mind
For in this world there is a need for those who’ll lead the rest
To rise above the “ average” life by giving for their best
Will you be the one, who dares to try when challenged by the task
To rise to heights you’ve never seen…
…..or is that too much to ask?
Eric Burton
Rural Connections Project Coordinator
Oatridge College, Ecclesmachan. West Lothian
eric.burton@sruc.ac.uk
http://enteric.wordpress.com/