Our Curriculum
Cramond’s Curriculum: Rooted in CfE, Enriched by the NIF (2025)
At Cramond Primary, our curriculum is grounded in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), with its core aim that every child becomes a Successful Learner, Confident Individual, Responsible Citizen and Effective Contributor.
We build our learning on the eight well‑rounded CfE curriculum areas —Expressive Arts, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Maths, Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies and Religious & Moral Education— ensuring breadth, balance and relevance.
We also draw from the 2025 National Improvement Framework, which steers Scottish Education towards being inclusive, collaborative, digitally adept, and equity‑driven.
• Holistic “ABC” Approach: prioritising Attendance, Behaviour, and Curriculum — ensuring each child is supported and engaged in learning.
• Human Rights at the Heart: every learner’s individuality and rights are central to how we shape teaching and learning.
• Digital Inclusion: we integrate digital learning meaningfully, ensuring that all pupils have equitable access and develop essential digital skills.
• Partnerships & Collaboration: we work closely with families, community, and services to enrich learning and support each learner’s journey.
What Our Curriculum Looks Like at Cramond:
1. Enabling Environments for Active Learning
From flexible indoor classrooms to Our Place, our inviting outdoor learning space. The curriculum comes alive through creative, enquiry‑led, and play‑based experiences. Furniture reuse, agile seating, calm and nurture spaces (e.g. The Nest) ensure children can work individually or collaboratively and thrive emotionally and cognitively.
2. Empowering Digital Learners
In our upper stages, learners use digital tools such as calendars, reminders and to‑do lists, to organise, lead, and reflect on their own learning journeys. This fosters autonomy and digital fluency in line with the NIF’s vision of preparing children for a digital future.
3. Meaningful, Rights-Based Teaching & Learning
Every aspect of our curriculum honours children’s rights, voice, and wellbeing. Through flexible planning, reflective routines, and nurturing structures, we design learning that is inclusive and responsive to each child’s needs.
4. Curriculum for Excellence in Action
We align our teaching with CfE levels across developmental stages, from Early to Second Level, ensuring progression in literacy, numeracy, health, and beyond. Our curriculum rationale is shaped by staff, children, families, and the community to meet local needs and aspirations.
5. Collaborative Professional Practice
Teachers at Cramond benefit from; protected planning time, professional learning in play pedagogy and nurturing approaches and robust moderation practices to ensure consistency and quality across classrooms.
6. Our Curriculum NIF Impact
• Attendance and engagement remain high, reflecting children’s enjoyment and connection with learning.
• Children are increasingly confident and independent, skilfully navigating tasks, managing their time, and collaborating effectively.
• Digital competence grows, preparing pupils to be effective communicators and creators in the 21st century.
• The curriculum is truly inclusive, adaptive, and rights-centred, supporting all learners to flourish.
https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/curriculum-in-scotland
