Curriculum for Excellence- Scotland Political influences have had large impacts on what type of curriculum is created to support the children in the country of Scotland. “Curriculum for Excellence is underpinned by the values inscribed on the mace of the Scottish parliament; wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity” (Education Scotland, 2016). This influence has impacted on the way children and young adults are seen within society and having citizenship that they are responsible for. The government has changed the view of teachers so that they can become agents in their teaching to support children throughout their learning experience. With the government backing the teachers however they are not looking at social and cultural influences …show more content…
This has influenced the way Scotland thinks about thinking and learning. The Enlightenment figures argued that people should think for themselves instead of following other people’s lead. This history event has had major impacts for the development of this curriculum. The curriculum has been developed with the context that children will develop skills for learning, life and for their future. However, they state principles that include children are challenged and have a voice to make decisions that is going to support them to become effective contributors to society. Scotland was afraid that they were in danger of falling behind other countries in terms of a skilled workforce and economic competitiveness (Hayward & Hutchinson, 2012). The government set up a National debate on education to develop an understanding about the issues the public had for education. This social influence created a way for all people to be involved in the process to develop a curriculum which underpins all of Scotland. This impacted on the final curriculum as the government took on these issues and adapted the values of education to develop a curriculum which is getting it right for every …show more content…
World War ll seen the start of the early childhood movements in New Zealand and Australia. The history of the country underpinned how the curriculum was developed, with who and what was important to be in the curriculum. Unlike the other two curriculums New Zealand look to a bi-cultural history of the Treaty of Waitangi as a base and starting point to the curriculum. The others look towards the image of the child and their thinking and the changing aspects of this to determine the base for their