Toolkit for Schools and Learning Communities


Who is this for?

This toolkit is aimed at those delivering learning in schools and the broader learning community.

What is the SCQF?

The SCQF is Scotland’s framework for Lifelong Learning and supports people throughout the lifetime of their learning.  It recognises all the standard Scottish qualifications. It includes those qualifications gained in school, the workplace and in Further and Higher Education and learning and skills gained from a wide range of settings and experience.

What are the benefits?

Benefits of the framework include:

  •     Recognising achievements
  •     Helping young people recognise their strengths
  •     Supporting all young people in developing learning routes and pathways
  •     Helping young people to plan their future learning to reach their full potential
  •     Promoting Lifelong Learning in Scotland
How does it support Curriculum for Excellence?

The values of Curriculum for Excellence are that the curriculum must be inclusive, must be a stimulus for personal achievement and must, through broadening of experience, be an encouragement towards informed and responsible citizenship.  The SCQF supports these values and Curriculum for Excellence by:
  • Helping to embed a culture of ambition by recognising and giving credit for all achievements
  • Ensuring equal opportunities and parity of esteem for all young people through the recognition of all types of qualifications and learning, not just learning that takes place in the classroom
  • Encouraging an awareness of different learning options and how they fit with more traditional learning routes
  • Helping with the assessment process (Building the Curriculum 5) by making it easier to pitch the level when developing a learning programme or reflecting on learning
  • Providing a flexible approach to meeting the needs of individuals beyond formal academic qualifications.
You can use the SCQF to:
  • Understand and recognise the skills young people have gained through different experiences in their lives, including experiences beyond school
  • Think about their strengths and areas that they would like to develop
  • Recognise learning programmes that they may have undertaken besides formal qualifications such as voluntary work.
     
Use the following links to find out how the Schools Toolkit can be used for:

Here are some other useful links.