The case studies in this section provide staff with exemplars of how some schools in Scotland have started to implement social studies experiences and outcomes under Curriculum for Excellence.
Within each of these studies you can find innovative teaching methods, video clips of good practice and numerous support materials for your own use.
These are by no means prescriptive teaching models for the curriculum but are provided to offer you inspiring illustrations of innovative practices that are already being used in Scottish schools today.
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An interdisciplinary, multi school partnership project exploring impacts, opportunities and adaptations associated with climate change in the Cairngorms National Park through the medium of film making.
Published on 31 May 2011
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Self-awareness and awareness of others
Early learners at Aberlour Nursery embarked on an exploration of similarities and differences in Scottish and Chinese culture in order to help develop the children's understanding of the wider world and Scotland's place in it.
Published on 15 March 2011
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Using Glow to ease transitions between nursery and primary
Find out how St Thomas' Primary in Keith, Moray, has been using Glow to support its Comenius Project.
Published on 14 March 2011
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Using Glow to ease transitions between nursery and primary
Find out how St Thomas' Primary in Keith, Moray, has been using Glow to support its Comenius Project.
Published on 14 March 2011
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'Touching Lives’ was an outreach initiative designed to bring together children with visual impairment and children who have full sight, and introduce them to the collections at the Hunterian Museum.
Published on 24 January 2011
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Working in partnership: Learning about democracy
Find out how two schools worked in partnership with lawyers from the Scottish Government to learn about political processes in an active, experiential way.
Published on 25 November 2010
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HMIE/LTS Scottish History Good Practice Conference 2009
HMIE and LTS organised a joint Scottish History Good Practice Conference, held on 30 September 2009 at the Apex Hotel, Dundee. The main purpose of the conference was to highlight and share good practice in developing the learning and teaching of Scottish history through Curriculum for Excellence.
Published on 1 March 2010
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Blast from the Past - Scottish history project
This 'hands on' multimedia project at Dunoon Grammar School (DGS) saw pupils making a TV show to help them learn about the Scottish Wars of Independence.
Published on 17 September 2009
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Improving engagement by developing literacy and numeracy in social studies
Outlines a collaborative project involving the Social Studies and Support for Learning departments at Bannockburn High School.
Published on 1 September 2009
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Social studies and literacy at third level
This West Dunbartonshire project aimed to offer CPD opportunities for social studies teachers in developing literacy skills for learners.
Published on 24 August 2009
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