Support for education reform in Scotland

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has launched a project to support science teachers in implementing Scotland's new Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), which will be introduced in Scottish schools from August 2010. Chemistry teacher Dr Shona Scheuerl, on a one-year, part-time secondment from Dollar Academy, will develop examples of what chemistry will be taught in the new curriculum .      

The CfE reform aims to transform education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible and enriched curriculum from 3-18. The aims of this new approach to teaching and learning are to enable all young people to become: successful learners; confident individuals; responsible citizens; and effective contributors who can communicate, solve problems, and be enterprising and creative.