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Scotland Curriculum & Standards
Official Education Authority:Education Scotland / SQA
Primary Framework:
Visit Official Portal↗Curriculum for Excellence (CfE / Highers)
Jump to Key Stage / Phase:🎒 Primary (P1–P5)16🏫 Broad General Education (S1–S3)13🎓 Senior Phase (S4–S6 / Nationals & Highers)17
Primary School Education (P1–P5)16 Courses
Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Early, First, and Second Level literacy, numeracy, and environmental inquiry.
📐Mathematics20 Lessons
Primary Mathematics: Counting, Place Value & Addition Within 20
Primary 1 (CfE Early/First)•Education Scotland KS1-MA-NPV / STA Year 1
🔬Science16 Lessons
Primary Science: Living Things, Plant Growth & Seasonal Changes
Primary 1 (CfE Early/First)•Education Scotland KS1-SC-BIO / STA Year 1
📚English Language Arts18 Lessons
Primary English: Systematic Synthetic Phonics & Early Reading
Primary 1 (CfE Early/First)•Education Scotland KS1-ENG-PHO / Letters & Sounds
📐Mathematics22 Lessons
Primary Mathematics: Multi-Digit Addition, Subtraction & Shape Properties
Primary 2 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS1-MA-ADD / KS1 Assessment
🔬Science18 Lessons
Primary Science: Properties of Everyday Materials & Changing Environments
Primary 2 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS1-SC-MAT / STA Year 2
📚English Language Arts20 Lessons
Primary English: Sentence Construction, Punctuation & Vocabulary
Primary 2 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS1-ENG-GPS / STA Year 2
📐Mathematics24 Lessons
Primary Mathematics: Multiplication Tables, Written Methods & Unit Fractions
Primary 3 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS2-MA-MUL / Year 3 Programme
🔬Science18 Lessons
Primary Science: Forces & Magnets, Light Reflection & Plant Life
Primary 3 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS2-SC-FOR / Year 3 Programme
📚English Language Arts20 Lessons
Primary English: Reading Comprehension, Paragraphs & Prepositions
Primary 3 (CfE First)•Education Scotland KS2-ENG-PAR / Year 3 Programme
📐Mathematics26 Lessons
Primary Mathematics: Place Value, Written Multiplication & Fractions
Primary 4 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-MA-FDP / Multiplication Tables Check
🔬Science22 Lessons
Primary Science: States of Matter, Sound Waves & Electrical Circuits
Primary 4 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-SC-PHY / Year 4 Programme
📚English Language Arts20 Lessons
Primary English: Fronted Adverbials, Expanded Noun Phrases & Research Writing
Primary 4 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-ENG-GPS / Year 4 Programme
🏛️Social Studies & Civics18 Lessons
Grade 4 Social Studies: Regional Geography, Early Peoples & State History
Grade 4 (Elementary)•C3.GEO.1.3-5 / TEKS 4.6.A
📐Mathematics24 Lessons
Primary Mathematics: Fraction Operations, Decimals, Percentages & Volume
Primary 5 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-MA-FDP / Year 5 Programme
🔬Science20 Lessons
Primary Science: Ecosystems, Global Water Cycle & Earth in Space
Primary 5 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-SC-SPA / Year 5 Programme
📚English Language Arts20 Lessons
Primary English: Relative Clauses, Modal Verbs & Formal Non-Fiction Texts
Primary 5 (CfE Second)•Education Scotland KS2-ENG-TXT / Year 5 Programme
Broad General Education (S1–S3 BGE)13 Courses
CfE Third and Fourth Levels with interdisciplinary coursework, science experimentation, and mathematics consolidation.
📐Mathematics26 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Mathematics: Ratio, Proportions, Negative Numbers & Expressions
S1 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-MA-RAT / Year 7 Programme
🔬Science22 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Science: Earth Systems, Plate Tectonics & Planetary Science
S1 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-SC-ROC / Year 7 Programme
📚English Language Arts22 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) English: Analytical Reading, Contextual Inferences & Descriptive Prose
S1 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-ENG-PRO / Year 7 Programme
🏛️Social Studies & Civics20 Lessons
World History: Ancient River Civilizations & Early Societies
Grade 6 / Year 7•C3.HIST.2.6-8 / TEKS 6.2.A
📐Mathematics26 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Mathematics: Proportional Reasoning, Percentages & Probability Trees
S2 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-MA-PRO / Year 8 Programme
🔬Science24 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Science: Cell Biology, Microscopy, Plant Nutrition & Photosynthesis
S2 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-SC-CEL / Year 8 Programme
📚English Language Arts22 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) English: Rhetoric, Persuasive Oratory & Critical Non-Fiction Analysis
S2 (CfE Third Level)•Education Scotland KS3-ENG-RHE / Year 8 Programme
🏛️Social Studies & Civics20 Lessons
World History: Medieval to Early Modern Civilizations & Trade Networks
Grade 7 / Year 8•C3.HIST.3.6-8 / TEKS 7.1.A
📐Mathematics28 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Mathematics: Linear Equations, Straight-Line Graphs & Gradient
S3 (CfE Fourth Level)•Education Scotland KS3-MA-ALG / AQA & Edexcel KS3
🔬Science24 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Science: Forces, Speed, Energy Transfers & Particle Model
S3 (CfE Fourth Level)•Education Scotland KS3-SC-FOR / Year 9 Programme
📚English Language Arts22 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) English: 19th-Century Prose, Shakespearean Drama & Literary Critique
S3 (CfE Fourth Level)•Education Scotland KS3-ENG-SHA / Year 9 Programme
🏛️Social Studies & Civics22 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Citizenship: UK Parliamentary Democracy, Electoral Systems & The Rule of Law
S3 (CfE Fourth Level)•Education Scotland KS3-CIT-DEM / UK Constitution
💻Computer Science & AI20 Lessons
Broad General Education (S1–S3) Computing: Python Programming, Computational Logic & Boolean Gates
S3 (CfE Fourth Level)•Education Scotland KS3-COMP-PRG / BCS Standards
Senior Phase (S4–S6 Senior Secondary)17 Courses
SQA Qualifications: National 5s (S4), Highers (S5 for university entrance), and Advanced Highers (S6).
📐Mathematics28 Lessons
National 5 Mathematics: Quadratic Expressions, Simultaneous Equations & Inequalities
S4 (National 4/5)•SQA / Edexcel 1MA1 / AQA 8300
🔬Science28 Lessons
National 5 Biology: Cell Structure, Cell Division, Genetics & Natural Selection
S4 (National 4/5)•SQA / AQA 8461 / Edexcel 1BI0
📚English Language Arts24 Lessons
National 5 English Language: Explorations in Creative Reading & Non-Fiction Perspectives
S4 (National 4/5)•SQA / AQA 8700 / Edexcel 1EN0
🏛️Social Studies & Civics22 Lessons
World Geography: Physical Landscapes, Demographics & Global Systems
Grade 9 / High School•C3.GEO.2.9-12 / TEKS WG.4.A
📐Mathematics28 Lessons
National 5 Mathematics (Higher Tier): Deductive Geometry, Trigonometry & Circle Theorems
S4 (National 5)•SQA / Edexcel 1MA1 / AQA 8300 (Grades 9–1)
🔬Science28 Lessons
National 5 Chemistry: Atomic Structure, Quantitative Chemistry, Bonding & Electrolysis
S4 (National 5)•SQA / AQA 8462 / Edexcel 1CH0
📚English Language Arts24 Lessons
High School ELA: Rhetorical Analysis, Persuasive Essays & Critical Logic
Grade 10 / High School•CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1
🏛️Social Studies & Civics24 Lessons
Modern World History: Industrialization, Global Alliances & 20th Century Conflicts
Grade 10 / High School•C3.HIST.1.9-12 / TEKS WH.12.A
📐Mathematics30 Lessons
Higher / Advanced Higher Mathematics (Year 12): Pure Functions, Trigonometric Identities & Intro Calculus
S5 (Higher)•SQA / Edexcel 9MA0 / AQA 7357
🔬Science28 Lessons
Higher / Advanced Higher Physics: Classical Mechanics, Kinematics, Energy & Wave Phenomena
S5 (Higher)•SQA / AQA 7408 / OCR H556
📚English Language Arts24 Lessons
American Literature: Synthesis Research, Foundational Speeches & Literary Movements
Grade 11 / High School•CCSS.ELA.RI.11-12.1 / TEKS 11.8.A
🏛️Social Studies & Civics26 Lessons
United States History: Founding Documents, Reconstruction, Civil Rights & Modern Era
Grade 11 / High School•C3.HIST.2.9-12 / TEKS US.9.A
📐Mathematics32 Lessons
Higher / Advanced Higher Mathematics (Year 13): Differential Calculus, Integration Techniques & Differential Equations
S6 (Advanced Higher)•SQA / Edexcel 9MA0 / AQA 7357
🔬Science26 Lessons
Advanced Science: Environmental Systems, Energy Sustainability & Thermodynamics
Grade 12 / Senior High / AP/IB•NGSS.HS-ESS3-1 / AP.ENV.ENG
📚English Language Arts24 Lessons
World Literature & Rhetoric: Critical Theoretical Lenses & Capstone Argumentation
Grade 12 / Senior High / AP/IB•CCSS.ELA.RL.11-12.6 / AP.ENG.LIT
🏛️Social Studies & Civics26 Lessons
US Government & Economics: Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties & Macroeconomic Policy
Grade 12 / Senior High / AP/IB•C3.CIV.13.9-12 / AP.GOV.CIV
💻Computer Science & AI28 Lessons
Higher / Advanced Higher Computer Science: Advanced Data Structures, Algorithms, Complexity & Machine Learning
S6 (Advanced Higher)•SQA / OCR H446 / AQA 7517