Successful Learner

• enthusiasm and motivation for learning
• determination to reach high standards of achievement
• openness to new thinking and ideas

• use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
• use technology for learning
• think creatively and independently
• learn independently and as part of a group
• make reasoned evaluations
• link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations

Confident Individual

• self respect
• a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
• secure values and beliefs
• ambition
• pursue a healthy and active lifestyle

• relate to others and manage themselves
• be self aware
• live as independently as they can
• assess risk and take informed decisions
• achieve success in different areas of activity

Responsible Citizen

• respect for others
• commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life

• develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland's place in it
• understand different beliefs and cultures
• make informed choices and decisions
• evaluate environment, scientific and technological issues
• develop informed, ethical views of complex issues

Effective Contributor

• an enterprising attitude
• resilience
• self-reliance

• communicate in different ways and in different settings
• work in partnership and in teams
• take the initiative and lead
• apply critical thinking in new contexts
• create and develop
• solve problems

Curricular Areas

What you achieve and learn in the eight curriculum areas, or any subject in these areas. The curriculum areas are:

• Expressive arts
• Health and wellbeing
• Languages and literacy
• Mathematics and numeracy
• Religious and moral education
• Sciences
• Social studies
• Technologies

Usually, each area is made up of a group of related subjects. For example, Art, Dance, Drama and Music are all subjects in Expressive Arts.

Your achievement might be:

• Writing the script for a school video about bullying (learning how to write dialogue, write stage directions for the actors and work with a group to edit and improve what I'd written).
• Learning how to bake a cake (learning what ingredients I'd need, how to measure out the right amount of each ingredient using a scale, how to use baking equipment, the oven and the timer).
• Being able to work out percentages.
• Being able to repair a simple electrical circuit.

School Ethos

What you achieve and learn by making a contribution to the ethos and life of the school as a community.

• making a contribution to the life and work of the school
• being a responsible member of the school community
• helping the school to live up to its values and aims

• coming to school prepared and ready to learn
• buddying new or younger pupils
• being a member of the Student Council
• taking part in fundraising events
• taking part in paired reading
• volunteering to help at a parents evening

Across the curriculum

This is called 'interdisciplinary learning'. It’s about making connections between different areas of learning.

It includes what you achieve and learn by working on topics or projects that involve different areas of the curriculum.

This helps you to make connections between different areas of learning.

• Producing a PowerPoint presentation on Malawi might be the result of learning about the country and its people in Geography, Science and Religious and Moral Education.
• And you might learn about presenting skills in English and use them in Drama to recite a poem.
• Doing a project on 'Volcanoes' by learning about them in History, English, Geography and Science.

Personal achievement

What you achieve and learn as a result of the many other opportunities you have in school for 'personal achievement'. These are usually activities that develop your self-awareness, confidence, strengths and talents.

• Taking part in Outdoor Education trips or days out.
• Achievement in sports or other physical activities, such as being Captain of the Netball Team.
• Winning school competitions, like Poetry Slam.
• Pupil of the Year, for attendance
• Pupil of the month
• Star Achiever Award
• Taking part in an Enterprise Event