Primary Curriculum

The main aims of primary education in Glasgow are to improve education and equip children for life in the 21^st century.

Primary education begins when a child is between 4½ and 5 and finishes at around the age of 12. The curriculum provides children with a range of skills as well as knowledge and understanding of specific subjects.

Children in Glasgow’s primary schools study a range of subjects within a curriculum based on certain clear principles. Those principles ensure:

·        breadth

·          balance

·          relevance

·          continuity and progression

·          provision for the individual

·          active involvement of children and of parents

·          multi-cultural and anti-racist education

·          equality of opportunity

Pupils study:

• language
  • listening and talking
  • reading
  • writing
  • modern languages for pupils in P6 and P7 (usually French but some schools offer German, Italian or Spanish)
• mathematics
• environmental studies
  • science
  • technology
  • people in the past
  • people and place
  • people in society
• religious and moral education
• expressive arts
  • art and design
  • drama
  • physical education
  • music
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Personal and Social Development and Health Education