Curriculum Projects (Hansard, 13 January 1997)

§ Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

[holding answer 18 December 1996]: The Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum has undertaken the following projects since 1989 using resources from the Gordon Cook Foundation grant. A number of these have been jointly funded with other bodies, as indicated in the table.

Publications and projects which address specific aspects of the values dimension

1. Values in Education: A Paper for Discussion and Development, 1991.
2. Values in Education: An Evaluation, 1992.
3. The Heart of the Matter, 1995.
4. A Review of Personal and Social Education, 1995.
5. Climate for Learning, 1996.
6. Parents and the Curriculum, 1996.
7. Ethos and Education (Perspectives; 1).
8. Values and Educating the Whole Person (Perspectives; 3).
9. The Moral Role of the Teacher (Perspectives; 3).
10. A Holistic Approach: Steiner Waldorf Education (Perspectives; 4).
11. Guidelines for Values for the International and Humanistic Dimension of Education, UNESCO/CIDREE, 1994.
12. Scottish delegation visit to Ontario schools, 1993.
13. In collaboration with SCRE, a project on Values and Classroom Language.
14. Association of Moral Education Conference, 1995.

Collaborative projects addressing aspects of the values of dimension

1. In association with CIDREE Values in Education in Europe Project (VEEP) A Select Annotated Bibliography for 27 Countries, 1985–92.
2. In association with VEEP A Comparative Overview of a Survey of 26 Countries in 1993.
3. Technology and Values Seminar, 1994.
4. Curriculum Conference on School Climate and Ethos (and Report), 1993.
5. Curriculum Conference on Special Educational Needs (which had a Values input).
6. CCC Values input to Review and Developments Groups of 5–14 Programme.
7. Higher Still Framework: a major contribution to the aims of the Government's Higher Still Development Programme.
8. Values input to the Higher Still Personal and Social Education Specialists Group.
9. In collaboration with SOEID:

(i) Thinking European, 1994.
(ii) Sharing Responsibility, 1995.
(iii) Personal and Social Development 5–14 Exemplification.

10. Collaboration with a number of international partners in the Values in Education Project (VEEP).
11. The Dillingen International Symposia on the European Dimension, co-directed by Scottish CCC Directorate, 1991–96.

Seminar, networks, forums and discussion groups

1. Values, Environmental Education and the School Curriculum: Conference and Report, 1992.
2. Values, Generic Issues and the School Curriculum: Seminar and Report.
3. A Sense of Belonging (Seminar).
4. A Sense of Belonging (Reflections in Curricular Issues, No. 4).
5. OECD international Seminar on Environmental Education.
6. Membership of Association of Moral Education.
7. Journal of Moral Education Conference, St. Martin's College, Lancaster: Workshop for Personal and Social Development.

Ongoing projects

1. Working with Peers.
2. Learning and Being Together.
3. 'Perspectives' 5 and 6.
4. In collaboration with St. Andrew's College, Climate for Achievement: Alternative Paradigms for Assessment.
5. In collaboration with the University of Ulster, Staff Development on Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution.

	£
Parents and the Curriculum	5,000.00
Values and Communication	15,000.00
Climate for Learning	62,500.00
Heart of the Matter	18,125.00
Values in Education	7,500.00
Perspectives Series	15,000.00
Ethos Conference	16,800.00
Seminars	10,000.00
Seminar Reports	5,000.00
Network (7 years)	15,000.00
European Collaboration	4,000.00
Conference Reports	8,000.00
Travel, Admin, Distribution and	39,000.00
Materials
£5,500 per annum (x 7 years)
Total	221,000.00

The initial investment from the Cook Foundation was £200,000, which has generated interest of £180,270 over the period since 1989. In addition, officer time to a value of £95,000 has been funded by the Scottish Office via core grant to the Scottish CCC.