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=**Building our Curriculum Self-help Group (bocsh) 2011**=

The resource consists of **three** parts: the **booklet** - to download a copy please click on 2011 Repor in the left hand menu ; an attached **CD** containing electronic copies of the booklet, a set of case studies and a set of appendices and support materials (supplied with hard copies); this publicly-accessible **Wikispace** containing the current, updated versions of the Case Studies plus further case studies and support materials provided by schools and authorities who were not fully ready to publish at the time of printing of this material.
 * This resource is the second annual report by the **Building Our Curriculum Self-Help** (BOCSH) **Group** – a consortium of senior managers currently drawn from a growing group (eleven, at the date of publication) education authorities.

This resource has been produced to support curricular leaders in education authorities and schools with advice and exemplification to support their work in implementing to the highest possible standards, “raising the bar’ in terms of teaching and learning, pupil achievement and attainment, curriculum design and timetabling. The **first part** of the booklet consists of a core of information on implementation of the senior phase of //Curriculum for Excellence,// emerging practice, related topics such as assessment and qualifications, CPD, profiling and timetabling. The **second part** of the resource comprises a set of 3-page summaries of the eight school and authority Case Studies. **Only the summaries are included in the booklet** – the full case studies are supplied on the CD and this Wikispace - to access these please see the left hand menu. Each school or authority’s philosophy has been developed in the light of initial experience with planning and implementing the Junior Phase to provide a plan for the implementation of both the Junior and Senior Phases of //Curriculum for Excellence.// The work of each school also includes planning for transition between the junior and senior phases and touches on many of the key issues related to successful implementation of //Curriculum for Excellence.//  Each authority/school Case Study includes information on curriculum design, timetabling and staffing, course choice, support for pupils & their learning and interdisciplinary learning (IDL) issues associated with the implementation of //Curriculum for Excellence//. ||  For further information about the BOCSH 2011 group please contact the editor : Mr Jim Scott, Headteacher, Perth High School, Oakbank Road, Perth PH1 1HB Telephone 01738 628271  E-mail jscott@pkc.gov.uk  ||   ||