Scottish education is changing for young people. In August, the new curriculum for children and young people between the ages of three and 18 in Scotland was implemented.
Curriculum for Excellence is being introduced to raise standards of learning and teaching and help improve children's life chances, equipping young people to meet the challenges of the modern world and apply their skills to whatever lies ahead.
So what does this look like in Argyll and Bute schools and how have they been preparing for these changes?
Kilchattan Primary School on Isle of Colonsay is sparking the imagination of pupils to engage them in ICT, Expressive Arts and Social Studies though their Unsinkable Ship project, based on Titanic.
Headtecher Carol MacNeill explains: "The project took place over eight weeks and encouraged children to be creative by developing communication and numeracy skills while using technology for learning.
"With this project we wanted to actively engage children in their learning with tasks that were fun and allowed them to explore and learn in a way that works for them, at a pace they can cope with and with enough challenge to stretch them."
The Unsinkable Skip project was introduced to the children by giving them the role of secret agents with the topic of the Titanic presented as a series of secret missions. Through this learning experience pupils built knowledge of the era and developed skills of accessing, analysing and using and sharing information. The pupils presented their results as a frieze of the Titanic with biographies of passengers, models of cabins and drawings of the interior. This culminated in an open afternoon for the senior citizens' lunch club.
By presenting the topic as a series of top secret missions the children acquired skills and attributes such as teamwork, citizenship, problem solving and responsibility.
Carol feels the Unsinkable Ship project has had a positive impact on everyone involved. She said: "There was a real sense of inclusion from the outset and pupils have enjoyed all aspects of this topic, although designing and building the ship's cabins was a highlight for most of the children.
"Peer assessment was a big part of the project and has helped the children to take ownership of their work and recognise successes. This has been a motivating factor for many pupils.
"In fact, teamwork has become such a big part of the project that when we implemented a fact finding exercise which didn't use co-operative learning it was deemed to be less interesting by the pupils.
"The feedback from both staff and pupils has been very positive. The project has motivated staff to continue to develop learning strategies and to take a more imaginative approach to future topics. The impact on learning and teaching has been liberating and exciting."
Carol believes Curriculum for Excellence has helped Kilchattan Primary School deliver a deep and broad education for pupils. She said:
"Curriculum for Excellence has really helped our teachers to modernise learning and drive projects such as The Unsinkable Ship. We want to ensure that our pupils leave school equipped with the skills needed for life in the 21st century and Curriculum for Excellence helps us to deliver on this promise.
"Learning doesn't stop at the school gates and we want to get parents involved in their child's education. We would encourage parents to come along and speak to our teachers about any questions they may have on Curriculum for Excellence or any aspect of their child's school experience."
Curriculum for Excellence was implemented in all Scottish nursery, primary and secondary schools as well as colleges in August 2010. For more information on how this will affect your child speak to your child's school or visit www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk