Plan lessons for Curriculum for Excellence

• Early levelUsually nursery and P1 · 180 Es&Os
• First levelUsually P2 to P4 · 259 Es&Os
• Second levelUsually P5 to P7 · 308 Es&Os
• Third levelUsually S1 to S3 · 308 Es&Os
• Fourth levelUsually S1 to S3 · 346 Es&Os
• Senior phase: National 5S4 to S6 · 56 courses
• Senior phase: HigherS4 to S6 · 54 courses
• Senior phase: Advanced HigherS4 to S6 · 41 courses

Levels are typical stages, not fixed year groups. Pupils move on when they're ready.

• Expressive arts

  93 Es&Os

  Art and design, dance, drama and music, plus participation in performances and presentations.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Health and wellbeing

  263 Es&Os

  Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing, PE, food and health, substance misuse, and relationships, sexual health and parenthood. Some Es&Os are the responsibility of all practitioners.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Languages

  334 Es&Os

  Literacy and English, literacy and Gàidhlig, Gaelic (learners), modern languages and classical languages. Literacy Es&Os are the responsibility of all practitioners.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Mathematics

  142 Es&Os

  Numeracy (MNU), the responsibility of all practitioners, and mathematics (MTH).

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Religious and moral education

  224 Es&Os

  Religious and moral education (RME) and religious education in Roman Catholic schools (RERC).

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Sciences

  125 Es&Os

  Planet Earth, forces, electricity and waves, biological systems, materials, and topical science.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Social studies

  126 Es&Os

  People, past events and societies; people, place and environment; people in society, economy and business.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

• Technologies

  94 Es&Os

  Digital literacy, food and textiles, technological developments in society and business, craft, design, engineering and graphics, and computing science.

  • Early level
  • First level
  • Second level
  • Third level
  • Fourth level

1. 1. Choose the stage and curriculum area.
2. 2. Type your topic. Heapso suggests matching Es&Os; pick the ones you're teaching.
3. 3. Pip drafts the plan, with the Es&Os, success criteria and activities. Edit anything.

Which Es&Os does Heapso include?

All of them, early to fourth level: expressive arts, health and wellbeing, languages (including literacy, Gàidhlig, Gaelic learners, modern and classical languages), mathematics and numeracy, RME and RERC, sciences, social studies and technologies. The text and codes are Education Scotland's, unchanged.

Two modern languages statements are missing. Why?

Education Scotland's documents print them as "MLAN 1-03" and "MLAN 1-06", without the final letter, so we can't link them to a code. Add them to your plan as your own learning intention.

Is a level the same as a year group?

No. Levels are typical stages (first level is usually P2 to P4) and pupils move on when they're ready. Pick the level your class is working at.

What happens with the new curriculum?

Education Scotland is redesigning the curriculum through its Curriculum Improvement Cycle. The Scottish Government says the new curriculum will be taught from August 2028. Until then, the current Es&Os stay in place.

Do you include the Benchmarks?

No. Each curriculum area page links to Education Scotland's Benchmarks.

Does Heapso plan for Curriculum for Excellence?

Yes. Set your curriculum to Scotland in Settings, pick the stage (Nursery, P1 to P7 or S1 to S6) and curriculum area, and add the experiences and outcomes you're teaching. Pip writes in British English and cites only the codes you choose.