Curriculum for Excellence on Sumdog

From the ages of three to 18, every pupil in Scotland embarks on their learning journey guided by the Curriculum for Excellence, developed by Education Scotland and the Scottish Government. At Sumdog, we’re passionate about supporting that journey. That’s why all our maths and spelling activities, questions, and assessments are carefully mapped to the Curriculum for Excellence benchmarks. This ensures teachers can trust that every task their pupils complete on Sumdog not only builds key skills but does so in perfect step with Scotland’s national curriculum. By aligning our content, we make it easier for educators to track progress, target interventions, and empower every child to succee, both in class and beyond.

Curriculum for Excellence: mathematics

We have worked closely with teachers across the country to ensure that Sumdog follows the CfE maths benchmarks and that all Sumdog features align to the Curriculum for Excellence in maths for Early, 1st, 2nd
and 3rd levels. For an overview of our curriculum aligned to CfE, you can download our scheme of learning.

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Curriculum for Excellence maths tools

CfE benchmark tests

Sumdog has ready-made low-stakes maths tests that are aligned to the CfE maths
benchmarks, which are broken up into Sumdog milestones.

Games-based practice

Teachers can use our practice tool to set skills aligned to Curriculum for Excellence to complement their teaching in class, homework or revision of maths skills.

Curriculum for Excellence: literacy

Sumdog Spelling can be used by teachers in Scotland to help keep pupils engaged, providing literacy and spelling activities to spot gaps in learning. Sumdog has worked with Scottish teachers to confirm that we align to the Curriculum for Excellence 1st and 2nd levels. For an overview of our Sumdog Spelling, you can download our introduction to learn more about how we align with the CfE literacy benchmarks.

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Pupil Equity Funding (PEF)

Almost every school in Scotland receives Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) from the government to enhance pupils’ education. Pupil Equity Funding is to support children from low-income households, but you can also use allocated PEF to purchase Sumdog to enable teachers to engage students in the classroom and at home. To find out more, read our guide to PEF and Sumdog.

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Case Studies

We spoke to some teachers across Scotland to find out how they use Sumdog with their pupils and the impact they have seen.

Strathblane Primary School

"The combination of fun, interactive activities with robust data-driven insights has transformed how we approach maths education at Strathblane Primary School, making Sumdog an essential in our teaching toolkit."

Danii Bairner, Principal Teacher and Class Teacher at Strathblane Primary School in Strathblane, Scotland.

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Kinross High School

"Sumdog has transformed the way we support literacy and numeracy at Kinross High School. It has made learning more interactive, engaging and personalised - giving students a greater sense of ownership over their progress."

Kasia Learmonth, Classroom Teacher and Strategic Lead on Sumdog and EdTech at Kinross High School in Kinross, Scotland.

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