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Last week, the Scottish Government for the new , under the watchful gaze of every teacher and educationalist in the country. For teachers, this will mean hours and hours of preparation; for learners we hope it will mean a broader, more active approach to education; for us here at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland Learning it means creating more flexible resources for learners.

As schools prepare for the implementation of the curriculum, our content in TV, radio and online, as well as our outreach schemes, will be supporting the new developments. I've mentioned in previous blog entries that we've moved away from the traditional age and subject specific programmes we've made in the past. You'll find that we're aiming for a fresh way of telling stories to enhance learning, but allowing practitioners to decide best where, when and with which group of learners it should be used. This allows the materials to be more relevant as teachers look for more cross-curricular projects to use in class, and for resources that match the of the new curriculum.

We've recently uploaded even more clips into the Learning Zone, which learners, teachers and parents can use in class or at home for studying. Given the impending examinations, we've added clips from the Standard Grade Bitesize programmes for revision purposes, and there are hundreds of topic-based clips which would help hard-working exam candidates, so have a good look around. The idea of the clips library is to have our content available in manageable pieces, to allow for more choice in how they're used - rather than plonking a class down in front of the telly for half an hour, you can show a couple of clips, set a task, and discuss and evaluate it. Similarly, if you're revising at home, these pieces are short and to-the-point - often just what you need when trying to understand or remember a tricky concept. We hope you'll make good use of them, and bear in mind that there are more clips being added on a daily basis.

For Higher candidates - we haven't forgotten about you - Bitesize has been revamped, and we think it's easier to navigate, with more useful information. The feedback so far has been pretty positive, but the team are always looking for more suggestions and thoughts, so do get in touch with them if you have anything to add. We're excited about the new curriculum and the different challenges it puts on us, but as ever we are always looking for feedback and opinion from those at the chalkface.