Tagging Es and Os on the Curriculum for Excellence

Tag the exact Experiences and Outcomes an observation shows, by browsing each area's organisers or by searching a word or code.

Written byDaniel Broadhurst (Founder)|Published: 18 June 2026|
Ofsted Aligned

ℹ️Who this is for

Childminders registered with the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, for children aged 3 to 5 years 11 months (36–71 months). The CfE Early Level section appears automatically on their observations and activity plans.

Video Walkthrough

1. Open the CfE Early Level section

On an observation or activity plan, scroll to Curriculum for Excellence — Early Level. You'll see the note "Tag the Es and Os your observation shows.", a row of area tabs (Literacy, Numeracy, Health & Wellbeing and the rest), and a search bar. Literacy is selected first.

2. Browse by area and organiser

Each area lists its organisers — for example Literacy's "Enjoyment and choice" or "Tools for listening and talking". Tap an organiser to open it and see its Experiences and Outcomes (E&Os), each with its code and full statement.

If you just want to log that an organiser was covered, tap its Tag organiser pill without opening it.

3. Tag the exact outcome

Tap an E&O to tag it. The organiser shows how many E&Os are tagged, and the area tab picks up a count too. Tap again to untag it. You can tag several E&Os under one organiser, and an organiser-level tag alongside them — they don't affect each other.

4. Or search for it

If you remember a word or a code but not which of the eight areas it's under, type it into the search bar — try "listening" or "MNU 0-01a". Results come from every area, grouped by organiser, and each result can be tagged in one tap.

5. See it on the saved observation

Tagged E&Os appear on the saved observation, in the practitioner feed, and in the parent app as, for example, "LIT 0-01a · Enjoyment and choice". An organiser tagged without an E&O shows its organiser name.

6. Check Progress

Open the child's Progress tracker. Only E&Os you've actually tagged are ticked — an organiser-level tag alone shows "Tagged at organiser level" instead, so the checklist never overstates what's been evidenced.

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