Feeling like TOPPING UP YOUR TEACHING? EVERYBODY WELCOME!
As part of this year’s Creative Learning Network, CAST has secured funding to hold a series of CPD events in your area. We are delighted to offer FREE places on the following courses:
MAKING CHARACTERS AND TEACHING DRAWING
CREATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING
COACHING YOUR PUPILS IN DRAMA
KODAMBA: CREATIVE ACTIVE MUSIC MAKING

Courses will run from approx 4pm till 6pm latest. Local. Tea and coffee will be available.

Venues:
Helensburgh: Rhu Primary
Dunoon: Dunoon Primary
Oban: New Gaelic Centre, 1st floor, Corran Halls
Mull: Salem Primary
Islay: Islay High School
Campbeltown: Dalintober Primary
Lochgilphead: Lochgilphead Joint Campus
Bute: Rothesay Joint Campus

Email Fiona Blakey to book a place. fiona.blakey@ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk
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MAKING CHARACTERS AND TEACHING DRAWING
EILEEN RAMSEY freelance illustrator/teaching artist & FIONA BLAKEY
This course will explore innovative and creative approaches to making characters to support your teaching. There will also be an activity-based introduction to teaching observational drawing. Target: primary

Mull – Monday 1^st October                                                  Campbeltown – Monday 5^th November
Oban – Tuesday 2^nd October                                               Rothesay – Tuesday 6^th November
Islay – Wednesday 3^rd October                                           Helensburgh – Wednesday 7^th November
Lochgilphead – Thursday 4^th October                               Dunoon – Thursday 8^th November

CREATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING
ALAN McKEOWN freelance film maker and teaching artist.
Alan will introduce you to simple film making techniques to use with your pupils. He will focus on using film to document pupils work and creative film making based on a single topic. Target: primary and secondary.

Campbeltown – Monday 21^st January                                 Lochgilphead – Monday 28^th January
Rothesay – Tuesday 22^nd January                                       Islay – Tuesday 29^th January
Helensburgh – Wednesday 23^rd January                            Oban – Wednesday 30^th January
Dunoon – Thursday 24^th January                                        Mull – Thursday 31^st January

COACHING YOUR PUPILS IN DRAMA
Education Department, Citizens Theatre
The Citz team will focus on how to extract the best drama performances from your pupils and practical tips on stage craft. They’ll look at technique and convention, knowing your stage right from stage left, delivering a line and how to be heard on stage. Creating dramatic stage pictures, making the best of your set and props and not falling over the furniture will also be included! Target: primary and lower secondary.

Campbeltown – Monday 4^th March                                         Lochgilphead – Monday 11^th March
Rothesay – Tuesday 5^th March                                                 Islay – Tuesday 12^th March
Helensburgh – Wednesday 6^th March                                     Oban – Wednesday 13^th March
Dunoon – Thursday 7^th March                                                  Mull – Thursday 14^th March

KODAMBA: CREATIVE ACTIVE MUSIC MAKING
JENNY ENGLAND primary music specialist (and others)
This programme will give you:
– a framework to incorporate CfE health and well being outcomes into music making activities across the curriculum
– an understanding of meaningful progression when teaching music skills.
– activities and games that you can use immediately
– some skills to foster creativity and musical understanding through movement
– more confidence to work with rhythm, song and composition.

The sessions are organized as a continuation of last years training, hence the different orders of progression. You can start and finish at any level but we advise that all three are undertaken if possible. If not, you’re still welcome to attend individual twilights as we can offer pre-session support materials. Attending any of the training will allow you to access updates on kodamba materials throughout the year. If you have attended previous kodamba training, come for a top up as we have new content available.

SEPTEMBER 2012
Lochgilphead LEVEL ONE Tuesday 4th September
Rothesay EARLY LEVEL Thursday 6th September
Oban LEVEL TWO Tuesday 11th September
Islay EARLY LEVEL (TOP UP) Thursday 13th September
Islay LEVEL TWO Thursday 13th September
Mull LEVEL TWO Tuesday 18th September
Helensburgh LEVEL TWO Thursday 20th September
Campbeltown LEVEL TWO Tuesday 25th September
Dunoon LEVEL TWO Thursday 27th September

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2012
Lochgilphead LEVEL TWO Tuesday 6th November
Rothesay LEVEL ONE Thursday 8th November
Campbeltown EARLY LEVEL Thursday 15th November
Oban EARLY LEVEL Tuesday 20th November
Helensburgh EARLY LEVEL Thursday 22nd November
Dunoon EARLY LEVEL Thursday 29th November
Islay LEVEL ONE Thursday 6th December

FEBRUARY 2013
Lochgilphead EARLY LEVEL Tuesday 5th February
Helensburgh LEVEL ONE Thursday 7th February
Oban LEVEL ONE Tuesday 12th February
Dunoon LEVEL ONE Thursday 21st February
Campbeltown LEVEL ONE Tuesday 26th February
Rothesay LEVEL TWO Thursday 28th February
Mull EARLY LEVEL Thursday 28th February
Mull LEVEL ONE Thursday 28th February