{"id":667,"date":"2012-05-10T13:56:40","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T13:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=667"},"modified":"2012-06-13T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T11:15:25","slug":"new-national-creativity-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=667","title":{"rendered":"NEW! National Creativity NewsCAST."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Please have a look through these latest news items for interesting opportunities\/announcements.<\/p>\n

National Poetry Day 2012 theme is\u2026 STARS<\/em><\/strong>
\nVisit the Scottish Poetry Library website for information about National Poetry Day on Thursday 4 October 2012.
\n http:\/\/www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk\/learn\/librarians\/professional-news-resources<\/a><\/p>\n

New National Qualifications Music website<\/em><\/strong>
\nThis website has been developed by Education Scotland in in partnership with practitioners to support learning and teaching at National 3, National 4 and National 5. It is hoped that both learners and practitioners alike will use this website and find the materials to be invaluable when studying music.
\nhttp:\/\/www.educationscotland.gov.uk\/nqmusic\/about\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Science fiction in Scotland \u2013 exhibition<\/em><\/strong>
\nTreasures display at the National Library of Scotland \u2013 Science fiction in Scotland \u2013 exhibition open until 30 June 2012
\nExhibits from the National Library of Scotland\u2019s science fiction collections take you on a journey into the past, present and future of this little explored space of Scottish writing. The keyboards of Iain Banks, Steven Moffat, John Wagner, Alan Grant, Alasdair Gray and Ken MacLeod, have given us pop icons like Dr Who and Judge Dredd, and taken us to parallel universes and post-apocalyptic worlds.
\nhttp:\/\/www.nls.uk\/exhibitions\/treasures<\/a><\/p>\n

Portraits of Britain photographic competition<\/em><\/strong>
\nAre you a keen photographer? Can you capture the meaning of \u2019social sciences\u2019 and \u2019society today\u2019 in a single picture? If so, the ESRC Portraits of Britain photographic competition could be for you. This free competition aims to capture images of what life in Britain means today. There are eight categories to enter, including an open category for young people.
\nThe competition is run in partnership with the tenth annual ESRC Festival of Social Science and the winning entries will be showcased at the ESRC\u2019s 2012 flagship Festival event in London this autumn.
\nVisit www.esrc.ac.uk\/portraits
\n<\/a> http:\/\/www.esrc.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/events\/photographic-competition\/index.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Reminder \u2013 Marks on the Landscape National challenge: Design a billboard for Scotland<\/em><\/strong>
\nThere is still time for learners to enter this Education Scotland challenge to design a double-sided billboard to be seen by people entering and leaving Scotland.
\nThe design challenge is being run through the Marks on the Landscape website , an interdisciplinary learning resource focused on creativity skills, within the learning context of the land regeneration project Fife Earth. The challenge is aimed at those working within second, third and fourth curriculum levels.
\nhttp:\/\/www.educationscotland.gov.uk\/marksonthelandscape\/designchallenges\/billboard\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Childnet Film Competition 2012 \u2013 enter now<\/em>!<\/strong>
\nPositive and inspiring use of the internet is at the heart of the Childnet Film Challenge 2012. Childnet is inviting all schools and youth organisations in the UK to enter their challenge. Two separate projects are in place for primary and secondary aged children.
\nThis year\u2019s themes are:
\nPrimary: The internet can make your life much easier, let me show you!
\nSecondary: \u2018I\u2019m a technophobe, get me out of here!\u2019 Can you convert a technophobe to the wonders of the internet?
\nTo find out more about this year\u2019s competition visit the link below.
\nAll shortlisted finalists will be invited to a private screening of their film with Childnet\u2019s judging panel at a cinema in central London and will be awarded some great prizes.
\nThe competition closes on Friday 15 June at 5pm. If you would like to register a group of young people for the challenge please do so at film@childnet.com
\nhttp:\/\/childnet.com\/film-2012\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Creativity in Education \u2013 article in Holyrood Magazine<\/em><\/strong>
\nVisit the fortnightly Holyrood magazine where the Fertile Minds article discusses creativity in Scottish Education from a political perspective.<\/p>\n

Creativity Portal and Early Years focus on fresh Education Scotland website<\/em><\/strong>
\nYou can visit the new Education Scotland website, bringing together the best of HMIE and LTS content, at <\/a>http:\/\/www.educationscotland.gov.uk\/ <\/a>and for a focus on how the Creativity Portal caters for Early Years teaching you can read about in in the Early Years Matters publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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