GIRFEC Wellbeing competition – still plenty time to enter!
The Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) team is looking for talented young writers and artists/designers to help develop a meaningful guide for young people about GIRFEC. The competition is open to young people aged between 11 and 15. Continue reading Young writers and artists/designers wanted – GIRFEC project
Category Archives: General Info
The Argyll & Bute Assessment Forum
The Argyll & Bute Assessment Forum has been set up this term to help drive forward the assessment agenda in Argyll & Bute. It has a cross-sectoral membership and schools throughout Argyll & Bute are represented. The aim of the forum is to draw together assessment guidance to assist all schools and to seek out and share good practice. To help the forum achieve this, a very short survey has been designed to give all teachers the opportunity to share their views and good practice on assessment.
Many teachers have already responded but the forum would like to hear from as many teachers as possible. Please click HERE to take part in the survey. It will only take you a few minutes.
Argyll and Bute 3-12 Teaching and Learning Features
Members of the Quality Improvement Team recently made presentations to Councillors at the four Local Area Committees. They spoke about 3-12 teaching and learning in our schools, backed up by a report featuring news from each primary in their area. You can download the reports below and enjoy the examples of CfE, community involvement, eco-learning, partnership working etc. Continue reading Argyll and Bute 3-12 Teaching and Learning Features
SBT ‘our treasures’ campaign
Scottish Book Trust have recently launched our Treasures campaign, and we’re keen to help schools get involved. The campaign invites members of the public to write autobiographical pieces about their treasured possessions and submit these pieces of writing to the SBT website. The best entries will be published in a free book which we’ll be distributing throughout Book Week Scotland 2013. Continue reading SBT ‘our treasures’ campaign
Food for Thought: Education Fund
Education Scotland are pleased to announce the launch of the Food for Thought: Education Fund. The fund was officially launched by The Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages Dr Alasdair Allan and Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead at Castleview Primary, Edinburgh. The opportunity to apply for a grant from the Food for Thought: Education Fund will give practitioners scope to explore food education within Curriculum for Excellence. It is required that schools identify and work in partnership with a local business to enhance the project Continue reading Food for Thought: Education Fund
The Real Experience is Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd’s (CCE) flagship education programme for secondary schools, colleges and universities in Great Britain. Their programme is run by qualified teachers employed directly by CCE and is free of charge. On their website you can find out more about our two key initiatives: Real Education Centres and The Real Business Challenge. Continue reading
Authors Live! new info…….
Authors Live is a series of world class children’s authors and illustrator events brought directly to your classroom, library or computer for free, live on the web by BBC Scotland Learning and Scottish Book Trust.
We have two amazing opportunities for your school to take part in Authors Live this term. Continue reading Authors Live! new info…….
Useful Information
A talk through video which allows you to set up an apple account which is not linked to a credit card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95znCDIMHj0&feature=youtu.be
Recycled Resources – FREE
As resources become increasingly expensive for school, it’s always good to hit upon a wonderful, open-ended resource that is totally FREE and is easy for the children to collect. Over the last term, the children at Kilmartin have been collecting plastic lids and bottle tops and we now have a huge collection of all sizes, colours and shapes of these little items that sadly, usually get thrown away. Continue reading Recycled Resources – FREE
Scottish Education Awards 2013
The Scottish Education Awards 2013 were launched on Monday 3 December by Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. The awards celebrate the hard work and success in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in learning environments across Scotland. Continue reading Scottish Education Awards 2013
