posted by Rodger Hill, Service Manager, Schools & Learning

Don’t get caught out with bad weather this winter! Doing small things now can save a lot of trouble later. Take part in our Glow TV event to hear important information from the Met Office, a flood officer and Sustrans on why you need to get ready and  what you can do.  This will include getting your home and bike ready for winter.  Our experts are keen to answer your questions too.  This is a great opportunity to get ready for winter!

This glow meet is suitable for upper primary and lower secondary and will be on Tuesday 24^th  November at 10.45 – 11.45.  Sign up to register here.

In the meantime, visit bit.ly/RfEScot Ready for Winter page to get ideas to use with your class.  You’ll find a power point, short video and learning journeys packed full of ideas to get you started. Keep safe this winter!

Best wishes / Dùrachdan
Eilidh
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posted by Fiona Robertson, Principal Officer, Extended Support for Pupils (3-18)

Recognising and Realising Children’s Rights is a professional development resource which was developed by Education Scotland and launched in September 2013. The stated aims of this resource are to:

• raise awareness and develop knowledge/understanding of the UNCRC;
• individuals and establishments to self-evaluate their practice in light of the UNCRC;
• support improvement planning within establishments;
• support children to know, understand and claim their rights.

Education Scotland would like to engage colleagues in evaluating the effectiveness and impact of this resource, and would appreciate your contribution to this evaluation.

The findings will be used to evaluate the current resource and to inform future developments. It should only take a few minutes to complete and all contributions will remain anonymous.

Click here to complete the evaluation

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Education Officer – Inclusion
Education Scotland/Foghlam Alba
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posted by Isabelle Gall, Principal Teacher Curriculum, Carnoustie High School

Staff from Glamis Castle, Pauline Cawdery and Linda Cumming, visited Carnoustie High School on Monday 26^th October to talk to the young people about working in the tourism industry.

Mr McInally opened the event by illustrating with statistics the importance of Tourism and Leisure, within the UK as a whole, but especially in Scotland and in Angus in particular.  He indicated that, according to the figures on the growth in Tourism, one in five of the young people in S3 will probably find themselves working in this field, so gaining useful skills at school would be a wise plan.

Pauline and Linda explained how best to write a CV and present oneself for a job in Tourism. They suggested ways of gaining valuable experience in order to strengthen one’s job application, including working abroad. The castle guides underlined the usefulness of language skills and Linda gave examples of how speaking four languages had helped her in different posts throughout her varied career.  Simply being able to greet guests in their own language can make them feel much more positive about their visit.

The young people in S3 in Carnoustie High now have a challenge to each produce a poster to market Glamis Castle in one of the languages they are learning. The forty best posters will win a visit to Glamis Castle. Modern Languages and Expressive Arts teachers will help the pupils with this task