Posted by Beverley Scheepers, Development Officer – Early Years, ASH Scotland

ASH Scotland is proud to offer a fully funded training opportunity for family support workers, befrienders, home/school link workers and early years staff from both voluntary and local authority based organisations.  If you work or volunteer in a role which involves supporting families with young children, then this training is for you and we will be in Arbroath, Dundee and Perth to deliver the training in October/November 2015 (follow the website link below for all the date options or see the poster above).

For further details about the training and booking opportunities, please see the ASH Scotland Website http://www.ashscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/children-young-people-and-tobacco/children-carers-second-hand-smoke/.

THIS TRAINING IS FULLY FUNDED AND IS THEREFORE FREE OF CHARGE.

posted by Lesley Eaton, School Travel Administrator

Hello everyone!

The powers that be have listened to our feedback and have moved the Big Pedal to April next year.

The Big Pedal 2016 will run from the 18 April until the 29 April, a period of two weeks. The format will be the best five days from ten, there will also be a single day challenge. Schools will be able to enter as individual classes or whole schools.

(We know that there are some local holidays in 3 Scottish local authorities (Edinburgh, Falkirk and Inverclyde), however the format of scoring the best 5 days from the 10 available should mean that this is not insurmountable?)

posted by:  Helen Moore, Education Officer, Brake

We are seeking your help in promoting Road Safety Week to educators, families and communities. You can find out more about Road Safety Week on our website at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk. 

If you follow this link you will find a page with links to our road safety week flyers for various audiences. These flyers include the information for individuals and organisations to register to receive information, action packs, and details to take part in the event.

posted b:  Emma Forbes, Sector Assistant, Industry Sector, Economic Development

From the 7 October 2015 till 1 November 2015 Vision Mechanics present DragonQuest an illuminated night time adventure suitable for all ages. Come along and the enjoy the theatrical, mystery spectacular created especially for the woods of Monikie Country Park. You can interact through a downloadable App and  enjoy a wider, high-tech experience allowing you to see fairies, hovering flies and goblins as you walk through the woods on the search for an ancient dragon that has supposedly come to rest there.

posted by:  Rodger Hill, Service Manager, Schools & Learning

Following a further release of Scottish Government funding to support Masters-level learning for teacher practitioners, the Tayside and Fife Partnership are now in a position to offer a range of funded opportunities to study through the University of Dundee in session 2015-2016 on a first-come first-served basis.  Each local authority has been allocated funded places on the following courses.

1. Professional Learning Teams
10 teacher places in the ‘Mentoring’ module.
5 teacher places in the ‘Research Methods’ module.

2. Science
20 primary teacher places in ‘The Teaching of Primary Science’ module.

3. Middle Leadership
10 teacher places in the in Middle leadership programme, undertaking two modules leading to a PG Certificate.

All modules/courses will start at the beginning of November 2015. If you are interested in applying for one of the places above, please email Morna Duncan, Administration Assistant, People (DuncanMH@angus.gcsx.gov.uk) by Friday 18 September 2015 at the latest.

posted by:  Pauline Stephen, Head of Schools & Learning

Here is some information about two lectures that you may be interested in attending.  The Robert Owen Centre for Educational change (ROC) has extended an invitation to two evening lectures on the evenings of the 16th of September and the 23rd of September respectively.

1. On the 16th of September Professor Daniel Muijs, Director of Research at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton will deliver a talk on;

” Perspectives on Teacher Effectiveness”.

This event will take place in the St Andrew’s Building room 213, opening at 5.15 pm with a           drinks reception, with lecture beginning from 6.00- 7.30pm

For catering purposes please register your attendance as soon as possible to education-robertowencentre@glasgow.ac.uk

2. On the 23rd of September ROC is co-hosting an evening seminar with “What Works Scotland” (WWS).  Here visiting Professor Penny Wohlstetter, Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York, will deliver a talk on;

Innovation & Equity: Working Together for Educational Change”

This event will take place in the Forehall/Humanities Lecture Theatre in the main university building, opening at 5.15 pm with a drinks reception in the Forehall, with lecture beginning from 6.00- 7.30pm in the Humanities Lecture Theatre.

Again for catering purposes please register your attendance as soon as possible  https://innovation-educational-change.eventbrite.co.uk