posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer

Please see attached link for the VAA Bulletin for the 13 October 2017.  13th Oct17

posted by Lesley Cook, School Travel Administrator, Children and Learning

Please see attached information regarding Road Safety Week 2017.

Road Safety Week – 20-26 November 2017

Educators are being encouraged to register for UK Road Safety Week 2017 (20-26 November) at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/educators. Coordinated by charity Brake, the Week is a great opportunity to engage children of all ages with road safety by using free resources (available from September) on this year’s theme Speed Down Save Lives.

Road Safety Week – 20-26 November 2017

Educators can now register for UK Road Safety Week 2017 (20-26 November) at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/educators. Coordinated by charity Brake, the Week is a great opportunity to engage children of all ages with road safety by using free resources (available from September), including assembly and workshop slides, guidance sheets, activity sheets, posters and digital content such as videos and games. This year’s theme of Speed Down Save Lives aims to raise awareness about the dangers of driving too fast, especially around schools, homes and shops, and focus on the positives of keeping your Speed Down so kids can walk and cycle safely.

Further information – RSW17_flyer

posted by Louise Kirby, YMI Coordinator, Schools & Learning

Spring 2018 Exhibition

Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat?

Travelling Gallery’s Spring 2018 exhibition, in partnership with the Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh, will explore our formative years as contemporary artists exhibit their work alongside teenage archives from yesteryears. In the age of the internet and Generation Z we will consider the contrasts of adolescence past and present as comparatively tame and nostalgic teenage magazines will be exhibited next to the never-ending click bate of internet culture.  Our teenage dreams will be suspended as the exhibition investigates our prolonged adolescence and why ‘teenage’ no longer just refers to the period between the ages of 12 and 20?

Image: Arpita Shah, Dear Green Place

The exhibition will include work by contemporary artists alongside archive material from Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh and will tour from late February to June 2018.

Travelling Gallery was established in 1978 and continues to bring contemporary art to communities throughout Scotland. Its dual focus is to create highly engaging exhibitions and to provide a unique platform for arts education. Curated with the Travelling Gallery’s diverse audience in mind, the exhibitions display innovative artistic practices, representative of the international art scene. Travelling Gallery is a ‘not for profit’ organisation, regularly funded by Creative Scotland and supported by the City of Edinburgh Council.

The cost for hire of the Travelling Gallery for one 5-day week will be £800 +VAT. The week could run either Mon – Fri or Tues – Sat.  The TG will be able to travel to a different venue each day, which could be a school, community or public venue.

Alternatively, depending on geography we can sometimes offer 1 day hires at a rate of £160 +VAT.

At schools, pupils can visit the gallery in groups of up to 20 pupils for about 30 minutes at a time and Travelling Gallery staff will give a presentation to each group about the exhibition. A Learning Resource pack will also be available for teachers before the visit.

If you’d be interested in making a booking, or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Vicky Konieczny / Sheila Capewell

Travelling Gallery Assistants
T 0131 529 3930
travellinggallery@edinburgh.gov.uk

www.travellinggallery.com

posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer

Please see attached for information.   Parents-Handbook-October-2017

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Chief Executive’s Department

Attached is the latest issue of the Funding Alert Newsletter. The Newsletter features funding opportunities to have featured on the Grants 4 Schools website over the last two weeks.  This issue contains 14 pages of the latest funding opportunities available to schools and you are receiving the Newsletter as part of your free trial to Grants 4 Schools.

Highlights include:

– Grants Available to Help Schools Celebrate National Science and Engineering Week 2018.

– The FA and Football Foundation Launch £300,000 Futsal Fund.

– Grants of up to £2,000 Available to Schools for Running Physics-Based Activities .

– Grants Available to Schools for Projects that Address the Needs of Young People Affected by Learning Disabilities.

For further information on these and other funding opportunities available to your school, please see the attached Newsletter.  Funding Alert 5th October 2017

Grants 4 Schools has launched a new series of Fundraising Masterclass workshops.  These workshops are designed to significantly enhance bid writing skills of anyone responsible for applying for grants. As a trial subscriber you will receive free one-year subscription to Grants 4 Schools when attending the Fundraising Masterclass for Schools workshop. For further information please click here.

posted by Fiona Robertson, Principal Officer Additional Support Needs (3-18) 

Please see attached leaflet for information.  Course Information