{"id":3125,"date":"2017-10-18T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T07:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2017-10-18T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T07:19:02","slug":"education-scotland-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2017\/10\/18\/education-scotland-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Scotland News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Alita Spink, Schools &amp; Learning Support Officer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">Get ready for the Year of Young People<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/10\/EdScotNews.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3126\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/10\/EdScotNews.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a>Did you know that 2018 is going to be the Year of Young People in Scotland? This is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing achievements of young people (aged 8-26) across\u00a0 Scotland, value the contributions they make to their communities, and create new opportunities for them to have their voices listened to <a href=\"http:\/\/edscot.org.uk\/LQE-57KEE-3LCUFZ-2TSYP2-1\/c.aspx\">Young people are already getting involved<\/a>\u00a0 in making the Year of Young People happen.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/edscot.org.uk\/LQE-57KEE-3LCUFZ-2TSYP3-1\/c.aspx\">Find out what you can do to be involved.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>If I ruled Scotland e-book<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/10\/IfIRuledScot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3127\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/10\/IfIRuledScot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On 26 May, Sir Tom Hunter hosted a charity dinner for President Barack Obama in Edinburgh. Young people from secondary schools across Scotland were invited to submit their thoughts on what their priorities would be if they had the opportunity to rule Scotland.\u00a0 Their responses have now been collated in <a href=\"http:\/\/edscot.org.uk\/LQE-57KEE-3LCUFZ-2TSYOH-1\/c.aspx\">an e-book called If I ruled Scotland.<\/a>\u00a0 The resource can support discussion and debate about citizenship in secondary schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Alita Spink, Schools &amp; Learning Support Officer Get ready for the Year of Young People Did you know that 2018 is going to be the Year of Young People in Scotland? 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