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Glow Refresher Training Session

Date:  Thursday 28th February 2013

Time:  2pm-5pm

Venue:  Meeting Room (Tower Block), Auchterderran Centre, Woodend Road, Cardenden KY5 0NE

Programme:

2-3pm  Glow Access Problems (Jim Birney) – If you are experiencing access problems to Glow, Jim has offered to help resolve these access issues prior to the Glow Refresher Training.

3-4pm  Glow Refresher Training (Jim Birney)

4-5pm  FCLN Glow Group/Blog Refresher (Amanda Higgins)

How to book a place:  Places must be booked in advance, due to limited availability.  To book, email  heather.gibson@fife.gov.uk

National Parent Forum of Scotland

The National Parent Forum of Scotland is holding three information events for parents in March at different venues. These events will provide an opportunity for parents and carers to find out about the new National Qualifications and beyond.

 5 March (East of Scotland) Keynote speaker – Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning.

 13 March (West of Scotland) Keynote speaker – Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages.

 20 March (North of Scotland) Keynote speaker – Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages.

Education Scotland

Tell us what you think of the Education Scotland website

At Education Scotland we are continually improving our website to ensure it meets the needs of Scottish education. As part of our plans to redevelop the website we need your opinions of it; this is your opportunity to review the website and provide feedback for improvements. For more information on how to be involved, please visit the Education Scotland website.

Young Digital-New Resource

Young Digital is a resource for anyone with an interest in using digital media for research, consultation or participation activities with children and young people.

It contains information and advice about:

You can also follow Young Digital on Twitter @Young_Digital

‘A KINGDOM OF IF’ FREE TWILIGHT CPD SESSION

18th and 28th February

4pm-6pm

ASDARC

Session will enable primary teachers to make the most of the education pack created to link the exhibition The Kingdom of If (currently touring in Fife’s mobile museum MAC) with cross-curricular art and environment themes. The education pack also provides a range of activities tied to Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes which will be introduced as part of the session. Artists involved in the exhibition and staff from organisers, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft will deliver the activties. There will be achance to try out simple hands-on activities in the pack and an additional activity devised by the artists which you can then use in the classroom

CPD sessions are free due to the support of Fife’s Creative Learning Network.

How to book a CPD session:

Course information is now live on the Fife CPD System and applications should be made in the normal way.

ICT in Education Excellence Group Report

ICT IN EDUCATION EXCELLENCE GROUP-FINAL REPORT

The Education Secretary Michael Russell has welcomed a report by the ICT in Education Excellence Group.

The Group, which was convened by the Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Muffy Calder at the request of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, was asked to consider the future development of the schools’ intranet ‘Glow’.

Over the past five months the Group, which consists of IT and education specialists and end users, have visited schools across Scotland to look at the experience of using ICT for learning.

Find out more information on Engage for Education and Education Scotland

Creative Partner:Dundee Science Centre

Dundee Science Centre is a registered charity engaged in promoting public engagement with science.

As a member of the Scottish Science Centre Network, Dundee Science Centre is an HMIE-inspected educational organisation.  We exist to offer inspiring science experiences for learners of all ages, supporting school and community education, and Curriculum for Excellence.

Our vision

A culture of curiosity, confidence and engagement with science for the Tayside community.

Our mission

Dundee Science Centre’s mission is to be a community resource, which:

  • provides a high quality, inspiring social venue for learning for the whole community
  • contributes to the development of a culture of engagement with science, and promotes science as an aspect of local culture
  • engages the wider community with Dundee’s science research community, raising local pride in local discovery
  • raises the profile of Dundee as a city of science and scientific discovery
  • supports the formal 3-18 curriculum
  • is an efficient, responsible and trusted organisation

Our values

  • we aim to inspire learners, and we act as learners ourselves, in everything we do
  • we aim to inspire excitement about science and learning, and we are excited about our work
  • we act ethically and as responsible citizens
  • we are proud of Dundee and our region’s discoveries
  • we aim to be a trusted resource for the community

As a team, we commit to this mission and values, and aim to raise the profile of Dundee Science Centre for our work, both locally and internationally, and of Dundee as a city of many discoveries.

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Vist the website for a wealth of information on the many resources, activities and CPD on offer.

Telephone

Information about our Science Learning Programmes, call the Science Learning Team direct on 01382 868609.  Alternatively call 01382 228800.

Fax

Fax us on 01382 868602.

Email

For a school visit enquiry, you can submit an

online enquiry form

linda.leuchars@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk.

 

500 words competition!

BBC Radio 2 competition

If you’re aged 13 or under, what are you waiting for? Get writing!

We want you to send us something mad, magical, mind-blowing or mysterious…

You could win yourself a pile of books as tall as Chris Evans, and 500 books for your school library!

Calling all teachers and librarians

Download our free 500 Words Resources pack which is full to the brim with ideas to encourage children to read and write.

 Plus download our posters using the links below and help spread the word! 
PDF Download Enter the competition poster (1mb) 
PDF Download Become a judge poster (1mb) 

Find out more from the official website

Recognition of Prior Learning and Looked After Young People final report and research briefing

Click on the image for more infoEducation Scotland and the Centre for excellence for looked after children in Scotland (CELCIS) have published a report and research briefing on the Recognition of Prior Learning and looked-after young people.  The work was commissioned by Education Scotland, and included a pilot project and a research evaluation which CELCIS carried out between January and June 2012.