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Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, News, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Major milestones reached in delivery of new National Qualifications

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Two major milestones on the route towards introduction of Scotland’s new National Qualifications were delivered yesterday (Monday 30 April) by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Education Scotland.

SQA has published the final course, unit and assessment specifications for the 197 new National Qualifications at National 2, National 3, National 4, National 5 and Higher levels.  See www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence.

Education Scotland has published a suite of practical advice and guidance for teachers and lecturers to support them in preparing for implementing key aspects of the new qualifications.  See www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nq.

Competition, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Children’s photography exhibition a resounding success

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The winning photographs in the Art in the Windows project were unveiled to the public in Cupar on 27th April, and over 200 people came to see them.

Pupils from the four primary and secondary schools in Cupar worked with a professional photographer on the ‘Art in the Windows’ project for two months, photographing themselves getting active around the town to inspire Cupar residents to get moving.

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CPD, Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools

Calling all primary 3 & 5 teachers!

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Mandy Powell, Institute of Education, University of London is looking for friendly inexperienced (re media education) Primary 3 & 5 teachers interested in using popular media culture in the classroom to pilot drafts of units of work being prepared for publication in the autumn. The units are being developed now and would be used over one to three days in the classroom. The feedback from teachers will influence the shape of the published resources. Anyone volunteering to try them out will ‘earn’ a free set of published materials for the school.

If you are interested in participating in this trial please contact Mandy Powell M.Powell@ioe.ac.uk<mailto:M.Powell@ioe.ac.uk.

CPD, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Technologies

Association for Media Education in Scotland

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CPD- upper primary and secondary

Places still available

This day school for upper primary and secondary teachers and FE lecturers will screen Hugo 3D atCineworld Edinburgh. Lunch and afternoon sessions will take place at the nearby Haymarket Premier Inn Touchbase.
Dr Pasquale Iannone of Edinburgh University, regular contributor to Radio 4’s The Film Programme and Radio Scotland’s Movie Café, will talk about the place of George Méliès’ and 3D in movie history.There will also be presentations showing how the film and source book can be used as a stimulus for teaching and learning in the CfE as well as SQA NQs. All files used during the day will be provided in digital format

Click here for flyer with all the info!

Health and Wellbeing, News, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Art in the Windows

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Children’s photography exhibition a resounding success!

The winning photographs in the Art in the Windows project have been  unveiled to the public in Cupar.

Pupils from the four primary and secondary schools in Cupar worked with a professional photographer on the ‘Art in the Windows’ project for two months, photographing themselves getting active around the town to inspire Cupar residents to get moving.

Click here for more information

Education Scotland, Engage for Education, News

News – community learning and development (CLD)

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i-develop launched

The CLD Standards Council’s national CPD Framework i-develop: learning for CLD was launched on the 24th April.

 

 

Strategic Guidance for Community Learning and Development (CLD) – Launch planned

Education Scotland has reported to the Scottish Government on the outcomes of the national discussion on the new strategic guidance for CLD.The guidance will be published on the Engage for Education website in June.  It is expected to address strategic issues raised during the discussion and to have clear links to the legislative framework for post 16 education, community empowerment and Community Planning.

 

Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

New Resource – Fife Contemporary Art & Craft

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Secondary schools are receiving a fantastic new resource today produced by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft .

Placement – Ceramic Connections: Wales & Scotland is aimed at Third/Fourth Level within Curriculum for Excellence, and particularly Art and Design and has many cross curricular links.  

Click here for more info or alternatively download the pack :  Placement Education Pack (Secondary)

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft also produced education packs for primary and secondary schools in 2011 which relate to a project they were involved with at that time; ‘100 Buttercups‘.  click here for more info 

As the title suggests, this is an artist’s book containing 100 drawings of 100 buttercups, all done by East Neuk artist Laurie Clark. This resource should be available within all schools or you can download it here.

100 Buttercups Education Pack (Primary) May 2011 

100 Buttercups Education Pack (Secondary) Nov 2011 

For more info, contact FCA&C  on 01334 474610.