Category Archives: Community Learning and Development

Community Learning and Development, CPD, Early Years, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools, Social Studies

A Celebration of Food Culture across the Commonwealth

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What we eat and how we eat it is central to our sense of identity. Education Scotland would like to invite Early Years, Primary and Community Learning Development practitioners to experience the diversity of Scottish cuisine in today’s multicultural society.

When:     Saturday 22nd March 2014
Where:   Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Time:      9.30 – 3.30pm
Cost:       FREE

During the day, there will be opportunities to experience practical demonstrations in preparing and tasting foods, looking at how food traditions and food intolerances shape our society.

There will be an opportunity to network with food related agencies and explore resources to enhance classroom practice.

Delegates can also explore locality, availability and sustainability of foods to support interdisciplinary projects, such as the Commonwealth Legacy.

Aims of the event:

  • Develop the network of support organisations to enhance learning linked to food cultures and how we are feeding the visitors and athletes of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
  • Explore the cultural diversities of food in our current society
  • Link the ‘Food for Thought’ resources into classroom practice and interdisciplinary learning
  • Support staff applying for Phase Two of the Food Fund with ideas and possible business partners


Please register online by Friday 7th March. Early registration is advised as this event is likely to be very popular.

Please use the link to find out information and apply for the Phase 2 of the Food Fund.

Art and Design, Community Learning and Development, Competition, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Technologies

Dangerous Design Competition Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2014

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Wanted: Visual, media, communication and creative students from the college sector for an exciting, challenging poster competition.

Prize: This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative communicator to make their name in the industry, with a £200 prize as well as a fantastic chance to undertake a placement with a top design/advertising agency.  In addition, the winner’s name and the name of their college will appear on the final poster.

Designs have to be submitted by Friday 17 January 2014.

View more information on the blog.

Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Funding, Opportunities

Seedcorn Transport Scheme 2013 (Fife teachers)

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Fife’s Cultural Partnerships Team would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the Seedcorn Transport Scheme for 2013 is now open for applications.  The Scheme will run until the end of January 2014.

We recognise that transport costs are a real barrier to schools participating in creative and cultural opportunities. This Scheme offers schools the opportunity to apply for transport costs which support children taking part in creative and cultural activities out with school and which also support creativity in learning within the overarching context of Curriculum for Excellence for the long-term benefits to learners.  We are keen that this scheme allows maximum participation and will take numbers benefitting into account when assessing the application.

Please note that the scheme will support cultural activities within Fife only.  This could be a trip to the theatre or a museum or a visit to the forest or a cathedral.

Below is a ‘Calendar of Activities’ which highlights some of the exciting activities on offer from Fife Cultural Trust and members of Fife’s Creative Learning Network (FCLN), running from September 2013 – end of January 2014 (in case you are stuck for ideas!).

Conditions:

·         The Scheme is open to schools and also community organisations that support vulnerable groups who wish to attend creative and cultural opportunities which they would not otherwise have the capacity to attend.

·         Activities must take place between September 2013 – end of January 2014.

·         Applications must be made using the ‘Seedcorn Scheme Application Form 2013’.

·         Support is available up to a maximum of £250.

·         Only one application will be considered per school.

·         No retrospective applications will be considered.

·         An evaluation form must be completed and returned no later than 4 weeks after your activity takes place. Applicants who fail to return the evaluations will not receive seedcorn support for future funding rounds.

Your application should meet at least one of the following Actions from Generations of Change – A Strategy for Culture in Fife 2011-13 (www.fifedirect.org.uk/culture):

Action 2 Identifying the barriers to cultural participation and ways of overcoming them.

Action 3 Encourage communities to maximise cultural opportunities to celebrate their strengths and their heritage.

Action 5 Increase access to participation in cultural activity and creative learning opportunities.

Please note that financial support is limited and applications will be assessed on a first come first served basis.

FCLNCalendar2013 Updated

Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Lantra Scotland Secondary School Awards

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Launched in 2012 by Lantra Scotland, with sponsorship from Royal Highland and Agriculture Society of Scotland (RHASS), the new Lantra Scotland Secondary School Awards are aimed at any secondary school delivering an environmental, aquaculture or land based project.

Lantra Scotland are seeking nominations from schools participating in, for example, creating a school garden, working in a community woodland, working on a food and drink project or any other project or activity involving pupils in horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, agriculture or environmental works.  Closing date for nominations is Friday 8th November 2013.

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Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Education Scotland

Creative Conversations

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Education Scotland are working in partnership to deliver a series of short ‘Creative Conversations’ on key areas of policy reform that focus on current developments that have an impact on CLD partners. These conversations are aimed at representatives from local authorities, national agencies and third sector organisations.

For more information click here.

Community Learning and Development, Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity

Think Innovation Week: Fife

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21 October – 25 October 2013

This week-long series of events is aimed at children, young people, parents and communities to profile creative & cultural industries; with a focus on study, career opportunities and pathways

Click below for the full diary of events and information on how to book.


Challenge, Community Learning and Development, Competition, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Numeracy and Maths, Social Studies, Young Scot

Young Scot – Money for Life Challenge funding opportunity

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Applications opening soon for the Money for Life Challenge

Do you work with young people who have ideas about how to improve money management skills in their communities? Are you looking for funding to support young single parents, young people with disabilities, young carers, and other vulnerable groups? Young Scot are offering £500 grants as part of the Money for Life Challenge.

What’s on offer?

There are 50 grants of £500 available in Scotland through the Money for Life Challenge. This includes:

·         £300 for your organisation to cover staff costs

·         £200 for the team to help run their project

The Challenge is open to teams of young people aged 16-24 in work-based learning, adult community learning, training organisations, and further education, and is designed to help young people tackle money management issues, for example around poverty or welfare reform, in relevant ways.

How does it work?

·         In collaboration with a project sponsor, teams of young people design their own project around issues that affect them. Last year’s teams addressed a wide range of topics, from camping on a budget to raising awareness of the hazards of payday lenders.

·         As a project sponsor, your role is to help your team of young people identify a money management need in their community and help them develop their project plan.

·         Each organisation can submit up to five projects to maximise impact and funding.

·         Young Scot can provide a number of resources to support your project, including examples of successful projects, guidance on how to run your project, and dedicated application support.

Why get involved?

The Money for Life Challenge can fit into existing equalities and inclusion programmes, helping empower young people to develop the practical skills they need to navigate the changing financial landscape. Challenge participants often find that their projects have given them the boost they needed to be able to get a job or progress onto education or training. Feedback from the last two years shows that young people felt they had gained:

·         confidence in their own abilities

·         leadership, communication, and teamwork skills

·         business and project management skills

·         money management skills

What next?

The application deadline is 22 November. Register your interest by contacting Allyson Doby (allysond@youngscot.org) or phoning 0131 313 2488. For more information, visit https://www.moneyforlifechallenge.org.uk/.

Now in its third year, the Money for Life Challenge was created by Lloyds Bank. Young Scot and College Development Network are working in partnership to deliver the Challenge in Scotland.

Community Learning and Development, Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity

Creative Minds on the agenda

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Author Gordon Brown, from Glasgow, gave the keynote speech – and food for thought – at a recent ‘Naturally Creative’ event in St Joseph’s Academy, Kilmarnock

Around sixty teachers, artists and students from across East Ayrshire interested in networking and finding out more about what’s going on in the arts attended the evening, which was organised by the Council’s Creative Minds team.

Find out more here.

Community Learning and Development, Funding, News, Opportunities

Tesco Charity Community Awards (UK)

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The Tesco Charity Community Awards for grants for children’s welfare and/or children’s educations (including special needs schools) will re-open for applications on the 1st December 2012.

Through the Awards, one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their education and welfare.

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Community Learning and Development, Creative practitioners, Events, Learning, News, Opportunities

Free crafting in Fife

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Nutshell Theatre are holding intergenerational home crafting, knitting, sewing and DIY workshops throughout September in the run up to their show in YOUR COMMUNITY!

We want to connect people in the community who have skills in any form of craft or trade to others who want to learn.

We’ll create a pictorial in each community as a record and celebration of the shared projects and exhibit them as part of the final show when it arrives in Fife. You will be invited to see your work on show and the play for free as part of the project.

Do you have a spare 60 – 90 minutes in your week to help elder and younger people learn a new skill or do you want to learn something new? If so, we are excited to hear from you!

We are looking for volunteers to come into our sessions and help teach/learn creative skills – sewing, painting etc.

Here’s a run down of what’s happening with the project at the moment.

Wednesday 10 – 11:30 Lochgelly Centre
Thursday 10:30 – 12:00 Glenrothes Age Concern (Scott Road)
Thursday 1:00 – 2:30 Dunfermline Carnegie Hall
Friday 10:45 – 12:15 Kirkcaldy Day Centre (Townsend Place)

Nutshell Theatre want to hear from any people who might be interested in the project.

Contact Lynsey at Education and Outreach
Nutshell Theatre
Phone: 07515 675 629
Email: lynseycullen1@gmail.com

Click here for all the info on the show ‘Thread’