The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is offering a series of inspiring arts-based training days designed to help teachers integrate the arts into their practice. Participants will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts, focusing on teaching, focused on P3 to P6. Click below to get more info on the courses and how to book.
Category Archives: Creativity
CPD opportunity:Secondary Drama Teachers!
Monday 20th February 2012 –10am-3pm
Cost – The course is FREE to participants but there will be a small charge of £10.00 to cover tea/coffee and lunches
The Byre Theatre is offering a day long Continuing Professional Development course entitled “Devising Contemporary Theatre – a Masterclass”. This CPD takes a fresh approach to what, how and where young people learn and aims to support the nurturing of young people as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
As a member of Fife’s new Creative Learning Network and as a steering group member of Fife’s Cultural Consortium (supporting the delivery of Fife’s Cultural Strategy), we are delighted to be able to offer a one-off in-service opportunity at Auchterderran Centre, Cardenden.
The workshop will be delivered by the Education and Outreach Officer from the Byre Theatre, who will share drama games and exercises and workshop plans on how to make, create a piece of devised, contemporary theatre in the Secondary classroom.
Spaces limited so book now on Fife’s CPD management system!!!
Glovember writing competition!
At last…decisions on winners and runners-up from the Glovember – Glow Book Month national writing competition have been made!
Lari Don will announce the 12 finalists and 3 winners tomorrow at 9:30am through a Glow TV session…good luck to everyone!
Dunfermline Murals!
East End Park Mural Competition
Visit Dunfermline and DAFC would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in creating the three murals below and also to everyone who took part in this project and sent us many wonderful pictures. Thank you all so much!!
Safer Internet Day 2012
Safer Internet Day (SID) 2012 takes place tomorrow on Tuesday 7 February with a theme of ‘Connecting generations and educating each other’, and the slogan “Discover the digital World together…safely!”
This is a great context for delivering creative learning experiences!
National Galleries of Scotland art competition for schools
In 2012 the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) art competition for schools celebrates its ninth year and the NGS has welcomed a new title partner. The Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools hopes to inspire children across the country with the National Galleries of Scotland’s superb collection of artworks.
- Click above for more info!
Over 30,000 children from all over Scotland have participated since 2004. An exhibition of the winning works from 2011 is on show at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary from 20 January – 24 May 2012 so why not go along and check out the talent on display?
This year’s winning works will be proudly displayed at the newly refurbished Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
There are six categories to choose from: Nursery; Lower and Upper Primary; Secondary and Special Education Schools. With clear links to Curriculum for Excellence and fabulous prizes to be won make sure not to miss the closing date of 4 May 2012.
Full details on www.nationalgalleries.org/schoolartcompetition
Fife Diversity Week 12th to 18th March
Diversity week is an opportunity for Fife’s schools to be part of the celebration of Fife’s rich and diverse culture. Everyone can contribute to making this event a success and there are many different ways in which you can do this.
Diversity enriches our lives, consider how dull life would be if we all looked alike, thought alike, and acted alike! By learning to recognize our similarities and appreciate our differences, we can overcome prejudice and intolerance and work towards a better world.
If you would like to discuss any ideas you have / would like support in putting something together for diversity week, please contact:
Tel. 08451 555 555 ext 441242
Creative Enterprise Fund
Creative Scotland and Young Scot have launched a new fund to support young people, aged 15-22, in activities which allow them to flourish within the creative industries.
For full details click here
Children’s writing competition 500 Words returns to Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2
Chris Evans said: “We were overwhelmed last year to be inundated with thousands of truly creative and fantastic entries from nearly 30,000 kids, and in 2012 we need your help to make the competition even bigger than before. To read is good, but to write is even better and dare I say it, can even be more fun.”
