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.
29 October 2013, 10.00
Game On Scotland and the Literacy team of Education Scotland will present an exciting hour of challenges and fun around the Commonwealth Games. In conjunction with a teacher form West Dunbartonshire learners will engage in a number of stimulating activities using the Games as a context. The session will be interactive and no preparatory work is required. The target audience for this event is pupils Levels 2 and 3.
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I encourage all who have young and emerging drivers in their family or who are in a position to help us promote the safe drive message to attend our special evening performance on the 14th of November 2013 at Rothes Halls in Glenrothes at 7.15pm. This year saw Safe Drive Fife win two ! national awards for its contribution in reducing Fife road casualty numbers within 16 – 25 year olds.
Please find below a flyer with details of the free show and display it on notice boards etc , please feel free to forward on to friends, family or anyone you feel would benefit from seeing this multi award winning show.
Tickets are limited so be quick !!
Note – 15 year old and over only
2014 marks the centenary of pioneering Scottish artist, filmmaker and musician, Norman McLaren. Born in Stirling in 1914, McLaren was a rising star of the British Amateur Film Scene of the 1930s when he immigrated to Canada at the bequest of fellow Scot John Grierson, the founder of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Under the NFB’s patronage McLaren produced a staggering body of innovative and exciting animated film which still feels incredibly contemporary today. The NFB also celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2014, and we are proud to celebrate Scotland’s connections with this highly regarded national cultural institution during the year Scotland hosts the Commonwealth Games.
As part of the McLaren2014 programme, we are excited to be offering schools a free digital animation workshop. This workshop will introduce the techniques of McLaren and the fundamentals of animation to young people through an intensive but fun education experience. A highly skilled animator will guide the children as they create their animated films using the McLaren Workshop app created by the National Film Board of Canada.
We aim to organise workshops in schools and venues across Scotland from December 2013 to August 2014. Click below to download a document that will give you more details about the content of the workshop, the curriculum outcome and more specifications (age group, capacity, resources provided, etc.). Please note that these workshops are free of charge.
McLaren2014 – schools free digital animation workshop
Teachers who are interested can contact us at mclaren2014@cmi-scotland.co.uk. They would simply need to send us their contact details and give us a first and second choice for when they would like the workshop to take place. We would then be in touch with them to discuss further details.
Please also note that FILMCLUB have confirmed the rights for the complete McLaren collection: http://www.filmclub.org/film/17876/norman-mclaren-the-master-s-collection-disc-1. This resource is now available to schools who are registered with FilmClub. Registration with FilmClub is a free service and can be done at www.filmclub.org/.
Telling stories enhanced by the use of a characterful puppet can be fun and very effective. Sylvia Troon from Gauldry, North Fife, storyteller and puppeteer is running three sessions at Kirkcaldy’s Arts Hub-by-the-Sea: two for children, and one for teens and adults. The aim is for participants to thoroughly enjoy making a puppet which they will find useful and effective at home, school or college , or on stage. All materials are provided. The dates are as follows:-
Sat 12th Oct. Children, aged 6 to 10. 3 to 5pm.
Sun 13th Oct. Adults and Teens/Students. 3 to 6pm.
Wed 30th Oct. Children, aged 5 to 10. 5 to 7pm.
Further details about each session can be found on the Re-CREATE Kirkcaldy’s Arts Hub Calendar of Events .
Sylvia Troon is a professional storyteller, and also is an artist and illustrates her own short stories. Originally an art teacher in Fife, she became a freelance puppeteer and workshop leader for at least 15 years, travelling throughout Scotland, and on occasion, Ireland. She now is on the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s Directory of Storytellers, and Fife’s Toolkit of Creative Practitioners, and visits schools and many adult community-based groups, sharing her love of Scottish history and culture with an emphasis on Robert Burns, but also with a focus on world tales.
Youth Scotland, in partnership with Streetgames, A+M Training and Active East, is hosting the Youth Active Festival, a national mass participation sport and physical activity event on Monday 14th October at Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow. The Youth Active Festival is a free all-day event for young people aged 12-21, where they can try a range of sports and activities and have lots of fun in the process!
Taster sessions will be delivered for a wide range of activities, including athletics, badminton, dance, fitness classes, games, rugby, table tennis, football, DJ workshops, filmmaking and lots more. Young people attending the day will receive a free T-shirt, water bottle and other goodies. Lunch is also included.
Youth Scotland would like to invite your organisation to be involved. We would love for you to bring along a group of young people and join in the celebration of youth and community sports and activities. Simply fill out the booking form on the Youth Scotland website and return it to office@youthscotland.org.uk by Monday 7 October.
If you have any questions about the festival, please contact Rebecca Simpson, Youth Active manager on 0131 554 2561 or email:Rebecca.simpson@youthscotland.org.uk.
A networking event has been organised to bring together Voluntary Youth Organisations and partners to share ideas and good practice. This event is a great opportunity for volunteers and staff from your organisation/group to network with other youth organisations, clubs and groups across Fife and promote your own service.
The event will involve discussion workshops including the following topics:
Training, Fife Voluntary Action, Funding, Children’s Rights, Arts & Crafts and Social Media (please note that these workshops may change be subject to change).
The event will take place at the
Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline
26th November 2013
commencing at 5.30pm
If you would like to attend this event please complete and return this FREEPOST flyer.
VYN Networking Event Flyer Nov 2013
Please indicate in order of preference the workshops you wish to attend and if you would like to have a stall to display information about your organisation. Alternatively email vyn@btconnect.com For further information about VYN contact the support team at the details below.
Come and join us to celebrate the creativity and individuality of the voluntary youth work sector!
At this year’s Scottish Learning Festival, Education Scotland has launched two reports in the Curriculum Impact series that is designed to present a subject-by-subject picture of how children and young people are experiencing learning in different areas of the 3-18 curriculum across the country.
These reports focus on creativity, and health and wellbeing. The reports have been compiled with input from a range of stakeholders following independent inspection activities in schools and other learning environments. They identify emerging innovative and thought-provoking practice, while highlighting important areas for development.
