12 March 13.30
Join the National Museum of Scotland for a unique opportunity to explore the experience of Scottish Soldiers serving on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 through objects – including uniform and weapons – and first-hand accounts of life in the trenches, including letters and photographs. The sessions will be led by one of the expert enablers, who will work with participants to build up a picture of life on the front line.
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas book and film events, will run on 19th March (Carnegie Hall), 20th March (Regent Cinema) and 25th March (Adam Smith Theatre).
As always there are class sets of the books available for loan, on a first come first served basis, and there will be a short sharing session after the film to encourage children to think about and discuss the impact the film/book has had on them.
Ticket prices are still £2.50 per seat, or £5.00 including coach travel.
There are a limited number of seedcorn grants available to fund transport (schools who successfully claim seedcorn funding or organise their own transport pay £2.50 per seat; schools who are unsuccessful in claiming seedcorn funding and still wish me to arrange their transport pay £5.00 per seat).
All relevant forms are below, and should be returned directly to:
Please note that invoices for these events will be sent in the new financial year.
Any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Friday 14 March, The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
Education Scotland is taking forward capacity building activities to promote support for children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs (SEBN). This conference offers the chance to draw upon good practice in schools and communities active in this field across Scotland.
The conference will include a keynote address by Alastair Delaney, Strategic Director for Families, Inclusion and Local Authorities and an update from the Inclusion Team in Education Scotland including HM Inspectors, Senior Education Officers and Development Officers within the team. Practitioner-led workshops will showcase a wide variety of best practice in helping children and young people with SEBN, from throughout Scotland and from a variety of sectors. There will also be displays and information from a number of key partners. Please register your interest with Andrew McArthur (andrew.mcarthur@educationscotland.gov.uk ) by Friday 28 February.
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:
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.
A 14 year old school boy has produced Lego animations to promote the British Red Cross’ resilience campaign. Using a basic webcam and laptop, the interactive film was crafted in his tiny bedroom studio, bringing together an interest in amateur film-making and a life-long enthusiasm for Lego. The ‘Disaster Island’ film has now gone live on the British Red Cross website with the aim of helping the organisation to demonstrate the importance of resilience – the ability to withstand and recover from disasters at home and abroad.
To see the animation go to: http://bit.ly/1e0tIsc
With less than 24 weeks to go before the before the biggest multi-sport and cultural event ever to come to Scotland, we invite practitioners to find out more on how the Commonwealth Games may provide a unique opportunity to create stimulating learning across the curriculum and beyond.
We invite you to join us for an inspirational day of sharing and collaborative thinking around a variety of exciting opportunities by registering for the event online or directly with Diane Carson:Diane.Carson@educationscotland.gov.uk.
This year’s International School Meals Day (ISMD) takes place on Thursday 6 March 2014. Last year’s event was hugely successful and saw hundreds of schools across Scotland, and thousands of young people across the globe, coming together to raise the importance of food and nutrition. It is hoped even more Scottish schools will be encouraged to take part in ISMD 2014.
The theme of ISMD 2014 will be Food Stories and will encourage children and young people to promote healthy eating and learning through stories that involve food and which communicate the culture of people, and their dreams for a healthier and better future.
We would encourage all schools to celebrate the day and get involved in any way they can, it could be something as simple as a themed lunch or as grand as a fund raising event, involving the whole community, to raise money for a charity involved in school feeding programmes across the world. ISMD is also being promoted through school catering networks, and you should speak to your catering team about how you can work together to mark the day.
You can get involved in ISMD 2014 through the website www.internationalschoolmealsday.org and you can follow ISMD 2014 on Twitter at @IntSchoolMeals or on Tumblr at International-school-meals-day.tumblr.com.
Education Scotland is holding a conversation day focused on the primary curriculum on Friday 7 March in Duloch Primary School, Dunfermline. This event is aimed at school leaders. We are keen to take stock of how the curriculum is developing in primary schools and hear school leaders’ views and experiences.
The purpose of the day is to:
• consider how the curriculum is developing in the primary sector, particularly in relation to the raised expectations; and
• identify areas that require further support and what that support needs to look like.
There will be opportunities to hear from a variety of colleagues as to how they are taking forward curriculum development at a strategic level in their schools as well as time for discussion.
If you would be interested in attending please contact margaret.mcguinness@educationscotland.gov.uk. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please note travel expenses are not paid for conversation days.
On the 11th February 2014, the eleventh annual Safer Internet Day will take place with the theme ‘Let’s create a better internet together’.
Celebrated globally in over a hundred countries, Safer Internet Day aims to inspire the safe, responsible and creative use of technology.
This year’s theme covers the responsibility that everyone has in making the internet a safer and better place. For young people, Safer Internet Day is a chance to celebrate being kind and creative online, while educators, parents and carers can help to empower young people to embrace the positive by equipping them with the digital literacy skills they require for today’s world. Industry should work in partnership with others to create and promote a positive online environment for young people.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, Safer Internet Day brings together hundreds of organisations from across the UK in promoting the safe use of technology.
To mark the day the UK Safer Internet Centre will be presenting a live TV Show from Belfast as well as hosting a youth event at Microsoft’s head offices in London.
SID TV will be broadcast live at www.saferinternetdaytv.com with advice and practical information from experts and providers such as Facebook, Twitter and BT for teachers, young people and parents on internet safety and issues such as cyberbullying, sexting, parental controls, reporting and privacy.
The Safer Internet Day 2014 Youth Event will bringing together a panel of young people with experts across government, industry and education to hear more about what a better internet means to each of these important audiences.
As Will Gardner, Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, says:
“This Safer Internet Day looks set to be the biggest one yet – the fantastic range of supporters really reflects how widespread and important this issue is, and we are delighted to see such collaborations where schools, civil society, public and private sectors are all championing the same cause. Safer Internet Day is a time to celebrate the great work that everyone across the UK is doing to create a better internet together.”
For more information on the activities taking place to celebrate Safer Internet Day, visit the UK Safer Internet Centre website.
Education Scotland is committed to building the confidence and capacity of practitioners to improve learning and teaching within food education in Curriculum for Excellence using national initiatives such as the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Homecoming in schools/clusters and professional learning communities in local authorities across Scotland.
The opportunity to apply for funding from the Food for Thought: Education Fund will give practitioners scope to explore food education across Curriculum for Excellence. Applications are welcome from early years and primary establishments, and secondary practitioners from all curricular areas are encouraged to apply. The fund is now open and will close on Friday 28 March at 5 pm.
It is required that schools identify and work in partnership with a local business to enhance the project and consider how to link the activities to the events of 2014. Each project will be individual as will the nature of support from the business link. To download the application please click here. For more information, contact us on foodfund@educationscotland.gov.uk.
