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Competition, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Technologies

inGenious competition brings STEM classes to life

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A new competition has been launched to inspire the most creative teaching minds to translate their passion for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects into exciting classroom experiences.
The inGenious competition – co-ordinated in the UK by Futurelab at NFER – calls for all teachers in Europe to help their pupils better see the link between their passions, the set of skills which make them possible, and the education paths leading to those skills.
The inGenious competition is open to all teachers at primary and secondary school level. Applications are open until 28 February 2014, and 30 finalists will be invited to attend the inGenious European Award Ceremony in Brussels later in the year.
Art, Competition, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

NATIONAL ART COMPETITION

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Livingstone’s Legacy: Equality and Education

A national art competition has been launched to mark the bi-centenary of David Livingstone’s birth. The competition is open to primary and secondary schools in Scotland who are invited to submit entries byFriday 31 January 2014.

Winners will be announced by the Minister for External Affairs and International Development, Humza Yousef, on Friday 7 March and winning entries will be displayed at a public exhibition at the Edinburgh Storytelling Centre from 8 -15 March 2014 alongside artwork by young people from Malawi.

The competition is being co-ordinated by The Open University in Scotland and the Scotland Malawi Partnership. Further details of the competition including links to Curriculum for Excellence can be found at www.tinyurl.com/LivingstoneArt.

Art, CPD, Creative Partners, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Social Studies

National Galleries of Scotland

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National Galleries of Scotland would like to invite teachers and educators for a guided tour of The Nation//Live exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday 22 January 2014 @ 5.15 – 7pm.

The Nation//Live has been developed with communities across Scotland in conjunction with contemporary artists and filmmakers, exploring key moments in Scotland’s history through artworks from the national collection. The project was split into five regional encounters: Work in Clydebank, Union in Inverness, Faith on the Isle of Skye, Civil War in Dumfries and Galloway and Roots with migrants living across Scotland. NGS would like explore how the outcomes from this project could be of use to teachers of art, citizenship and history.

Please email Joanna Mawdsley, Schools Education Officer jmawdsley@nationalgalleries.org for more information or if you would like to attend.

Education Scotland, Events, Glow TV, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Holocaust Memorial Day 2014

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Commemorated in Scotland on Monday 27 January.

Glow TV will be providing opportunities throughout January for you to participate in events and learn more about the Holocaust via the new Learning Experience called ‘Journeys’. You can visit the Learning Experience and tell Scottish learners what your school is doing for HMD 2014 or share your learning resources with them.

More details will be available early in the new year. In the meantime you can email LearnCat if you have any questions or information that you want to share.  For more information click here.

Art, Art and Design, Competition, Creativity, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Technologies

The Scottish Civic Trust My Place Photography Competition

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What is the My Place Photography Competition?
Now in their ninth year the Scottish Civic Trust My Place Photography Competition is a heritage photographic competition for young people in Scotland of school age. It is aimed at encouraging young people to explore their built environments in a creative way using photography as means of investigation and creative expression.

The My Place Photography Competition is part of Scotland’s contribution to European Heritage Days, and links into the International Heritage Photographic Experience run out of Barcelona and to the Council of Europe.

The awards are supported by the Scottish Government, The Lighthouse and Architecture + Design Scotland
Who can enter?
All young people in Scotland are eligible to enter.
Entrants should be of either primary school age or secondary school age.
Entries should be made by a group leader or teacher on behalf of their students.

All entries are recognised with a certificate and will be placed in an online gallery, displayed in a public exhibition at The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture.
Two winners will be selected by a panel of judges and these will go on to represent Scotland in a worldwide exhibition and catalogue.

How can you take part?

·         Participation is free, simple and straight forward, guidelines can be found on our website HERE

·         Register your interest by email sct@scottishcivictrust.org.uk or by phone 0141 221 1466

Nominations must be made by 31 January 2014

Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Drama, Music, Opportunities, Secondary schools

Are you mad about music? Are you 14-21?

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Scottish Opera needs you!
Call for Connect Chorus auditions

We are looking for talented young singers to audition for our 2014/15 youth opera programme, Scottish Opera Connect, and we thought this might be of interest to you.

Connect is made up of two strands, Connect Chorus and Connect Orchestra, and is a unique programme which gives aspiring singers and musicians the chance to develop their knowledge, technique and skills with the help of Scotland’s top opera professionals. Unfortunately we don’t have any vacancies for Connect Orchestra at present so we’re just recruiting for Connect Chorus.

Interested in signing up? Application Deadline – Monday 16 December 2013

To become a member of Connect Chorus you must be aged between 14 and 21 years old, have some performance experience and be able to read music. Entry is by audition for our Summer Gateway Course (Tue 29 Jul to Sun 3 Aug 2014). This intensive, six-day programme explores opera through practical workshops and seminars and ends in a short performance for your family and friends. Upon completion of our Gateway week, the final Connect Chorus selections for 2014/15 will be made.

Simply download the application form and email your completed form toiona.jack@scottishopera.org.uk

Download the Connect Chorus application form
For full information about Connect, download the Connect flyer

Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Glow TV, Music, Primary schools, Social Studies, Studying Scotland

The National Piping Centre Introduce the Highland Bagpipes

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In the run up to St Andrew’s Day, join staff from the National Piping Centre, for this exciting glow meet. In this interactive presentation, they will introduce the pupils to the Highland Bagpipes. Pupils will discover a little of the history of the bagpipes in Scotland, and explore what each part of the instrument is used for. There will then be the opportunity to hear some music played on the bagpipes by world class pipers. The target audience is Primary 6 and 7.

Click here for more information.

Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Drama, Early Years, Glow TV, Literacy and English, Primary schools

Authors Live – The Making of Katie Morag with Mairi Hedderwick

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Mairi Hedderwick is bringing her most famous character, Katie Morag to Authors Live. Evoking the spirits of island life, Mairi will be telling her favourite Katie Morag stories, giving you an exclusive insight into what it is like to see Katie Morag being brought to life for CBeebies and telling you how the landscape and your surroundings can inspire what to write and draw.  Suitable for Nursery – Primary 3 or 4-7 years.

Click here for more information.

CPD, Creative practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Technologies

One Day Digital

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Nesta is organising a series of One Day Digital- CPD events for teachers interested in Digital Making. The sessions take place next Saturday 23 November at the School of Informatics in Edinburgh University. Check them out here if you haven’t already seen these. A new session using Arduino has just been added and Mozilla will be running their workshop on web making skills only in Edinburgh- so sign up now!