Category Archives: Curriculum for Excellence

Art, Art and Design, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Glasgow2014, Glow TV, Health and Wellbeing, Technologies

Technologies on Glow: Meet the Queen’s Baton Designer (5 & 26 Nov)

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In November two exciting Glow Meets around Technologies’ will focus on the Queen’s Baton and its design. Join us on Tuesday 5 November  (4.00-4.45 pm) to learn more about how William Mitchell and his design team  at 4cDesign effectively utilised science, technology, engineering, maths, art and design skills to create the Queen’s Baton and how you and your learners can be involved on 26 November (10.00 – 11.00 am) by considering your own baton design for your school or centre.

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Education Scotland, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor learning, Science

Grounds for Learning film resource

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This resource is for anyone who has an interest in children’s wellbeing at school although it has been designed to be particularly relevant to support staff. It explores how outdoor play in schools supports children’s learning and development, identifies a range of ideas for enriching play and shares practical advice from schools that have developed good play practice.

For more information click here.

Glow TV, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

Choices for Life Live Is Back!

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Choices for Life Online is pleased to announce its first event for the 2013 – 2014 school year!

The live broadcast is aimed at all P7 pupils and their teachers in Scotland with a focus around the risks and dangers of alcohol, negative peer pressure and substance misuse.

Choices for Life provides credible information to our young people on a range of important issues facing them in 21st Century Scotland in an inclusive, engaging and thought-provoking manner, to help them make positive lifestyle decisions and maximise their future potential.

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Creative practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Early Years, Education Scotland, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

Developing school play times to support the curriculum and nurture happy, healthy children: new Free CPD Resource launched

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In recent years, a number of Scottish primary schools have developed innovative approaches to enabling child-led outdoor play in morning and lunchtime breaks.

This new training resource has been created with support from Education Scotland to share the learning from these schools. Its aim is to demonstrate how outdoor play in schools can support the curriculum and nurture happy, healthy children and to share practical, tested ideas and approaches to providing richer play experiences in primary schools.

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CPD, Creative Partners, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Secondary schools

Teenage Girls Inspiring Fife

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Escape the office on Friday 8th November and celebrate the end of ‘Youth Work Week’.

Join us for an afternoon of café-style inspiration, interaction, information and ideas around teenage girls and physical activity……

  • Hear and see more about current work around teenage girls and physical activity
  • Learn more about the teenage brain
  • Find out who can help you
  • Great ideas… No money?… Find out about funding opportunities.

Time:     1pm-4pm

Venue: The Vine Church Conference Centre,         Dunfermline

To register and for more information contact:

Rae Prestage,

Telephone: 03451 55 55 55 + Ext 443029

Email: rae.prestage@fife.gov.uk

Creative Partners, Curriculum for Excellence, Glasgow2014, Glow TV, Literacy and English, Social Studies

Authors Live – Storytelling Relay – Glow TV

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31 October 11.00

To celebrate the Queens Baton Relay setting off on its journey around the Commonwealth we have brought together storytellers, Peter Chand, Lari Don and Mara Menzies (India, Scotland & Kenya) to share traditional tales from their homeland in this storytelling relay.

For more information click here.

Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Early Years, Glasgow2014, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Commonwealth Games for School Teachers

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Commonwealth Games for Nursery, Primary and Secondary teachers across Scotland sessions begin this November.

Learn to explore 3 different aspects of the Commonwealth Games through dance:

– Cultures & Traditions
– Ready, Set, Go! (Creative dance tasks inspired by different sports)
– Learn the Motto, Get Inspired!

BOOKING & INFORMATION
If you would like further information on what’s involved in these sessions then we’d love to hear from you. Please email cpd@ydance.org or call the office on 0141 552 7712

Sessions begin early November and spaces are limited so please book in plenty of time.

Discounts are available for booking multiple sessions so please have a look at our website www.ydance.org for a list of sessions to choose from.

Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Literacy and English

Scottish Book Trust – Book Week Scotland

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Book Week Scotland is about celebrating books and reading in every part of life in Scotland. Between 25 November and 1 December 2013, people of all ages and of all walks of life will be able to come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. They will be joined in this celebration by Scotland’s authors, poets, playwrights, storytellers and illustrators to bring a packed programme of free projects and events to life.

For more information click here.