Category Archives: Curriculum for Excellence

Creativity, Music, Primary schools, resources

Win the Gold – music and olympics – free online resource

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A new Olympics project, allowing pupils to create and work with music through an online tool from ABC Creative Music is now free to 6 local authorities, with a free trial available to all others.

The six local authorities include: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, Clackmannanshire, and Western Isles.

Due to popular demand and a great response from P4 and 5 teachers who have seen the material we have created a separate course so that teachers can use this resource from P4-7 (Year 3 – Year 6). Check out the fantastic Medal Ceremony Interactive!!

Here is a short movie about our Olympic project – WIN THE GOLD:

http://www.abcmusic.org.uk and then click on the SITE TOUR button.

On Youtube: http://youtu.be/gg7iN5XOxs0

On Screencast: http://www.screencast.com/t/69wG4wiOATD

WIN THE GOLD is a fun Olympic themed song and range of flexible projects for P4-7 (Year 3-6) that class teachers can use to add music to an Olympic project.

To sign up log into ABC Online at www.abcmusic.org.uk <http://www.abcmusic.org.uk>  and go to Staffroom>Request & Unlock Trial Course and choose WIN THE GOLD – OLYMPICS 2012.

Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Special Delivery: The William Wallace Letters

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The National Records of Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Parliament, is mounting an exhibition in the Parliament from Wednesday 15 August to Saturday 8 September 2012 featuring two surviving original documents with a direct link to William Wallace. Many visitors to the exhibition are unlikely to know much about this turbulent period of Scottish history so primary and secondary pupils are invited to provide text, artwork or short films to help tell the story in a modern way. 

Contributions for the exhibition must be submitted to the Scottish Parliament Education Service by Friday 15 June. Full details about this and the Education

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Programme during the exhibition are available on the Scottish Parliament website (www.scottish.parliament.uk/education/wallace).

News, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools, Technologies

EdTech: 100 Tech Tools for Teachers and Students

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So here’s what I’ve got for all you educators our there: some random and cool EduTech tools, tech tools for teachers and students, ways to integrate mobile devices into the classroom, social learning tools, elearning and online learning resources and finally some test prep, textbook, educational gaming and a few other random resources.

The scope of this list covers everything from Kindergarten-age up through college-age so there’s hopefully something for everyone here.

Visit The Daily Tekk to see the full list!

CPD, Creative Learning, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, Learning, Opportunities

Embedding Creativity Across Learning

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Creativity and You! Embedding Creativity Across Learning – May 25, Glasgow Science Centre, 10am – 3.30pm

The Scottish Government, Education Scotland and Creative Scotland are working in partnership to deliver a national event designed to showcase innovation across teaching and learning in a range of subjects beyond the expressive arts. Directors of Education have been invited to attend together with teacher colleagues from different subject backgrounds.

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Curriculum for Excellence, News, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

Children in Scotland – BeXcellent – new website

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Children in Scotland announces that a new website has been launched to bring Curriculum for Excellence to life for young people.  Visit www.BeXcellent.org.uk

There is also a BeXcellent competition, calling for entries from individual young people and groups which demonstrate excellent learning across a range of categories. Winning entries must be inspiring and innovative. Closing date – 8 June 2012.

Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, Expressive Arts, Music, News, Secondary schools, SQA

New National Qualifications Music website

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This website has been developed by Education Scotland in in partnership with practitioners to support learning and teaching at National 3, National 4 and National 5. It is hoped that both learners and practitioners alike will use this website and find the materials to be invaluable when studying music.

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Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, News, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Major milestones reached in delivery of new National Qualifications

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Two major milestones on the route towards introduction of Scotland’s new National Qualifications were delivered yesterday (Monday 30 April) by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Education Scotland.

SQA has published the final course, unit and assessment specifications for the 197 new National Qualifications at National 2, National 3, National 4, National 5 and Higher levels.  See www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence.

Education Scotland has published a suite of practical advice and guidance for teachers and lecturers to support them in preparing for implementing key aspects of the new qualifications.  See www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nq.