Category Archives: Curriculum for Excellence

Art, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

THIS LAND – 2013 Autumn Tour

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To coincide with the Year of Natural Scotland, the Autumn 2013 exhibition in the Travelling Gallery brought together the work of a range International artists, both well-extablished and up-and-coming; chosen for their fascination with aspects of the Scottish landscape. The gallery contained a collection of artworks to captivate, resonate and inform –  initiating lots of observations and discussion from all different ages and abilities. There were 5 main artists exhibiting: Henry Coombes,  Andy Holden,  Hannah Imlach,Michael Reisch and Iain Sarjeant. The exhibition was accompanied by a complementary programme, which included the Beta Band music video ‘ Inner Meet Me’ by John Maclean and ‘ Wish You Were Here’, a series of 16 postcards by Francis Davies as well as a selection of artist books and sketchbooks by recent graduates.

Areas visited by the gallery with THIS LAND included Shetland, South Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Lewis, Harris and the Uists and the Highlands.

For further information check out our website

Community Learning and Development, Early Years, Literacy and English

Bookbug Week, 19-25 May

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Celebrate Bookbug Week between 19 and 25 May, with a whole week of free, special events taking place all over Scotland for families with babies and young children.

This year’s theme is Bookbug’s Big Sports Day, and there will be a whole host of fun story, song and rhyme activities taking place in local libraries and community venues.

Bookbug is Scottish Book Trust’s Early Years programme, which encourages and supports parents to share books, talk, sing and cuddle their children from birth, and helps every child in Scotland to develop a love of reading.

For details of Bookbug Week events in your area, visit www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug or ask at your local library.

Art, Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Events, Science

An Audience with Graham Smith

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The journey of ‘technology’ as it meets weather … as it meets art!

Join Fife Contemporary Art & Craft for the screening of ‘Six Years of Mondays’, a documentary artwork about a man called Graham
Smith living in Lochgelly, Fife, who has been making timelapse recordings of the view from his bedroom window everyday from 6am to 6pm since 2006. Graham will share his journey; from his interest in the local Scottish Weather, his technological background and how this led to the creation of www.fifeweather.co.uk, the UK’s only mobile weather lab (www.weatherevents.net), the timelapse recordings and Youtube channel.
Learn how Graham’s recordings were the basis of a commissioned piece of work by artists Thomson and Craighead (www.thomson-craighead.net) as part of Fife Contemporary Art & Craft’s ‘Weather Project’, which took place in Levenmouth and resulted in the creation of ‘Six Years of Mondays’ short video.
Fife Contemporary Art & Craft will share how the short video work takes us through a visualisation of six years of Mondays where each ‘year’ is soundtracked differently offering a range of contexts from which this contemplative landscape can be viewed. There will be a chance to ask questions at the end of the event with both Graham Smith and Fife Contemporary Art & Craft.
Date: Tuesday 29 April 2014
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Venue: The Studio, Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly,
KY5 9RD
Cost: FREE
Bookings: 01592 583303 or boxoffice.lochgellyc@onfife.com
Education Scotland, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Technologies

STEM e-bulletin – April 2014

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Welcome to the e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM).

Sign up to receive it directly.

Sciences

  • Tigtag award winning primary science resource is free to Glow users – no need to ask for a trial
  • New Water Security learning journeys on STEM Central for early, first and second level
  • Route maps for N4 and N5 Sciences courses available now
  • N5 past paper questions and N4/5 class tracking spreadsheets now on theSciences 365 Glow site

Technologies

Numeracy and mathematics

  • Route maps for N4 and N5 Mathematics and Lifeskills Maths courses available now
  • NCETM videos – strategies for teaching fractions, decimal fractions and percentages from early to third level
  • Career profiles for STEM graduates including interviews with graduates

Did you know?
WWF Earth Hour 2014 will take place at 8.30 pm on Saturday 29th March

Video Inspiration
Reasons to pursue a career in STEM – from the physics of the slam dunk to inspiring robotics

We’ve got loads more news to share! See our STEM blog for the latest updates.
Drama, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Tron Ambassador and Partner Schools Scheme

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Tron Participation run a host of schemes for schools and pupils to get involved in;

Tron Skillshops
Drama classes for pupils P1 – S6. Weekly workshops held at the Tron Theatre for participants to explore the art of theatre making.

Interested in joining in the Autumn then be sure to come along and see the work the present groups have been making.

S3-S6
Lost
10th-12th April 7.30pm

P4-P7 + S1-S2
But Why?!
13th JUne 7.30pm
14th June 2.30pm

Tron Ambassadors
The Tron Ambassadors scheme gives S4-S6 school pupils the chance to be behind the scenes of a
working theatre. It enables them to make a deeper connection with the Tron Theatre and
gain a better understanding of the industry.

We are recruiting new Ambassadors for the 2014/15 term.

Tron Ambassadors will –

•Meet 1-2 times per month at the Tron Theatre (after school weekday meetings)
•Take part in tasks and challenges out with allocated Ambassador meetings
•Keep in contact via email with Tron Drama Officer on related tasks and challenges
•Take part in a variety of theatre workshops/master classes
•Attend Tron Shows
• Host Tweet Meets within the Tron Theatre linked to Tron productions
• Promote the Tron to friends and family
• Blog, tweet and post about the Ambassadors scheme, Tron shows and events
•Work as a team to create a Front of House event at Tron Skillshops show

Does this sound like something you would like to be involved in? If so, email deborah.mcarthur@tron.co.uk to find out further information.

Partner Schools
This scheme allows Tron Participation to work closely with 2-3 schools each academic year and share our expertise. We work with schools within Glasgow and the surrounding local authorities.
The Partner schools programme is a mix of in school workshops, theatre trips and back stage tours. The partnership is hosted via Glow allowing us to keep in touch.

Would you be interested in being one of our partner schools for the 2014-15 academic year. If so contact Deborah on deborah.mcarthur@tron.co.uk

Community Learning and Development, Competition, Health and Wellbeing, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Lantra Secondary School Awards now open for nominations!

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Lantra Scotland, the sector skills council for the land-based and aquaculture industries, is seeking early nominations for their Secondary School Awards which take place at the Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards in early 2015. The award is open to both urban and rural secondary schools with the winning school in each category receiving £250.00.

The Secondary School Awards recognise school projects and activities which support and encourage increased knowledge and understanding in rural learning. To highlight and celebrate the success of school initiatives, Lantra has brought forward the closing date for nominations this year to 16th May 2014. This will allow the judging panel to visit the nominated schools during the Spring season, enabling them to get a more comprehensive look at the entrants and their respective projects in full bloom.

The award finalists will be announced at Lantra Scotland’s stand at the Royal Highland Agricultural Show on Thursday 19th June, and the winning schools will be announced at the award ceremony and gala dinner early in 2015.

For more information about the Secondary School Awards and to access a downloadable nomination form please visit:

http://www.lantra.co.uk/Downloads/Scotland/LBLOYA-2015-Schools-nomination.aspx.

For all other enquiries please contact Lantra Scotland on tel: 01738 646 762 or e-mail lantra.scotland@lantra.co.uk

Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Aye, Naw, Mibbe Hub Now Live!

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Aye Naw Mibbe is a new website from the Scottish Youth Parliament designed to offer young people an online hub for information on voting ahead of the European elections, the referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future and the General Election 2015.

The hub provides an opportunity for young people, and those who work with young people, too access information on their terms and is a place to pose questions, share ideas and access impartial information about civic participation and registering to vote. The hub will respond to queries, debates and FAQs to ensure young people have access to the details they need, when they want them.

Young people can get involved by:

  • Sending a question;
  • Writing a blog;
  • Running an event or hustings in their local area and encouraging other young people to get involved in the debate;
  • Hosting an interactive session on what voting and politics means for young people in their area.
Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Health and Wellbeing

No Knives Better Lives

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Peer Education Training – Invitation to Tender

YouthLink Scotland wishes to contract an organisation to design and deliver a peer education training programme to support the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers initiative.

The progamme will offer young people involved in the initiative the opportunity to train as NKBL peer educators and support adult volunteers to develop the programme locally.

Find out more here.

Contact: Jane Dailly, phone: 0131 313 2488 [ e-mail ]

We-CTV Building Positive Relationships Building Safer Communities (National Violence Reduction Competition) – Invitation to Tender

YouthLink Scotland wishes to commission an organisation to further develop and deliver the We-CTV programme across Scotland. We-CTV is a project of the No Knives, Better Lives (NKBL) initiative which is delivered by YouthLink Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government.

For more information click here.

Download a copy of the WE-CTV report here.

Contact: Jane Dailly, phone: 0131 313 2488 [ e-mail ]

Competition, Creative Partners, Literacy and English, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Scotland’s Stories of Home

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Scottish Book Trust has launched an exciting new writing project to encourage pupils and teachers across Scotland to write about what home means to them, with a selection of entries to be published in a free e-publication. Scotland’s Stories of Home will run from 23 March – 30 June, and in that time Scottish Book Trust wants to build a written picture of what Scotland means to the children who live here. Is it your house, your home town, your home team or your homeland? Is it your family, your friends or your online community?  Is it a smell, a taste, a sound or a sensation?

Submissions should be personal pieces of writing about real-life experiences and should be no longer than 1000 words. They can be written in a variety of different forms, such as a story, poem, song lyrics, a rap, a letter or even diary entry, and should be submitted via the Scottish Book Trust website. To help school pupils contribute their responses, Scottish Book Trust has designed a resource pack full of activity suggestions, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers and librarians who would like to use the Scotland’s Stories of Home project in their school. The resources are available at scottishbooktrust.com/storiesofhome.

With enjoyment and choice at the heart, these resources will help pupils of all abilities develop writing, research and talk skills while exploring the objects, places or concepts that mean most to them. A selection of pupils’ stories, chosen by a panel of young people, will be published in a free e-publication available to download during Book Week Scotland 2014.