Category Archives: Social Studies

Creative Partners, Events, Primary schools, Social Studies

Historic Scotland – Robert the Bruce Project

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Calling all West Fife schools – a fantastic opportunity for P4/5 classes to take part in a partnership project that explores Robert the Bruce and Dunfermline.  Ideal for supporting Scotland or wars of Independence or Wallace & Bruce topics, the project is free to take part in.  Project packs are available to schools who sign up and a sharing day will take place on 25th March for class ‘time travellers’.

For further details visit http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/learning/educational-groups/news-and-developments.htm

Drama, Events, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

The Alhambra Theatre – Horrible Histories

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If you think history is all boring lists of dates of battles & dreary kings & queens then you obviously haven’t discovered Terry Deary’s hugely popular Horrible History books which tell you all about the yucky, disgusting & funny bits of history that teachers don’t tell you! Now history is about to become even more fun with the arrival on stage of two of these Horrible History books. Some of the best bits from ‘Terrible Tudors’ & ‘Awful Egyptians’ have been turned into plays to bring historical figures to life in front of your very eyes

Date : 14th & 15th February

Shows : Terrible Tudors at 11.30am and Awful Egyptians at 3.00pm

Tickets : Adults £14.00, U16 £12.00, Family Ticket £48.00 + booking fee*

Available from – www.ticketmaster.co.uk; tel 08444 99 99 90

Theatre Box Office, opening hours 9am to 4pm, tel : 01383 740384

*A booking fee of £2.00 will be applied to all tickets purchased from the Alhambra Theatre Box Office. Booking fee on tickets purchased through other agencies may vary.

CPD, Education Scotland, Events, Primary schools, Social Studies

Primary Social Studies and the 2014 Commemorations – A One-Day Professional Development (event)

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15 March 2014, Stirling Management Centre

Who should attend? Primary School leaders and teachers, and those with a whole school responsibility for Social Studies, including cluster initiatives and wider curriculum remits related to Global Citizenship.

About the event: In 2014 Scotland will mark some key historical events with a range of commemorative activities. These events include the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, and the start of the centenary anniversaries related to World War One.

Education Scotland invites Primary practitioners to join us in Stirling and find out more about these commemorations and how the associated programmes of activity can provide stimulating learning opportunities for children and young people across the curriculum.

To register for this free event, please use this web form: http://bit.ly/PrimarySocialCPD

Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Funding, Opportunities, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies

St Andrews Botanic Garden Free Transport for School Visits‏

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St Andrews Botanic Gardens have been fortunate in being awarded a grant from Fife Culture and Heritage Fund to cover the TOTAL cost of  your transport for educational visits to  Garden between now and the Easter Holidays.
They have lots of indoor and outdoor activities  which meet Curriculum for Excellence outcomes for all levels  in science, social studies,  maths, language and art. Their most popular activities are  Rainforest / Plant Lifecycles/ Seasons / Weather / Climates / Plant Growth / Grow your Own /Animal Homes / Wildlife Gardening / Conservation /Senses / Enterprise /  Dig for Victory / Egyptians / Tree-mendous Maths / Gruffalo Trail/ Pond Dipping and Minibeasts  and they are happy to devise activities to suit your requirements. See the attached programme for full details.
Charges for tutor-led visits are £3 for a half day (two activities, 10 am to 12 pm) or £4.50 for a full day (three activities, 10 am to 2 pm, including lunchbreak). They have an indoor Glass Class which takes up to 60 pupils, indoor facilities for lunch and refreshments are provided for accompanying staff and helpers.  You can also come for a free self-guided visit to the Glasshouses and Garden as a taster until the end of March 2014. There are tree trails and guide books and they can provide support materials to accompany your self-guided visit.
Creative practitioners, Drama, Expressive Arts, Glow TV, Literacy and English, Music, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Glow TV – Scotland Sings – Celebrate Burns

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24/01/2014 09:30-10:15

Join us live from the Glow TV Studio as we celebrate Burns with a feast of Scottish songs – and accompanying instruments.

Sing along with us and learn some new songs and some new Scots language as well!
You can also tell us what you are doing to celebrate Burns in your schools – we want to hear about all the exciting things you are doing.

So join us to sing and share in our Burns celebration!
Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Glow TV, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Holocaust Learning Events‏

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This year Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 will be commemorated in Scotland on Monday 27th January and Glow is pleased to be able to bring teachers and learners across the country a number of unique and innovative opportunities to discover and share more about this important period in history.
Holocaust Learning Experience Launching on Monday 20th January

The Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) ‘Journeys’ Learning Experience is a collaborative space to share what your school is doing for HMD 2014 and take part in learner activities.

We will be providing interactive opportunities for learners across the country to participate in events and learn more about the Holocaust via the new Glow environment.

The learning experience is aimed at upper primary and secondary learners and will include a number of learning starters and a Holocaust discussion newsfeed to share what your schools are doing to commemorate the event. Videos and audio content and a number of learner challenges will be available to help you learn more about the history of the times surrounding these events.

To help support practitioners, curriculum documents will be provided with the learning experience.

Visit the Learning Experience today.
Live Glow Meet with Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning on Wednesday 22nd January

Minister for Education Mike Russell recently visited Auschwitz with pupils from various schools and during this Glow TV event you will have the opportunity to hear about his experience.

Viewers will also hear from pupils at Broughton High School who also visited Auschwitz last year.

There will be an opportunity to ask them your own questions during the event and learn more about their experiences when they were there.

For more information and to get involved, visit Glow TV.
What is the Holocaust? on Monday 27th January

The Holocaust was a very important period in history and every year it is commemorated in January through the Holocaust Memorial Day.

In this Glow TV event find out when these events took place, what actually happened and who was involved.

In addition we will also look at how similar events have taken place since then throughout history and how it has affected the survivors.
National Event Scotland on Monday 27th January

The Scottish National Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 event will be broadcast live across Scotland through Glow.

The MacRobert Centre in Stirling will welcome Holocaust survivor Alfred Munzer and Cambodian genocide survivor Arn Chorn Pond.

The event starts at 6.30pm and the 2 hour programme will be filled with performances carried out by the Roma community and Rwandan community to make this a memorable and moving event.

Information on how to take part can be found on Glow TV. If this time isn’t suitable, you will have the opportunity to Watch Again.
Meeting a Survivor on Tuesday 28th January

As part of HMD 2014, survivors of the Holocaust and genocide are visiting schools in Scotland.

On 28th January Holocaust survivor Albert Munzer will be visiting the Glasgow Gaelic School and Glow TV will be there to broadcast the event to schools across Scotland.

Join us to hear Albert’s experiences and ask him questions about his life.
HMD 2014 Glasgow Event Live from the City Chambers on Wednesday 29th January

Glasgow City Chambers will once again host this live event through Glow for schools across Scotland.  This special broadcast, taking place from 10am, is run by young people for young people and the event is handed entirely over to pupils to develop the programme and broadcast the event.

Find out more in the Glow TV events schedule.
Arts Response Challenge with Cambodian Genocide Survivor on Thursday 30th January

There will be opportunities to join with pupils around Scotland in several national HMD 2014 events including an arts response challenge with Cambodian genocide survivor, flautist and human rights activist Arn Chorn Pond.

On the day, schools from around Scotland will share their response to the theme of HMD 2014 – Journeys in the form of music, drama, poetry and more.

For more information on this event on Glow TV.
Although these events are all broadcast live, they’re also recorded and you will have the opportunity to Watch Again.
Education Scotland has developed a range of other resources on the Holocaust to help support practitioners.

Kindertransport: escaping the holocaust resource, suitable for the broad general education and senior phase, explores the significance of the children’s transport during the Holocaust. The resource includes images, downloadable materials, video stories interviews and more.
Art, Art and Design, Creativity, Dance, Drama, Education Scotland, Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Literacy and English, Music, Numeracy and Maths, Science, Social Studies, Studying Scotland, Technologies

Resource Calendar (January 2014)

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The events in this calendar are celebrations, awareness days and action weeks all covering topical issues relevant to schools. Each of the events includes details of websites and support materials to help plan activities for learners.
The January events include:
· World Religion Day (19 January)
· Martin Luther King Day (20 January)
· RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch (20 January – 14 February)
· Burns Night (25 January).
Click here for the calendar.
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.