Find topical teaching resources for May in our calendar of events including World Fair Trade Day 10 May, Walk to School Week 19-23 May and Africa Day 25 May.
Category Archives: Education Scotland
Homecoming Scotland
Scotland is welcoming the world in 2014. Homecoming Scotland 2014 now includes over 700 events, happening the length and breadth of the country, extending the benefits of the Ryder Cup and the Commonwealth Games and positioning Scotland on the international stage as a dynamic and creative country with a rich history and culture.
We would like to hear what Homecoming activity your school is undertaking and would be grateful if you could complete a short survey by 9 May 2014. There are five questions so completion should only take a few minutes. This will help the Scottish Government and Education Scotland to build a picture of what is taking place in schools across the country.
Composing Music Survey
To help us better support composing music in the classroom, Education Scotland would like to invite practitioners to participate in a very short survey which will help direct us towards developing appropriate support materials. This consultation will also take into account feedback from our learning blog and inform next steps for the working group.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2014/04/23/composing-music-survey/
Resource Calendar – April 2014
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. April events include:
· International Children’s Book Day – 2 April
· World Autism Awareness Day – 2 April
· Edinburgh International Science Festival – 5-20 April
· World Health Day – 7 April.
STEM e-bulletin – April 2014
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CLD Creative Conversation – how can partnerships support Post 16 transitions
Education Scotland’s Community Learning and Development (CLD) Policy and Improvement team are working in partnership with the CLD sector and wider stakeholders to deliver a series of short ‘Creative Conversations’ on key areas of current policy reform which have an impact on CLD partners.
This conversation will focus on how partnerships support Post-16 transitions and Opportunities for All. It will also consider how 16+ reform impacts on this area of work. Participants will range from community learning and development, schools, colleges and third sector organisations. The format for the day will maximise opportunities for cross-sector discussion building on the work currently being developed to ensure successful transitions.
The format of the session will be ‘thought pieces’ of 10-15 minutes, followed by facilitated discussion considering:
•How can we collectively ensure we share and understand best practice locally
and nationally?
•What makes for best practice in ensuring successful transitions post 16?
•Ways forward from here?
The event is free to attend and takes place on Friday 21 March from 10.30am until 3pm at Kilwinning College campus. To book your place please email Fraser MacKay.
Further details about the event can be found on the Education Scotland website.
STEM e-bulletin March 2014
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Resource Calendar – March 2014
Find topical teaching resources for March in our calendar of events including World Book Day (6 March), International School Meals Day (6 March), Sport Relief (21-23 March) and the National Science and Engineering Week (14-23 March).
Pupil artwork to welcome Commonwealth athletes
Thousands of Scotland’s school pupils will demonstrate their artistic talents to the world at Scotland’s Commonwealth Games. More than 700 schools across the country have participated in a national art competition run by Game On Scotland, the official education programme for the Games.
This competition, launched in May 2013, has provided a unique opportunity for Scottish schoolchildren to create Games-inspired artwork for the Athletes’ Village. The artwork will adorn the rooms of the Village, which will be a true home from home for all the competitors coming to Glasgow from the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
Music Working Group
The subject working group for Music convened for the initial meeting on Monday 3 February
The subject working group provided an opportunity to discuss the development of creative approaches to music education across sectors. This working group mirrors the groups being brought together from the other Expressive Arts subject areas, Art & Design, Drama and Dance who will feed in to the Expressive Arts conversation days.
We would invite practitioners across sectors to share their thoughts and views.
