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Art, Art and Design, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Drama, Education Scotland, Expressive Arts, Music

Education Scotland’s Learning Blog recent post: Expressive Arts Conversation Day 2

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As agreed prior to the initial Expressive Arts Conversation Day that was held in Stirling on 25th November 2013,  for those local authorities who were unable to send representatives to the first event, a second national Expressive Arts Conversation Day will take place at Eden Court Theatre on Friday 28th March, from 9.45 am to 3.45 pm.

The event will have two key purposes:

  • to identify and discuss emerging and known issues in relation to expressive arts education with a view to agreeing actions to overcome the challenges associated with these issues
  • to establish a national primary expressive arts community
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.
Education Scotland, The Scottish Government

Draft National Youth Work Strategy

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Education Scotland, YouthLink Scotland and the Scottish Government have worked in collaboration to publish the Draft National Youth Work Strategy which sets out ambitions for ensuring young people are placed at the centre of all youth work practice.

Consultation on the draft strategy will take place in January and February 2014 through a series of National Discussions across Scotland.  These discussions will involve a range of stakeholders including young people and will inform the implementation plan.  More information about the national discussions will be available in due course.

The final strategy and implementation plan will be published in April 2014.

Education Scotland, Events, Glow TV, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Holocaust Memorial Day 2014

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Commemorated in Scotland on Monday 27 January.

Glow TV will be providing opportunities throughout January for you to participate in events and learn more about the Holocaust via the new Learning Experience called ‘Journeys’. You can visit the Learning Experience and tell Scottish learners what your school is doing for HMD 2014 or share your learning resources with them.

More details will be available early in the new year. In the meantime you can email LearnCat if you have any questions or information that you want to share.  For more information click here.

Creative practitioners, Education Scotland, Events, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Scottish Education Awards 2014

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Nominations for the 2014 Scottish Education Awards are now open.

The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday 21 February 2014. For more information and to see the full list of categories, please visit the Scottish Education Awards website.

Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Glow TV, Music, Primary schools, Social Studies, Studying Scotland

The National Piping Centre Introduce the Highland Bagpipes

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In the run up to St Andrew’s Day, join staff from the National Piping Centre, for this exciting glow meet. In this interactive presentation, they will introduce the pupils to the Highland Bagpipes. Pupils will discover a little of the history of the bagpipes in Scotland, and explore what each part of the instrument is used for. There will then be the opportunity to hear some music played on the bagpipes by world class pipers. The target audience is Primary 6 and 7.

Click here for more information.

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.

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.

Click here for more information.