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.
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This new addition to the Studying Scotland website was launched at SLF 2013. Practitioners will find it useful if they are preparing teaching materials for the 2014 Year of Homecoming.
Learning journeys for the broad general education covering all eight curriculum areas will become available in the near future. This first release has learning journeys on historical figures David Livingstone, Robert the Bruce, John Muir and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Contemporary inspirational Scots include Paul Lawrie, Evelyn Glennie, Theresa Breslin and Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow.
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Education Scotland would like to invite Secondary practitioners with experience across 3rd and 4th levels to create teaching and learning ideas to support Learning about Scotland. These resources will then be made available to all establishments on the Studying Scotland online resource.
We would like to engage with 12 secondary school practitioners to create resources across curriculum areas. This is to ensure that Learning about Scotland is embedded across the curriculum and becomes a natural part of the learning experience from the early years to the senior phase.
Practitioners will work with Education Scotland Development Officers to create the resources. The resources will show the attributes, capabilities and skills developed, including higher-order thinking skills, through the experiences and outcomes used. If you are interested in this opportunity then please register your interest.
A key starting point for global citizenship education is a richer understanding of your own culture. Here in Scotland there are great new resources, challenges and projects which will facilitate learning about this country and what it means to be a Scot.
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Education Scotland has created Studying Scotland, a ‘one-stop-shop’ hosting materials on history, arts and culture, to ensure learning about Scotland is an integral part of learning for all our young people.
Studying Scotland is a resource that will help build confidence in the learning and teaching of Scotland within the curriculum, making it a rewarding and valuable experience for both learner and practitioner.
This new online resource was launched on Wednesday 21 March.
Read Scottish Government news release: Scottish studies support enhanced.
