Category Archives: Events

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

Creative Partners, Events

Falkland Palace & Gardens Easter 2014

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Easter Event

  • Easter- Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th, Monday 21 April

1 Mar to 31 Oct, Mon-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-5 (last admission 4.30)

  • Supported by Cadburys (sat-sun only)
  • No booking
  • No tickets
  • Normal admission price plus £1 trail charge
  • Face painting
  • Cadburys Easter Egg Trail
  • Paint an Easter Egg
  • Egg Race
  • Hot Cross Buns in Tea Room

Come to Falkland Palace and Gardens for a fun packed Easter weekend!

We will be having an Easter Egg Trail, sponsored by Cadburys in our historic gardens as well as egg dying and an egg race!

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.

Creative practitioners, Events, Music, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Music Education Matters – Book your ticket now!

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Enterprise Music Scotland’s exciting new conference Music Education Matters will take place on Friday 30th May 2014 at The Arches in Glasgow. Book your place before 31st March to receive our Earlybird Rate of £30!
We will be launching our full programme in February but in the meantime here is a sneak peek at some of the speakers we have confirmed…
Paul Harris, ABRSM
Pete Sparkes, Artistic Director, Drake Music Scotland
Dr Oliver Searle, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Andrew Dickie, Head of Expressive Arts Faculty, Paisley Grammar School
Carol Main and Daniella Keenan, Live Music Now Scotland
Tobias Hug, freelance beatboxer
Tickets are available from
Full price £40 (£25 concessions for unemployed, full-time students, EMS promoters and members of Live Music Now!)
Early Bird price £30 (£25 concessions) for all places booked before 31st March 2014
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 practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, Events, Primary schools, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools, SLF14

SLF 2014 – call for seminar proposals now open

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The Call for Participation in the Scottish Learning Festival 2014 is now open.  The festival will once again host around 100 seminars over the 2 days and you are invited to submit a proposal to be part of the programme. SLF 2014 will take place on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September in the SECC, Glasgow.

The Scottish Learning Festival 2014: raising achievement and attainment for all will focus on maximising educational outcomes through:

·         early intervention and prevention – for children, young people and adult learners in order to maximise educational outcomes

·         health and wellbeing – ranging from physical education and sport to the full  range of health and wellbeing subjects which are the responsibility of all  practitioners

·         employability skills – to secure a highly educated, well prepared and well-motivated young workforce able to compete in a global market.

Full details of the theme are available on the SLF website.

Education Scotland, glow, Primary schools, resources, Science

Free Science resource for Primary Schools – TigTag

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Education Scotland is delighted to announce that schools can now access Tigtag – an award-winning, online science resource for primary schools, free of charge through Glow.

They have agreed 12 month national education licence with Twig World which allows Scottish schools to have unlimited access to this great resource.

Schools across the country are currently using Twig on Glow to access almost 1500 top quality short films. Tigtag provides a superb addition to this resource, and provides valuable support to primary practitioners to assist in the effective teaching of the Sciences Experiences and Outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence.

It provides access to:

• background information, relating to the key concepts identified in the science organisers, and quality films to support and enhance teaching and learning in the sciences.

• planning resources, investigation sheets, practical challenges and succinct clear lesson plans, providing a range of contexts for learning which draw on important aspects of everyday life and work.

• interactive lesson packages to help stimulate the interest and motivation of all learners and support staff in planning challenging, engaging and enjoyable learning and teaching activities.

• a “What Happens Next?” and “Scientific Enquiry” section to encourage learners to engage in dialogue, developing their investigative and inquiry skills.

Log on via Glow (Glow password required) and explore the world of Tigtag on Glow with your learners.

Drama, Events, Expressive Arts, Literacy and English, Rothes Halls, Secondary schools

ON at Fife Theatres – Spring 2014 – Secondary Schools

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Below are all the performances available at theatres across Fife ( Adam Smith Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Lochgelly Centre and Rothes Halls), suitable for secondary aged pupils.

ON at Adam Smith Theatre

  • National  Theatre Live Broadcast – Coriolanus
  • Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is brought to the stage at Adam Smith Theatre by Icarus Theatre Collective bringing one of the earliest challenges to modern patriarchy, a brazen precursor to feminism and gender equality.
  • The World Premiere of Dare To Care is a co-production between Stellar Quines and Fife Cultural Trust and highlights the difficulties faced by women facing a spell behind bars. Suitable for age 14+.Special School price £5. Dare to Care also at Lochgelly Centre.
  • Also suitable for age 14+, Borderline Theatre Company in Association with the Palace Theatre Kilmarnock presents – A Slow Air, a play written and directed by the Olivier Award winning writer, David Harrower. Special Schools price £5
  • The Unremarkable Death of Marlyn Monroe is a one-woman show which shows Monroe as you’ve never seen her before. Suitable for age 14+ with a special schools price of £5.
  • National theatre Live Broadcast – King Lear

ON at Carnegie Hall

  • Tortoise in a Nutshell in Co-production with Cumbernauld Theatre present Feral. An innovative piece of visual theatre that combines puppetry, film and live sound. Suitable for Age 13+. Special schools price £5. Free workshops are also available in conjuncture with the production.
  • Adapted by Ian Wilkinson from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped is brought to Carnegie Hall by Sell A Door Theatre Company. This is an imaginative re-telling of the classic story and is perfect for young and old audiences alike. Suitable of age 6+. Special schools price £7. Workshops will be available – details to be confirmed.
  • The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk is a coming of age tale about friendship, bullying and overcoming adversity brought to Carnegie Hall by Catherine Wheels. Suitable for Age 9+
  • Visible Fictions present Robin Hood, a silly and unexpected take on Robin Hood. Suitable for Age 7+

ON at Rothes Halls

  • Suitable for ages 11-18 yrs, Charioteer Theatre present To Be Or….Note! Through performances and interactive workshops students will learn how to overcome indecision, map out their identities and deal with the difficulties of ‘growing up’.

ON at Lochgelly Centre

  • Suitable for ages 11-18 yrs, Charioteer Theatre present Treasure Island. Through performances and interactive workshops students will learn how to overcome indecision, map out their identities and deal with the difficulties of ‘growing up’.
Events, Music, Opportunities, Secondary schools

‘Off the Record’ Youth Music Seminar (14-25)

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Born To Be Wide is pleased to announce its second Off The Record day, following the successful launch in October 2013. The event will take place on Saturday 8 February at Kirkcaldy’s Adam Smith Theatre, and features workshops for young musicians and those interested in working in the music business.

Supported by the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI), which is administered by Creative Scotland, Off The Record is open to anyone aged between 14-25, with key industry figures providing essential advise on subjects including recording, releasing, promotion and organising/getting gigs.

Delivered in partnership with Fife Cultural Trust, speakers at the Kirkcaldy event include:
Ally McCrae (BBC Radio One), Olaf Furniss (Born To Be Wide Director/The Scotsman),Michael Lambert (Born To Be Wide Director/artist manager), Lloyd Meredith (Olive Grove Records/Peenko Blog), Fielding Hope (DJ & booker, Nice’N’Sleazy), Tallah Brash (musician & booker, Electric Circus), Stuart Stenhouse (EmuBands) and Garry Boyle (The Depot Studios).

Admission is two pounds [including lunch] and tickets must be bought in advance fromwww.offtherecord.me or in person from the Adam Smith box office. A parental consent form is also required from attendees under the age of 18 and can be downloaded from the website.

Also included in the price is a free release worth £25, via Scotland’s leading digital distribution company EmuBands. This covers Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and most other online stores and streaming services.

For more information click here.