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Curriculum for Excellence Briefing 5: Personalised Learning
CfEBriefing5- Personal Learning
The fifth title in the popular series of CfE Briefings is now available and focuses on personalised learning. This latest briefing explores the practical implications for staff, learners and parents of personalised learning, which presumes a degree of choice and a stronger role for the learner in making decisions
Santa Glow Meet, 14 December, 11 am
The Santa Glow Meet is back. Tune in and join the Christmas fun!
Scottish Education Awards
The Scottish Education Awards were launched on Monday 3 December by Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. The awards celebrate the hard work and success 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 learning environments across Scotland.
Nominations for the 2013 awards can be submitted from now until 22 February 2013.
For more information visit the Scottish Education Awards website.
New National Qualifications – November 2012 Update
SQA has published the November issue of New National Qualifications Update. Includes information on: ·
Unit Assessment Support
Draft Unit Specifications for Advanced Highers
CfE Subject Implementation events
Suite of guides
Scottish Studies Award
Education Scotland Professional Focus Papers.
Treasures display at the National Library of Scotland
The art and history of ‘The Dandy’
21 November to 3 February.
Delve into the world of Desperate Dan, Beryl the Peril, Korky the Cat and others, in this display on a favourite British comic.
Click here for more information
creativity exchange fife 2012 – evaluation report
Once again we would like to thank everyone who attended the creativity exchange fife event on Thursday 8 November 2012.
Read the evaluation report here
FCLN News!
Plans are developing for Fife’s Creative Learning Network 2nd event, ‘Creative Connections: a children and young people gathering’, which will take place in March 2013 (date to be announced after the new year).
Plans are also developing for ‘Creative Connections: an early years gathering’, which will take place in May 2013 (date to be announced after the new year).
We will be looking to consult with network members and opening an online consultation to look at the content for both of these events and will pass information out to FCLN members and schools as soon as that is available.
What a creative year 2013 promises to be!
Youth Music Theatre Auditions
We are coming to a city near you next January and February 2013 searching for around 250 talented young actors, singers, dancers and musicians to perform in one of our exciting new musicals or, for the first time, a feature film for TV. Our musicals are fully-residential so this is your chance to travel to London or somewhere else in the country and meet friends from all corners of the UK.
Also this year all our work will be examined by Trinity Guildhall, so you can also gain a Grade 8 Certificate in Musical Theatre by taking part. Grade 8 is the highest grade – equivalent to A* at A-level, diploma or first year university BA level of working.
Do something different for two weeks next summer 2013 and audition for our exciting summer series, detailed below, including: Great Expectations, The Salsa Sisters, The Dark Tower, Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music or even a feature film for TV.
Book your audition online here
Visit our website for more details
Education Scotland – Professional Focus Papers.
These materials have been designed to assist teachers and others with the delivery of programmes of learning within the new National 4 and National 5 courses.The papers highlight important features of learning which are enhanced or different from previous arrangements.
They provide advice on approaches to learning and teaching which build directly on those used in the 3-15 Broad General Education in order to promote continuity in learners’ acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills.
The papers are also intended to stimulate professional reflection and dialogue about learning.
The focus papers come as part of the development of exemplar course materials across the full range of National 4 and National 5 qualifications, being developed by Education Scotland in partnership with ADES.
The Professional Focus Papers are available for you to download here at the National Qualifications area of the Education Scotland website.
