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Wednesday 16th May is UK Inspire Day – Cupar’s Olympic Secret

Wednesday 16th May is UK Inspire Day and a celebration of the London 2012 Inspire programme – a family of special projects across the UK that have been inspired by the Games to do something special in their local communities.

To celebrate their success as part of the educational legacy of London 2012, the Inspire-Aspire project will host a free exhibition of their work in Cupar, the base of UK operations. The exhibition will be at the Corn Exchange from 10am-4pm and showcase work from across the UK.

Gemma Clark, the programme’s co-ordinator said “I think people will be really surprised to learn that a small team of people from Cupar have played such a key role in making the most of the educational opportunities presented by having the Olympics in the UK. I would encourage everyone from the community to come along and see what we are doing. It is really impressive and,more importantly it’s a chance to be inspired and learn something new”.

Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games said: ‘UK Inspire Day is a celebration of the Inspire programme and exceptional projects like Inspire-Aspire whose events and celebrations will bring the UK to life.’

For more information

Visit http://www.inspire-aspire.org.uk or contact the Gemma Clark on 01334 844900.

 

CPD – Early Years

Learning about Scotland in the Early Years, Saturday 19 May, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

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The study of Scotland is right at the heart of Curriculum for Excellence. This conference will provide an opportunity to develop practitioners’ understanding of the renewed emphasis on learning about Scotland and how we can enrich the learning experience for our youngest children.

Keynote speakers:

Liz Niven – an award-winning poet who writes in English and Scots
Juliet Robertson – one of Scotland’s leading education consultants, specialising in learning and play outdoors
Dr Donald Smith – Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, as well as a novelist, poet, playwright and storyteller.

Levenmouth community learning and development work recognised as some of the best in Scotland

A new report by Education Scotland, on the inspection of the learning community in the Buckhaven High School area, highlights it as having one of the best inspection results in Scotland.

Responding to the positive report, Joe Fitzpatrick, Head of Education (Communities) added: “This is a tremendous accolade for Fife. The report underlines the quality of work to support learners and communities in the Levenmouth area, and highlights the commitment from individuals and groups in the area to work with the Council and its partners to produce positive local outcomes. I would like to thank everyone who participated in the inspection process, and helped to inform this independent evaluation which shows the very positive impacts of well organised community learning activity in the area.”

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New National Qualifications Music website

This website has been developed by Education Scotland in in partnership with practitioners to support learning and teaching at National 3, National 4 and National 5. It is hoped that both learners and practitioners alike will use this website and find the materials to be invaluable when studying music.

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National Poetry Day 2012

National Poetry Day is Thursday 4 October 2012, and the theme is ‘stars’.

During National Poetry Day, people all over the UK take part in a celebration of great poetry.

Each year there’s a theme – 2011 was ‘games’, 2010 was ‘home’ – and this year we’ll be exploring starry poems, from the night sky to fame’s spotlight.  There’ll be stars on our poem postcards, dazzlingly starry posters to download and print, and shining ideas for teaching and activities.

From early August 2012, you’ll find the poems, teachers’ notes and posters right here.  www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk

The Scottish Government

NEW FINDINGS PUBLISHED ON 10 MAY 2012

Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young People said:

“The Scottish Government wants our country to be the best place for children to grow up and studies such as Growing up in Scotland (GUS) provide uniquely Scottish information to help realise that vision.

“The findings help our understanding of what makes the best start in life, how to achieve that for our children and how to measure the progress already made.

“This government is committed to supporting children and families and recognises that getting it right in the early years is essential. These findings will be hugely helpful to us as well as our partners working across the early years in Scotland.’’

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Major milestones reached in delivery of new National Qualifications

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Two major milestones on the route towards introduction of Scotland’s new National Qualifications were delivered yesterday (Monday 30 April) by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Education Scotland.

SQA has published the final course, unit and assessment specifications for the 197 new National Qualifications at National 2, National 3, National 4, National 5 and Higher levels.  See www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence.

Education Scotland has published a suite of practical advice and guidance for teachers and lecturers to support them in preparing for implementing key aspects of the new qualifications.  See www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nq.

Children’s photography exhibition a resounding success

The winning photographs in the Art in the Windows project were unveiled to the public in Cupar on 27th April, and over 200 people came to see them.

Pupils from the four primary and secondary schools in Cupar worked with a professional photographer on the ‘Art in the Windows’ project for two months, photographing themselves getting active around the town to inspire Cupar residents to get moving.

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