The Scottish Government are running a competition for 11-15 year olds to help develop a meaningful guide for young people about Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC).
For more information about how you can enter click here.
Category Archives: Competition
Design a book cover competition for schools
The Design a Book Cover Competition is an exciting opportunity to showcase your pupils’ creative skills whilst encouraging them to engage with books and reading. It’s open to all primary schools and it’s easy to take part. There are two entry categories: P1 – P3 and P4 – P7 and there are prizes to be won for your school and pupils. The closing date is Monday 3 July 2013.
Full details and the Entry Pack can be found on the competition website or by emailing michelle.mcleod@bailliegifford.com
Scottish Book Trust – Treasures
This year’s annual campaign is Treasures, which is currently running on the Scottish Book Trust website. Stories submitted by the deadline of 31 July 2013 will be considered for inclusion in the Treasures book, thousands of copies of which will be distributed during Book Week Scotland – 25 November to 1 December 2013.
Together resource packs for schools and adult learning tutors are also available, which can be found in the resources section of the website. http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/treasures/resources
Game On Challenge– put your goals for 2014 on the map
Is your school or organisation planning to mark the Commonwealth Games with a specific initiative? A fun run or sports day perhaps? Getting involved in the Queen’s Baton Relay? A whole school initiative? Or is your local authority running a Mini Games programme?
No matter how big or small your Games related initiatives are we invite you to share them through the Game On Challenge and add to the excitement now building towards Glasgow 2014, the biggest multi-sporting event ever hosted in Scotland.
Benefits of taking the Game On Challenge
- Your school/organisation will be showcased on the Game On Challenge interactive map alongside other entries from across the UK and beyond. This will provide others with ideas and inspiration for learning through the Games.
- Every school and organisation that takes part will receive an official ‘Game On Scotland’ certificate.
- Education establishments may also be eligible for a Game On Scotland plaque in recognition of imaginative ways they have used the Games as a context for learning.
- All entries will be in with a chance to win exclusive Glasgow 2014 prizes.
- Scottish schools who sign up by the 24 May will be entered into a free prize draw to receive a visit from Clyde, the official mascot for the Games.
How do we share our challenge?
Simply visit the Take the challenge page and complete the form.
21st Century fairytales sought to celebrate golden anniversary
To mark the 50th anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland’s care of Craigievar Castle – the conservation charity has teamed up with the Press and Journal, Aberdeenshire Writer in Residence Deborah Leslie and the Friends of Craigievar Castle to launch the Craigievar Creative Writing competition. Entries are invited from school pupils in 2 categories P6 – P7 for Junior Category and S1 to S6 for Senior Category, and all stories must be 500 words and suitable for children under ten years of age.
The winning entry will be chosen by Aberdeenshire’s Deborah Leslie the celebrated author of children’s tales such as the ‘Fyvie Castle Witch Trials’, and the top 2 stories will be performed by Deborah at Craigievar Castle on the 7 and 8 September at a special Family Fairytale Castle day.
To find out more information including How to Enter, Facts about Craigievar, take a virtual tour of the castle to help inspire you and the terms and conditions for entry visit
http://www.nts.org.uk/learn/events_writing.php or to discuss the competition please contact Dr Alison Burke – ABurke@nts.org.uk or 0844 493 2161.
Say4Schools Internet Safety Competition (P6/7) – Now open!
Fife Council Education and Learning Directorate, Adam Smith College, Fife Constabulary and the seven Community Safety Panels in Fife have joined together to promote the Say4Schools Internet Safety competition 2013.
The competition is open to all primary 6 and 7 pupils in Fife and Community Safety Police Officers will be visiting schools to help promote the competition. The theme of the competition is “Be Aware… Don’t Share” and highlights the dangers of sharing personal information online whether through social networking sites or online gaming.
Bryan Kirkaldy, Head of Education explains, “The digital age is upon us and our children are increasingly connected to the web whether it’s gaming online through their consoles or using social networking on their smart phones. The aim of the competition is not only to make young people aware of the dangers of sharing personal information but as part of Curriculum for Excellence, to develop the skills they need for learning, life and work.”
Building on the success of last year’s competition, which attracted over 700 entries from primaries across Fife, this year’s competition is now open and will close on Friday 17 May 2013.
David Imrie,Curriculum Technology Adviser said, “To help pupils in this year’s competition, we will promote the use of Digital Techologies such as Digital Animation, Digital Comic Books and Digital Music to help them with their storyboards. The website Say4Schools is a great resource and I would encourage parents to visit the site.”
Finalists will be selected from each of the seven community safety areas with an overall winner being announced at a dedicated prize giving ceremony in May. Prizes include an iPad mini for the winning pupil and a Zulogic ZU3d animation kit for the finalists.
John Wood, Treasurer of the Glenrothes Community Safety Panel said, “The Community Safety Panels are constituted groups of volunteers, dedicated to promote crime prevention and community safety. On behalf of all the panels we are delighted to sponsor and promote the Say4Schools competition. Each year the competitions influence grows and this partnership is really showing its effectiveness in dealing with issues that effect us all.
On behalf of Say4Schools, I would like to wish all the pupils who enter the best of luck. On the evidence of last year’s competition, there are a lot of creative minds out there and I cannot wait to see this year’s entries.”
For more information and how to enter click here or alternatively, contact
Mai Hoang, Project Officer – Communications
Tel: 01592 583372 Contact Mai Hoang online
By Post: Fife Council, Rothesay House, Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ
or
David Imrie, Curriculum Technology Adviser
Tel: 08451 55 55 55 + Ext 44 19 55 Contact David Imrie online
By Post: Fife Council, Rothesay House, Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ
British Academy Schools Language Awards 2013
Win £4000 to get more of your students to aim higher!
As part of its programme to support and champion the learning of languages, the British Academy is again offering a series of Awards to schools and colleges throughout the UK for the encouragement of excellence in language learning. This year the Awards focus on activity which encourages more students to take language learning to a higher level.
The Awards are intended to encourage schools to find imaginative and effective ways of improving take up and enthusiasm for language learning into S5, S6 and beyond, and of addressing the social imbalance in the profile of language learners at higher levels. Projects which involve collaboration between sectors (e.g. between schools/colleges/universities, with business or employers) are particularly welcomed.
The Awards are open to all secondary schools and colleges, and cover all languages other than English, including those learnt as community languages. A total of 15 Awards of £4000 each will be made to schools throughout the UK. At least one Award will go to a winning proposal from Scotland. Application is via a simple online form, with a closing date of 31 May 2013.
Visit the British Academy website to download the complete information pack and apply now!
The Jolomo Schools Painting Award
**CLOSING DATE REMINDER** – 28 MARCH 2013
The Jolomo Schools Painting Award sponsored by Bank of Scotland will be run for the first time in school year 2012/13. Students from the senior phase at all Scottish secondary schools are invited to take part in the inaugural schools painting award. Students are asked to paint and submit their interpretation of the Scottish landscape. The winner will receive £500, with an additional £500 going to the winning schools Art Department. The winner will also have the opportunity to be mentored by the artist John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo). More information can be found by clicking on ‘HOW TO ENTER’ on the home page of The Jolomo Foundation website. www.jolomofoundation.org.
Call for Scottish entries for the Kodu Kup 2013
‘If you are interested in game design then a good place to start is with a free application called Kodu. This is a visual programming language and games lab environment which allows students from Second Level upwards to design and build three dimensional games using either a PC or an XBox and XBox controller…’
Find out more here
Scottish Book Trust
Can you tell a story in 50 words?
Stories have three parts: beginnings, middles and endings. Simple. However, can you cover all three in 50 words taking this picture as your inspiration? Enter our 50 word story competition and find out for a chance to win a lovely Literary Gift Company prize.
