Category Archives: CPD

CPD, Creative practitioners, Learning, News, Opportunities

CPD – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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Upcoming events

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street Glasgow G2 3DB

Using Drama with Young Offenders – Professional Development

Course Aims

This course is designed for practicing artists and facilitators aged 18+ with an interest in working with young offenders in a criminal justice setting.

26 May 2012

10am – 5pm

Cost: £90

Click Using Drama with Young Offenders- Professional Development 201 for more info

Introduction to Directing – Intensive Study Weekend for Adults

Course Aims

This intensive weekend is designed for people aged 17 plus and theatre professionals interested in developing skills in directing for theatre.

26 and 27 May 2012 Saturday

10am – 5pm, Sunday 11.30am – 4.30pm

Cost: £75

Click Introduction to Directing – Intensive Weekend 2011-12. for more info

 

CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Opportunities, Primary schools

CPD- Historic Scotland- Primary Teachers

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Exploring Castles through Stories and Scots!

A cpd for P1-3 teachers

Organisation : Historic Scotland

Presenter : Senga Munro

Date: 9 May 2012

‪Venue : Claypotts Castle, near Dundee

Time : 4.00-5.00pm

‪Cost : FREE

‪Booking essential :  contact HS learning services (0131 668 8793) ‪

Come along and discover the delights of Claypotts Castle just outside Dundee, how a visit can support your teaching and how our Maids’ Story activity can support a variety of subjects from social studies to literacy, as well as overarching themes such as Studying Scotland, with its emphasis on Scots language.

Wear suitable footwear and clothing for exploring an old castle!  Tea and coffee provided.

Click here for details

CPD, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Early Years, Events, Learning, Literacy and English, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Edinburgh Book Festival

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The Edinburgh Book Festival schools programme is now available and will be posted to schools this week, 

The closing date for RBS Transport Fund Applications is 25th May 2012.

Edinburgh Book Festival schools programme available now

Access the programme to see the fantastic learning and CPD opportunities available!

Book online here from Mon 23 April:

 

 

Building the Curriculum 4, CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, glow meet, Opportunities

Glow Meet- Wednesday 25 April, 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm

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Glow TV event: Building the Curriculum 4 – How skills for life, learning and work can be supported by labour market intelligence

This Glow Meet, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, is appropriate for all practitioners in secondary schools, colleges and community-based settings.

Skills Development Scotland provides labour market intelligence for its staff so that career information, advice and guidance (CIAG) is informed by what we know about the labour market. This is a key principle of Career Information, Advice and Guidance in Scotland – A Framework for Service Redesign and Improvement the Scottish Government’s CIAG strategy.

CPD, Education Scotland, Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Education Scotland- NEW!

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A new series of briefings designed to provide practitioners with information and advice to support their implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.

CfE Briefings 1 (19 April 2012)

This Briefing raises some key issues which secondary schools should be considering as they plan to develop their provision for the broad general education at the S1 to S3 stages.

Art and Design, CPD, Creative Learning, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Opportunities

CPD: Curriculum for Excellence and the GI Festival – An NSEAD Conference for Teachers

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Artist Teacher Programme, School of Education, University of the West of Scotland

Location: Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Gasgow G41 2PE

10.30am – 6pm

In partnership with The National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) and University of the West of Scotland (UWS) Artist Teacher Programme, this event is designed for primary and secondary teachers of art, craft and design.  Presentations during the event will focus upon the experiences and outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence and will include presentations from Sheila Page HMIe\Education Scotland on Creativity in the art and design curriculum, the staff and young artists of Room 13 from two Fort William primary schools will look at contemporary art and how it helps raise contemporary issues in the classroom and others in the field of arts education in Scotland and beyond including Paul Dash, Goldsmiths, Graham Jeffery, Diarmuid McAuliffe and Katarzyna Kosmala from UWS. The GI artist Graham Fagen will also contribute to the event.

Follow this link for a booking form
£45 to include refreshments and a bus tour of the GI Festival.

CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools

Glasgow Science Festival 5th – 17th June 2012

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Events for nursery to P7 

All events are free unless otherwise stated.

  • Glasgow Science Centre – schools programme (P1-7)
  • Solar Investigators (Nursery, P1-2)
  • Ask an Astronaut: GLOW Meet (P1-S6)
  • The Beavers are Back (P7)
  • The Human body in action (P4-P7)
  • Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre Schools programme (P5-P7)
  • Using and Losing Bugs (P6-P7)
  • Celebration of Engineering and Science 2012 (P7)

    • Events for S1-2

    All events are free unless otherwise stated.

    Events for S3-4

    All events are free unless otherwise stated.

    S5-6

    All events are free unless otherwise stated.

    CPD, Creative practitioners, Early Years, Opportunities, Primary schools

    CPD: Stories Count

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    Put some fun in your Maths!

    Storytelling in practice | Learning | Sat 28 Apr | 10am-4pm | £48/£44 Network Members

    A practical workshop for teachers and classroom assistants who want to find fun new ways into Maths. Storyteller Senga Munro has a long experience of working with children in the classroom and in community settings. In this full day workshop she shares practical story activities to re-invigorate your teaching of mathematical vocabulary and concepts for P1-4.

    Programme

    Click here for more information.