Category Archives: CPD

Creative Connections fife 2012- an early years gathering

Fife Council’s Cultural Partnerships Team, in partnership with Fife’s Childcare & Early Years Services and The Byre Theatre, are delighted to announce their early years gathering event for 2012.

Our Keynote Speaker for the event is Dr Suzanne Zeedyk

Date:        Wednesday 23 May 2012

Time:       9.30am – 3.40pm (registration opens at 9.00am)

Venue:     The Byre Theatre in St Andrews

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CPD: School open day: Bo’ness Academy, Falkirk Council

17 May 2012

This CPD event offers practitioners and school leaders an exciting opportunity to visit Bo’ness Academy and attend Falkirk Council’s Global Citizenship Showcase Event.

Bo’ness Academy is an inspiring example of a school that has used international education as a vehicle to engage the whole school in global citizenship activities. Through the Comenius Programme and other well established links the school has developed a rich international programme connecting it to countries across the world including: The Gambia, The Netherlands, China, France, Germany and The Czech Republic.

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To book, email Megan Farr, Policy Officer, Falkirk Council, or telephone 01324 506671.

FREE!

Note: Places for the open day section of the event are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

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‘Effective Engagment with Young People’

Are you interested in getting young people involved in your group?

Are you keen to explore tools that could be used to meaningfully engage with young people in your community?

Would you like to learn examples of resources and techniques that could help you do just that?

Would you like the opportunity to share experiences and best practice?

Then we have the workshop for you……..

 Fife’s Cultural Consortium are delighted to offer you the perfect opportunity to explore ‘Effective Engagment with Young People’ with specialists from the Regional Youth Work Unit in Newcastle.  The workshop at the up and coming Cultural Roadshow on 27 March 2012, will explore tools and methodologies to help you better engage with young people in your community.  Places are still available  and can be booked by calling the Cultural Partnerships Team on Tel: 01592 583255. 

Karen Taylor Area Cultural Co-ordinator

E-Safety live event – Heriot Watt University Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Thursday 22 March – still time to register

www.esafetylive.com

http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/E-Safety-Live-2012/Edinburgh-Workshops.

The Scottish Government and the UK Safer Internet Centre are running an E-safety live event on 22 March with a choice of 12 workshops.

One of the workshops is ‘Social Media in Schools: Opportunities and Challenges’. Hosted by Ollie Bray of Education Scotland the workshop will examine the opportunities and challenges presented to schools and school leaders regarding social media. It will include advice for schools on social media policy and ICT policy as well as curriculum progression.

The event will be of interest to teachers, e-safety leads, headteachers, organisations working with children, social workers, local authorities and trainers. For enquiries, please email esafetylive@saferinternet.org.uk.

Fife’s Cultural Roadshow

Tuesday 27 March 2012
1pm – 6pm, Rothes Halls, Glenrothes

Fife’s Cultural Consortium warmly invites you to their second Cultural Roadshow.
This FREE event offers a series of seminars, networking and funding opportunities to groups and individuals working within a cultural context in Fife’s communities.

The Roadshow includes workshops, breakout sessions and a central Marketplace: your opportunity to meet with funders and find out what is on offer. Includes Fife Council’s Funding & Monitoring Team, Leader in Fife, Fife Environmental Trust, Heritage Lottery Fund and much more. 

To receive further information or to book a place on any of the Workshops or Breakout Sessions please contact the Cultural Partnerships Team, details below.
This opportunity is available in: Fife
For further information, please contact cultural.partnerships@fife.gov.uk (Cultural Partnerships Team), or call 01592 583255, or visit http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/culture. The deadline is Tuesday 27 March 2012 at 13:00.

ASE Scotland: CPD Event

Science Fair for student and probationer teachers

ASE Scotland is here to support you as you deliver Curriculum for Excellence, providing its members and others with regular CPD and excellent publications.

Students of other disciplines who are interested in teaching are also very welcome.

Wednesday 18th April 2012

1:30 – 3:30pm

University of Dundee, Dalhousie Building: room 1F06

www.dundee.ac.uk/general/campusmap

Free admission; booking not required.

For further details contact:

Hannah Crookes, Dundee Science Centre

01382 868610

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Glow TV: Schools and the Traverse Theatre

 

Building relationships for the future
A Discussion Event for teachers

23/04/2012 16:30 – 18:00

Join Artistic Director (and former Drama Teacher) Orla O’Loughlin and Head of Traverse Learning Noëlle O’Donoghue, as they highlight how the Traverse Theatre can support schools to deliver the new curriculum and how we hope to engage with you and your pupils during our 50th anniversary in 2013. The session will feature an informal Q & A so come armed with your questions!