Category Archives: Opportunities

Get the Picture! 2012

Following on from the success of last year’s Young People’s Day event, The Scottish Parliament is inviting young people from all across Scotland to this year’s ‘Get the Picture!’ event.  We are working in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament, YoungScot and Fife Youth Radio to create an event to remember.

We are looking for a wide range of groups of young people aged 16 to 25 years old from all over Scotland to come and make this event even bigger and better than ever before!  We would be very grateful therefore, if you would pass this e-mail on to any groups that you think would like to take part in this popular event.

One of the themes of this year’s Festival of Politics is ‘Positive Change’ and we have been working with a group of MSYPs to create a dynamic programme to reflect this.  Groups will have the opportunity to represent themselves at the Marketplace which will have a bustling festival feel and take part in 4 debates on topics that groups taking part will suggest.

Groups wishing to attend the Get the Picture event should complete the online Booking Form or email Frances Paulo at frances.paulo@scottish.parliament.uk

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/52053.aspx

Edinburgh International Book Festival and Glow TV

This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival RBS School Programme is bigger than ever before. It runs from 20th – 28th August in Charlotte Square Edinburgh and many events are live in Glow TV! It’s also truly international with writers from Australia, Canada, the USA, France and Poland as well as from all parts of the UK.

http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2012/07/02/edinburgh-international-book-festival-and-glow-tv/

Road Safety design competition


Sustrans are asking young people to design a postcard on how 20 mph could improve their street – it could be a picture, a message, a poem or even a slogan. Can you be a two-zero hero and tell us how slower speed limits might change your life? Get creative and win a holiday, bike or even a BMX stunt display!

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/freerangekids/get-involved/be-a-two-zero-hero-competition?dm_i=6EB,UKYQ,MPEOL,2IIEZ,1

See Us… tell our creative story

Over the next three months, people from across Scotland, and the world, are encouraged to get creative and submit photographs and stories that sum up what Scottish creativity means to us, today. Part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012 celebrations, See Us is a collaboration between Creative Scotland, Blipfoto, Young Scot and The Scotsman.

All entries will be welcome, with the project aiming to include all areas of Scottish creativity – from high arts to everyday creative acts – whether it’s a scene from one of Scotland’s major festivals, a snapshot from a local event, or picture of your own creative life.  The idea is to tell a story of Scottish creativity in pictures.

Entries can be submitted through blipfoto.com/seeus and the site will remain open throughout the summer months.

Selected entries will then be curated for exhibition and publication in the autumn by a panel including leading author Ian Rankin, world renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell.

Scottish Youth Theatre- Outreach sessions

Scottish Youth Theatre are offering outreach Storytelling Sessions during weekends of 10 September – 31 October 2012 for children aged 7 and under.
 
Community Groups etc. can hire them in for £150 per one hour sessions (maximum audience 40 people).

 

Scottish Youth Theatre
The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1TF

t: 0141 552 3988
e: info@scottishyouththeatre.org

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

Why not be part of Fife’s contribution to the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival between 1st and 24th October 2012?

The Festival celebrates getting creative and connecting with others to improve everyone’s mental health and wellbeing.
This year’s theme is ‘Walk in my shoes’ – a chance to share what it’s like to be YOU.

If you would like to be part of the Festival contact Shona McEwan on 08451 55 55 55 ext 442134 or email: shona.mcewan@fife.gov.uk before 22 July.

SMHAFF 2012 poster

Creative Week 9th-13th July

 

Stand by for the first ever UK Creative Week.

Packed with interactive debates, lively discussions and in-depth demonstrations broadcast live online. You won’t want to miss a thing.

With creative industry luminaries, tech experts and special guests we’ll be discussing where the creative industries are heading – and who’s in danger of getting left behind.

You can watch the whole thing or dip in and dip out whenever you want – just make sure you don’t miss it

Click here for more info

First ever Scottish conference on Jazz Education

TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EVER SCOTTISH CONFERENCE

ON

JAZZ EDUCATION

For everyone involved in jazz education in Scotland – teachers, instrumental instructors, bandleaders, jazz musicians or organisers – the Scottish Jazz Federation (SJF) is running two one-day events with group discussions, presentations of teaching materials and expert speakers from Scotland and Europe.

Delegate one day fee – only £25

to include lunch and refreshments

Book by 29 June and pay only £20!

The conference is on:

FRIDAY 31 AUGUST

GLASGOW

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Or – the same programme repeated – on

SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

INVERNESS

The Ironworks

TO BOOK, CLICK HERE

If you haven’t taken part in our online database collection survey, please do it now. It only takes a few minutes

 CLICK here  for online survey

Curriculum for Excellence

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BeXcellent website



A new website which will bring Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) to life for young people has been launched by Children in Scotland and the Scottish Youth Parliament, in partnership with the Scottish Government.

BeXcellent

is the first CfE resource created specifically for children and young people, and offers an easy-to-understand approach to the new curriculum and the personalised, creative learning it promotes. The site was developed in consultation with groups of children and young people and features a simple guide to the new curriculum as well as activities designed to stimulate independent learning and new ways of thinking.

There is also a competition on the website which is open to anyone living in Scotland who is 18 years or under.