Category Archives: Primary schools

Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Aye, Naw, Mibbe Hub Now Live!

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Aye Naw Mibbe is a new website from the Scottish Youth Parliament designed to offer young people an online hub for information on voting ahead of the European elections, the referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future and the General Election 2015.

The hub provides an opportunity for young people, and those who work with young people, too access information on their terms and is a place to pose questions, share ideas and access impartial information about civic participation and registering to vote. The hub will respond to queries, debates and FAQs to ensure young people have access to the details they need, when they want them.

Young people can get involved by:

  • Sending a question;
  • Writing a blog;
  • Running an event or hustings in their local area and encouraging other young people to get involved in the debate;
  • Hosting an interactive session on what voting and politics means for young people in their area.
Funding, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Erasmus+ – European Commission Funding

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The new Erasmus+ funding programme offers UK organisations opportunities to fund European mobility and partnership projects. It is the successor to Youth in Action and other European education programmes.

The next deadline for applications is 11am on 30 April 2014 for projects starting between 1 September 2014 and 28 February 2015.

Applications for this deadline can be made for funding under:

Programme information, registration and application forms can be found at the links above.

For more information please contact British Council on 0161 957 7755 or email or Liz Green on 0131 313 2488.

Competition, Creative Partners, Literacy and English, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Scotland’s Stories of Home

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Scottish Book Trust has launched an exciting new writing project to encourage pupils and teachers across Scotland to write about what home means to them, with a selection of entries to be published in a free e-publication. Scotland’s Stories of Home will run from 23 March – 30 June, and in that time Scottish Book Trust wants to build a written picture of what Scotland means to the children who live here. Is it your house, your home town, your home team or your homeland? Is it your family, your friends or your online community?  Is it a smell, a taste, a sound or a sensation?

Submissions should be personal pieces of writing about real-life experiences and should be no longer than 1000 words. They can be written in a variety of different forms, such as a story, poem, song lyrics, a rap, a letter or even diary entry, and should be submitted via the Scottish Book Trust website. To help school pupils contribute their responses, Scottish Book Trust has designed a resource pack full of activity suggestions, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers and librarians who would like to use the Scotland’s Stories of Home project in their school. The resources are available at scottishbooktrust.com/storiesofhome.

With enjoyment and choice at the heart, these resources will help pupils of all abilities develop writing, research and talk skills while exploring the objects, places or concepts that mean most to them. A selection of pupils’ stories, chosen by a panel of young people, will be published in a free e-publication available to download during Book Week Scotland 2014.

CPD, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Active Fife Training Programme

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Active Fife are committed to providing opportunities for sports coaches and physical activity leaders as well as potential leaders and coaches to develop their ability to lead sessions for a variety of people.

Active Fife work in close partnership with a range of external organisations to ensure they are able to support and develop coaches at all levels.

The Active Fife Training Brochure below offers a wide range of courses for experienced coaches and volunteers wishing to assist at local clubs, or those looking to start coaching with little or no experience. Many of the courses are also applicable for teachers, parents, senior pupils, coaches youth workers and uniformed group leaders.

For further information please contact

Sports Development on 01383 602393 or

SportsDevelopment.Enquiries@fife.gov.uk

Active Fife Training Programme 2014

Competition, Outdoor learning, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies

Would you like to win £1000 for your school or group?

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Enter Scotland’s Environment Website Youth Discussion competition by 31 March for a chance to win.

We have £1000 to award to the best school/group entry and £100 for the best individual entry. We have lots of other exciting prizes including HP tablets, educational experience days with a “green” theme, a backstage tour of The Hydro and tickets to the Irn Bru Carnival 2014.

To enter, just answer the following question: “What needs to change in your local community that will make a positive difference to your environment and what role can you play in making it happen?”then submit your answer in an imaginative way.

Follow the link for further information about this competition and to get an entry form:www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/yd

The competition is easy to enter and is relevant to many areas of the curriculum including drama, art, science, English and even modern languages.  This means entering the competition can easily be dovetailed into current project work or class topics.   The competition entry rules are very flexible which enables teachers to choose the level of input they feel is appropriate and suitable for their pupils. A number of useful teaching aids and resources have been developed that provide a good starting point.

You can choose to present your answer in a number of formats from a simple drawing, painting or report to something more complex such as a video, website or photographic essay; be as creative as you want!

The competition is open to all young Scots aged between 5 and 18 years old and you can enter as an individual or as a group e.g. Eco Group, class, youth group. The closing date is 31 March 2014 so there is still time to enter – what are you waiting for?

Your entry may also be eligible for the Young Reporters for the Environment competition. It is being run in Scotland by Keep Scotland Beautiful and is open to young people aged 11 to 21 years.

CPD, Creative Learning, Early Years, Numeracy and Maths, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Creative Maths! with Rob Eastaway

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For some of us maths is not our favourite subject, we don’t find Compare Bears and plastic sorting sets particularly motivational! In this workshop Rob, will look at innovative tools for making learning Maths stimulating and achievable for children and young people, improving numeracy in and outside of the classroom. With examples of games, puzzles, curiosities and mathematical “magic”, these workshops are about enriching teachers’ own view of maths, as well as offering numerous ideas that can be transferred straight to the classroom. Rob will also address some strategies for getting parents on board, including tips on maths activities that parents can incorporate into their busy lives.

Listen to the reviews!

“Many thanks for an excellent and inspirational morning. Our group of headteachers went away with a renewed passion for maths.” Primary maths consultant, Hampshire.

“The best maths course I’ve ever been on- a breath of fresh air” Secondary maths teacher, Bromley

Venue: Edinburgh
Duration: Half-day
Book now to avail yourself of our early bird discount!

Delegate Cost: £99.00

Discounts available:
Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations (incl early bird discount) £81.00
Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations (incl early bird discount) £81.00
Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations (incl early bird discount) £68.00


Also:

  • Book three delegate places and the 3rd delegate is entitled to 20% off
  • Book five delegate places, and the 5th gets a place for half price
  • To book more than seven delegates, call 0131 222 2410 and ask for Noelle.


About Rob Eastaway – Rob has written and co-authored 11 books, including the bestselling two part book collection Maths for Mums and Dads. He is the Director of Maths Inspiration, a national programme of theatre-based lecture shows for older teenagers. He regularly appears on BBC radio to comment on topical issues related to maths and maths education. He is a former President of the Mathematical Association and has a degree in Engineering and Management Science from the University of Cambridge. He has three young children.

Who should attend: . This event is for teaching staff, early years practitioners, and others involved in education children and young people; as well as parents and carers.

Competition, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Cannes-struther International Short-Film Festival!

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Please find below information regarding an exciting project that we are undertaking here at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Scotland.

For Festival of Museums 2014 and to accompany our new exhibition ‘Distant Shores’, we will be holding a mini-international film festival, on the theme of coastal life.

The competition culminates in a glamorous Gala Awards evening on the 17th May in the museum, when Anstruther will be reinvented as Cannes-struther!

Even if you may be a bit distant to join us for the evening we would still love for you to be involved by submitting a film entry. All the entry criteria are available on our website http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/events/view/47/festival-of-museums-2014 and in the documents below, we are keen to encourage entries from all ages and abilities.

On the Edge Entry Form

On the Edge Further information and guidelines corrected

On the Edge info leaflet

On the Edge poster