Category Archives: Secondary schools

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Scottish Power Foundation Challenge Days

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National Museums Scotland and The Scottish Power Foundation have joined together to offer 3rd and 4th Year students studying for National Physics Qualifications a unique opportunity to apply their classroom studies to challenges in real life.

Five Challenge Days will take place during National Science and Engineering Week, 14 – 25th March 2014, bringing students together with experts from science and industry to design, build and test their ideas for meeting Scotland’s future electricity demand through renewable energy sources.

For more information click here.

Art, Art and Design, Competition, Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Secondary schools

Young People’s Photographic Competition

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The Economic and Social Research Council is running a ‘Young people’s Photographic competition’ (deadline 9th December ) which challenges young people aged between 14 and 18 to produce a picture on the theme of “Where do I belong” – thinking about dimensions such as community, family, friends, country, beliefs, etc. Full details on their website.

CPD, Creative Partners, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Secondary schools

Teenage Girls Inspiring Fife

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Escape the office on Friday 8th November and celebrate the end of ‘Youth Work Week’.

Join us for an afternoon of café-style inspiration, interaction, information and ideas around teenage girls and physical activity……

  • Hear and see more about current work around teenage girls and physical activity
  • Learn more about the teenage brain
  • Find out who can help you
  • Great ideas… No money?… Find out about funding opportunities.

Time:     1pm-4pm

Venue: The Vine Church Conference Centre,         Dunfermline

To register and for more information contact:

Rae Prestage,

Telephone: 03451 55 55 55 + Ext 443029

Email: rae.prestage@fife.gov.uk

Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Early Years, Glasgow2014, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Commonwealth Games for School Teachers

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Commonwealth Games for Nursery, Primary and Secondary teachers across Scotland sessions begin this November.

Learn to explore 3 different aspects of the Commonwealth Games through dance:

– Cultures & Traditions
– Ready, Set, Go! (Creative dance tasks inspired by different sports)
– Learn the Motto, Get Inspired!

BOOKING & INFORMATION
If you would like further information on what’s involved in these sessions then we’d love to hear from you. Please email cpd@ydance.org or call the office on 0141 552 7712

Sessions begin early November and spaces are limited so please book in plenty of time.

Discounts are available for booking multiple sessions so please have a look at our website www.ydance.org for a list of sessions to choose from.

CPD, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Children in Scotland: In-House Training

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Children in Scotland offers an extensive range of training courses that help support your organisations staffs continued professional development. Our courses help staff develop their skills in a range of areas with the aim to help improve the lives of children and young people in Scotland.

With over 25 years experience of delivering training to a host of clients, from small voluntary organisations to large Local Authorities, this is a fantastic opportunity for your organisation to get high level in depth training at a location and time that suits you.

Our most popular courses include:

• Conflict Resolution Training

• Internet Safety Training

• Child Protection Training

• Working with ADHD and the Autistic Spectrum Training

• GIRFEC Training

• Curriculum for Excellence Training

If you would like any information on any of our courses, to request a training portfolio of all our courses or for a quote, please contact Stuart Cronin on 0131 222 2411 or by email at scronin@childreninscotland.org.uk.

Discounts are given for multiple bookings and training packages.

Creative Partners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Learning, Opportunities, Outdoor learning, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Millennium Youth Camp 2014

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Applications for the fifth international Millennium Youth Camp have begun.

The 2014 Millennium Youth Camp will be held during 3–11 June 2014 in the Greater Helsinki area in Finland. The one week camp takes place in Finland every summer and is organised by the Technology Academy Finland, the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA (University of Helsinki) and Aalto University.

The camp offers young people from across Europe, aged between 16-19, who are interested in mathematics, the natural sciences and technology, an opportunity to learn more about Finnish expertise and top level research in these areas.  It’s also a great opportunity to meet other young people who share similar interests.

Click here for more information.

Community Learning and Development, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Lantra Scotland Secondary School Awards

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Launched in 2012 by Lantra Scotland, with sponsorship from Royal Highland and Agriculture Society of Scotland (RHASS), the new Lantra Scotland Secondary School Awards are aimed at any secondary school delivering an environmental, aquaculture or land based project.

Lantra Scotland are seeking nominations from schools participating in, for example, creating a school garden, working in a community woodland, working on a food and drink project or any other project or activity involving pupils in horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, agriculture or environmental works.  Closing date for nominations is Friday 8th November 2013.

Click here for more information.

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Game On Scotland – Literacy Learning Zone

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29 October 2013, 10.00

Game On Scotland and the Literacy team of Education Scotland will present an exciting hour of challenges and fun around the Commonwealth Games. In conjunction with a teacher form West Dunbartonshire learners will engage in a number of stimulating activities using the Games as a context. The session will be interactive and no preparatory work is required. The target audience for this event is pupils Levels 2 and 3.

Click here for more information and to sign up.

Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, glow, Numeracy and Maths, Opportunities, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Social Studies, Technologies

Twig on Glow – volunteers needed for video editing pilot

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Following the success of the Twig Summer Challenge, Twig On Glow are looking for classes who would like to try out our video editing tool. Twig Studio is a new online video editor that allows students to make films from scratch, using high quality clips as well as their own footage, voiceover and music.
A pilot of a new and improved version of the editing tool will start at the end of October and Twig are looking for Scottish schools to participate. The pilot will be suitable for students from P5 to S6.
If you think your class would be interested in taking part, or for more information, please contact Alex,amorgan@twig-world.com