Category Archives: Secondary schools

Creative practitioners, Creativity, Events, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

New Creative Conversations Edinburgh

October 18, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

The first of the 2012/13 Creative Conversations will be on Monday 29th October at 4 for 4.30 till 5.30 with wine and canapes afterwards (venue to follow with confirmation of attendance). Our first Creative Catalyst this session is Frank Crawford.

Frank is a former Chief Inspector (HMIe), forward thinker, innovator and enthusiastic biker. He has been centrally involved in the development of Scottish education and remains at the forefront of thinking. Frank will take a creative approach, sketching out ideas about meeting the demands of external evaluation, handling inspections, what self evaluation should really be and how we need to think about change and innovation. Frank is in great demand internationally so this is a great chance to catch up with him here in Edinburgh.

As with all previous Creative Conversations, David Cameron will facilitate the discussion and you are invited to continue the conversations afterwards with Frank, David and colleagues over wine and canapes!

This will be a popular Creative Conversation – please get back to me directly if you would like to attend and I’ll send full venue details and confirmation of your place next week.

I look forward to seeing you on the 29th.

Linda

Linda Lees

Arts and Learning Manager

City of Edinburgh Council, Children and Families

Waverley Court Business Centre 1/2

4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Tel: 0131 469 3956

Fax: 0131 529 6212

Email: linda.lees@edinburgh.gov.uk

Curriculum for Excellence, Early Years, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

Sound context on STEM Central

October 13, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

This week Education Scotland launched their Sound context which includes learning journeys from early to fourth level. The context builds the storyline through our ability to make sound, sound as a tool of communication, for example through talk or by using music to convey a message. It progresses on to sound as a tool of communication at a distance and our ability to manipulate sound.

The progression begins with What’s that sound? for early level, an exploration of sound sciences and technologies through constructive play. Make the Sound provides further opportunity for enquiry-based learning, and hands-on sciences and technologies in the context of sound.

How animals use sound, sound applications and communicating through sound are three learning journeys for second level, to illustrate breadth and application, and the basis for progression to Engineering Sound at fourth level, developed in conjunction with SSERC.

Education Scotland, Global Citizenship, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

New-look Schools Global Footprint calculator – NOW live

October 13, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Education Scotland’s new-look Schools Global Footprint Calculator is now live. This key online resource has had a significant refresh with many improvements made to the calculator to make it even easier to use. In addition to providing an exciting real life context for delivering the experiences and outcomes, the resource greatly supports Eco-Schools activities and provides learners with skills for learning, life and work as Scotland move towards a low-carbon future.

Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, Opportunities, Secondary schools, Studying Scotland

Learning about Scotland: Content creation for the Studying Scotland online resource

October 13, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Education Scotland would like to invite Secondary practitioners with experience across 3rd and 4th levels to create teaching and learning ideas to support Learning about Scotland. These resources will then be made available to all establishments on the Studying Scotland online resource.

We would like to engage with 12 secondary school practitioners to create resources across curriculum areas. This is to ensure that Learning about Scotland is embedded across the curriculum and becomes a natural part of the learning experience from the early years to the senior phase.

Practitioners will work with Education Scotland Development Officers to create the resources. The resources will show the attributes, capabilities and skills developed, including higher-order thinking skills, through the experiences and outcomes used. If you are interested in this opportunity then please register your interest.

Assessment, Curriculum for Excellence, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Curriculum for Excellence: making good assessment decisions 3–18

October 11, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Education Scotland, in partnership with SQA, has published a resource to support the making of good assessment decisions. The resource consists of a ‘Wall’ poster and a ‘Desk’ poster.

The posters illustrate the stages of quality assurance when making assessment decisions. Assessment 3-18 must be valid, reliable, fair and manageable for all involved and must be consistently applied for all learners in all centres.

The posters can be used by local authorities, schools, colleges and other stakeholders to support the development of moderation/verification practices and as a platform for discussion.

Further support materials to exemplify these resources are in development and will be available by the end of the year.

Learning, News, Opportunities, Secondary schools

21st Century Zoo – The Role of the Modern Zoo

October 6, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Why not find out more about the modern zoo and join the free one day Global Classroom Conference at Edinburgh Zoo on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th November 2012?

Find out if zoos really make a difference to the many species on the IUCN Red List under categories such as ‘Critically Endangered’

Join us, as students take part in free workshops to help answer these questions and more:
· Is there a place for zoos in the 21st Century?
· Should we have captive breeding programmes?
· What role does a zoo play in conservation?

The conference runs 9:30am – 3:00pm and is suitable for S3 – S6 students.

To book and further information please email: education@rzss.org.uk or phone: 0131 314 0335. Maximum of 15 pupils per school limited spaces available so book early.

Booking deadline: Friday 12th of October

Creative practitioners, Education Scotland, News, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools

New Political Literacy Resource

October 4, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Education Scotland has created a new resource on Political Literacy, for education practitioners working with community and school audiences. It provides information, materials, learning approaches, and links to many organisations relevant to democratic life in Scotland. Its coverage includes politics in daily life, a timeline of the development of the Scottish Parliament, and civil rights.

CPD, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Learning, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Creativity Exchange Fife

September 30, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

Fife’s Creative Learning Network (FCLN) is delighted to announce their event ‘creativity exchange fife’ which will take place on Thursday 8 November 2012 from 3pm – 7pm at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes.

This event is FREE for teachers and creative and cultural practitioners within Fife.

This event has been developed to:

showcase the impact creativity has on children and young people in their learning experiences and opportunities provided by educators and creative practitioners within Fife.
highlight the benefits of creative learning
and to emphasise creativity as a cross-curricular theme within the context of Curriculum for Excellence.

The Programme is in development and will be published soon but advance bookings are now being taken by contacting cultural.partnerships@fife.gov.uk or phoning 01592 583255. Please note places are limited.

Creativity Exchange Fife

Additionally, the FCLN will be compiling a magazine which will complement this event, showcasing the varied creative learning experiences already happening across Fife.

Would YOU like a chance to showcase your work within this magazine?

If so, please complete the attached Creative Learning Proforma and return it to heather.gibson@fife.gov.uk by Tuesday 2 October 2012 by 5pm at the very latest, for inclusion in the magazine.

CPD, Creativity, Opportunities, Secondary schools

Shakespeare in the Classroom with Globe Theatre – CPD

September 29, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

This one day professional development activity is aimed at secondary school teachers wishing to enhance their knowledge of using Shakespeare’s work in a classroom setting.
A specialist practitioner from Shakespeare’s Globe in London will lead the session where teachers will take part in active, practical techniques designed to assist their teaching practice in this specialist area.
Throughout the short course teachers will be supported by Shakespeare’s Globe’s educational specialist who has developed dynamic learning approaches to exploring Shakepeare’s plays with 11 to 17 year olds.
Their approach to supporting teachers will in turn aid secondary pupils to better understand characterization, themes and language.
Shakespeare’s Globe use a variety of techniques to explore and experiment with text; from the actor’s viewpoint and from the director’s, differing interpretations of the same play and interactive tasks to bring the text to life.
A short but specific focus of the day will be on Macbeth.
Venue:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Speirs Locks Studios
210 Garscube Road
Glasgow G4 9RR
Date: Friday 9 November 2012
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £95

Get in Touch
To book a place or find out more information on this course, please contact the Short Courses team on:
Telephone 0141 270 8213
Email shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk
This opportunity is available in: Glasgow City
For further information, please contact shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk (Short Courses), or call 0141 270 8213

News, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Going to the Pictures: Scotland at the movies

September 27, 2012 Ms Higgins Leave a comment

This exciting exhibition and workshops run at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh until 28th October .
Explore the story of Scottish cinema-going over the past 120 years, and find out more about the celluloid portrayal of Scotland – from the silents to the present day – through the art of the original film poster, cinema advertising, and popular film magazines.
A century of Scots and Scotland on screen will be presented through a range of fascinating film footage from the Scottish Screen Archive and elsewhere – from the earliest representation of Scottishness on screen in the ‘Execution of Mary Queen of Scots’ (1895), through the depiction of Scottish life in documentary film-making, to the current explosion of award-winning films made in Scotland and by Scots.
NLS offer a FREE Cinema in the Past interactive workshop to guide pupils through the Scotland at the Movies exhibition to find out about the earliest films shown in Scotland and how Scotland has been portrayed on the big screen. Experiences: SOC 2-01a; SOC 2-02a; SOC 2-04a
Workshops are in the mornings of 26th & 27 September & 25 October and the exhibition is open Monday – Friday from 10am, until 28th October – contact Beverly Casebow to book, 0131 623 3745.

Filmhouse Cinema can also support a visit to the exhibition with film screenings, workshops and cinema tours to provide a full and very fun overview of the history of cinema; from the early years, through the golden era of cinema-going to the present day. These activities are available year-round at Filmhouse.

This supports teachers working on moving image projects and particularly for P6 and P7 classes working with Joyning The Learning: The VIB (Very Important Bear). To arrange activity at Filmhouse, plesae contact Nicola Kettlewood, 0131 228 6382, nicola.kettlewood@cmi-scotland.co.uk