Category Archives: Secondary schools

Funding, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Erasmus+ – European Commission Funding

March 28, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

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:

Key Action 1 for Youth Exchange, European Voluntary Service and Youth Worker mobility
Key Action 2 for Strategic Partnerships for Youth. Organisations and informal groups of young people can apply.

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.

Creative Learning, resources, Secondary schools, Technologies

Make Things Do Stuff

March 18, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Make Things Do Stuff is a campaign to inspire young people aged between 13 and 18 to make things in the digital world. It aims to help them to look beyond being a consumer and instead to create things, understand why things happen and to take ownership of it for themselves.

The campaign offers support, advice, resources and tools that are ideal for use in schools and at home, whether it’s a lesson, after-school club or competition. There’s something for everyone, whatever level they (or you) are at – and it’s all designed to nurture understanding and enjoyment through practical experience.

Adapted from a special digital making event for Teachers in Scotland, these videos show a range of different step-by-step digital activities for computing/other secondary school teachers.

MAKLab
MAKLab is Scotland’s first open access digital fabrication studio. The video covers how to create a 3D model of an object of your choice in 3D software and shows how the physical object can be then printed on a 3D printer. The process of creating a 3D object is a memorable and meaningful learning experience.
Suitable for: Secondary teachers of all subjects at all levels, particularly CDT, Art and Computing.

Processing Tutorial with Chris Martin
Processing is an open source programing language, community and development environment. In this session you will learn how to rapidly demonstrate computational principles with striking interactive visual output. This will be hands on, fun and you will make something interesting.
Suitable for: Teachers of National 4 / National 5 Computing

LiveCode Tutorial with Elanor Buchanan and Neil Roger
Livecode is an easy to learn, open source, high level language for creating programs and mobile apps for a variety of platforms including Windows, iOS and Android. The LiveCode introductory session will take you through creating a short interactive side scrolling hot air balloon game. Working with text, simple animation and using sound to create moving background images to give the illusion of movement, controlling an on-screen element, and detecting collisions to collect bonus points or end the game when you collide with negative elements.
Suitable for: Teachers of National 4 / National 5 / Higher Computing

App Inventor with Jeremy Scott
We have to provide students with an experience of Computing Science that’s not only accessible and exciting, but real world. What better way to do this than tapping into the mobile revolution? This workshop will provide an overview of the RSE/BCS Computing Science exemplification project and focus on how teachers might use “I Love My Smartphone” to introduce mobile app development in the classroom.
Suitable for: Teachers of National 4 Computing

Colin Maxwell Animation Tutorial
Vectorian Giotto is a powerful and free animation tool for creating 2D animations and interactive presentations. In this session you will explore the features of the tool whilst making short animations for science, literacy and foreign language, and discuss how the software can be applied to different curriculum areas. Animation is not just for art or computing classrooms, it can be an engaging medium across the curriculum.
Suitable for: Secondary teachers of all subjects at all levels.

Webmaker and Video Editing tools with Doug Belshaw from Mozilla
The Web is the world’s largest free public resource. Do you feel confident in teaching your students about how to read, write and participate on the Web? In this session, Doug Belshaw from the Mozilla Foundation (the people behind the Firefox web browser) will introduce some free Webmaker tools that you can use in your teaching. You will also learn how to use Popcorn, a free and open video editing tool. You can make videos to educate your pupils or get your pupils creating campaign videos or short films to revise a topic.
Suitable for: Secondary teachers of all subjects at all levels.

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

Active Fife Training Programme

March 17, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein 2 Comments

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?

March 17, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

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

March 17, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

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.

Art, Art and Design, Creative practitioners, Events, Learning, Opportunities, Science, Secondary schools

‘Weather to Whether’

March 17, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft (FCA&C) are delighted to announce the ‘Weather to Whether’ event in partnership with Bright Green Hydrogen, who operates the Hydrogen Office project in Methil.

The event is aimed at S2/S3 pupils and will showcase FCA&C’s‘Weather Project’, which took place in the Levenmouth area, as well as visual displays/working models of power from the weather and hydrogen and energy storage by Bright Green Hydrogen (see programme below).

We are delighted to be able to offer a travel subsidy for this event, supported by Fife Cultural Trust’s Seedcorn Transport Scheme (details and form below).

***Spaces are limited and early booking is advised***

Weather to Whether Flyer

SeedcornApplication2013

FCT SEEDCORN TRANSPORT SCHEME

The maximum amount you can apply for is £250 per school towards transport costs to attend this event. Once you have confirmed your booking at the event through FCA&C, please complete the attached Seedcorn Transport Scheme Application Form and return it to the address at the bottom of the form. This fund is administered by FCT Cultural Partnerships and they will confirm your award and advise how to claim the monies for your school.

Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Education Scotland, Events, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools

CLD Creative Conversation – how can partnerships support Post 16 transitions

March 11, 2014 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Education Scotland’s Community Learning and Development (CLD) Policy and Improvement team are working in partnership with the CLD sector and wider stakeholders to deliver a series of short ‘Creative Conversations’ on key areas of current policy reform which have an impact on CLD partners.

This conversation will focus on how partnerships support Post-16 transitions and Opportunities for All. It will also consider how 16+ reform impacts on this area of work. Participants will range from community learning and development, schools, colleges and third sector organisations. The format for the day will maximise opportunities for cross-sector discussion building on the work currently being developed to ensure successful transitions.

The format of the session will be ‘thought pieces’ of 10-15 minutes, followed by facilitated discussion considering:

•How can we collectively ensure we share and understand best practice locally
and nationally?
•What makes for best practice in ensuring successful transitions post 16?
•Ways forward from here?

The event is free to attend and takes place on Friday 21 March from 10.30am until 3pm at Kilwinning College campus. To book your place please email Fraser MacKay.

Further details about the event can be found on the Education Scotland website.