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Building the Curriculum 4, CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, glow meet, Opportunities

Glow Meet- Wednesday 25 April, 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm

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Glow TV event: Building the Curriculum 4 – How skills for life, learning and work can be supported by labour market intelligence

This Glow Meet, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, is appropriate for all practitioners in secondary schools, colleges and community-based settings.

Skills Development Scotland provides labour market intelligence for its staff so that career information, advice and guidance (CIAG) is informed by what we know about the labour market. This is a key principle of Career Information, Advice and Guidance in Scotland – A Framework for Service Redesign and Improvement the Scottish Government’s CIAG strategy.

CPD, Creativity, Secondary schools

Free CPD Event-Secondary Teachers!

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Developing global citizens through sciences, social studies and technologies

This  FREE CPD event provides an exciting opportunity for secondary school practitioners to discover how cradle to cradle technologies and a circular economy can be used as a rich and stimulating context for interdisciplinary learning relating to sustainable development education and global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence.

The Scottish Government is committed to a low-carbon and zero-waste economy, and the development of enterprise, creativity, STEM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Maths) and higher order thinking skills in young people are essential if we are to realise these ambitious plans for the future.

Friday 30th March 9:30am-3:30pm

Menzies Hotel, Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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Short Courses is the access to excellence programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that runs performing and production arts classes and courses for children, young people, adults and arts professionals.
Within these web pages you will find all you need to know about the Weekly Classes, Specialist Study, Summer Schools and Professional Development programmes that we run throughout the year. 

There are three unique things about taking part in Short Courses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland:  
  
– experienced tutors 
– professional rehearsal spaces and venues 
– excellent learning and teaching   
   
We provide learning and training opportunities in the same five disciplines as our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:  dance, drama, music, production and screen. 
  
The ethos of our work is built upon the belief that the arts can contribute to the development of the whole person. We value inter-disciplinary working, use traditional and contemporary practices to inform our teaching, and support the principle of access to excellence for all. 
  
For the majority of our courses we have an open access policy. We welcome learners at all levels of experience and are committed to reducing barriers to participation in the arts.  
   
At the Royal Conservatoire we value diversity and strive to create opportunities for people to grow and develop through the performing and production arts regardless of background, age, ability or culture. 
  
We look forward to welcoming you to our Short Course programme. If you would like to speak to a member of our team you can contact us on 0141 270 8213 /shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk

Art and Design, CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Drama, Expressive Arts, Music, Primary schools

Catalyst: Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

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Struggle for confidence when teaching the arts? Looking for some fresh lesson ideas you can use across the curriculum? Catalyst is a programme of inspiring arts-based teacher training days running across the academic year.

Each Catalyst day is designed to help integrate the arts into your teaching practice. During the day you will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts. Workshops will teach techniques and skills that you will feel confident to use across the curriculum.

The day will pass on interactive and innovative teaching ideas for P3 to P6. Each event will work with two art forms from: poetry, visual arts, drama, storytelling, dance and music.

There are a maximum of 30 places available per day so we strongly recommend booking soon as places fill up quickly. Catalyst 11.12 Booking Form

Thanks to generous funding from the Maaike McInnes Charitable Trust each day costs just £45 per person which includes lunch and a free copy of our 120 page Teachers Book.

Our Scotland dates for 2011/12 are:

25th April – Palace of Hollyrood, Edinburgh – Visual Art & Poetry

11th May – Aberdeen Arts Centre – Drama & Music

26th & 27th April – Dumfries House, Ayrshire – art forms tbc, call for more info

 For more information and to book please email catalyst@childrenandarts.org.uk or call 020 3326 2230

Curriculum for Excellence, Music

CPD opportunity- primary teachers

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This one hour introductory session demonstrates how the ukulele can be successfully used to deliver the music curriculum to primary pupils by the class teacher. No previous musical or instrumental experience is required. The session is hands on with all present involved in learning to strum along to some simple well known tunes.

Participants will learn two chords and a simple strumming pattern on the ukulele, allowing them to accompany some well known songs and play along to a backing track – all within one hour!

Mon 23rd-Apr-12 4-5pm ASDARC

Fife Youth Music Initiative are looking for a limited number of schools to be involved in a “Ukulele in the Classroom” project in session 2012/13 which would include funding of instruments for one class and full training and support materials for the class teacher. More details of this funding opportunity will be discussed with staff attending the twilight session and expressions of interest can be registered at the end of the session or there after.

CPD, Creative Learning, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Education Scotland, Events, Marks on a Landscape, Primary schools, Secondary schools

CPD Event: Creative Learning!

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This session is aimed at primary and secondary teachers wishing to enhance their knowledge of the importance of creativity across the whole curriculum. It will introduce participants to Fife’s Creative Learning Network (CLN), a newly established group bringing together community representatives and key local and national cultural partners with education representatives.

This session will consider the importance of creativity as a higher order thinking skill and its relevance within CfE, launch Fife’s CLN glow group and introduce current creative resources from Education Scotland

4-5pm, ASDARC, Thursday 15th 2012

Book now…places going fast!

CPD, Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Opportunities

Catalyst: Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

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The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is offering a series of inspiring arts-based training days designed to help teachers integrate the arts into their practice. Participants will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts, focusing on teaching, focused on P3 to P6. Click below to get more info on the courses and how to book.

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Remember to keep up to date with news on our FCLN glow group!

Children in Scotland have announced places still available at two training events…Nature Kindergartens: making a start…and…Transforming Early Years Spaces on a Shoestring…both on 8/2/12.

For further information or to book, please visit online at http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk/training or contact by telephone on 0131 222 2446.