The events in this calendar are celebrations, awareness days and action weeks all covering topical issues relevant to schools. Each of the events includes details of websites and support materials to help plan activities for learners. Events in July include World Population Day, Ramadan and London 2012 Olympics.
Tag Archives: Education Scotland
Edinburgh International Book Festival and Glow TV
This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival RBS School Programme is bigger than ever before. It runs from 20th – 28th August in Charlotte Square Edinburgh and many events are live in Glow TV! It’s also truly international with writers from Australia, Canada, the USA, France and Poland as well as from all parts of the UK.
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2012/07/02/edinburgh-international-book-festival-and-glow-tv/
Education Scotland- NEW!
- A new series of briefings designed to provide practitioners with information and advice to support their implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.
CfE Briefings 1 (19 April 2012)
This Briefing raises some key issues which secondary schools should be considering as they plan to develop their provision for the broad general education at the S1 to S3 stages.
Free CPD Event-Secondary Teachers!
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
National Storytelling Week – 28 January-4 February 2012
The annual National Storytelling Week is organised by the Society for Storytelling and aims to promote what it describes as ‘the oldest art form in the world’.
Visit the Education Scotland website for more info and resources!
Education Scotland:Creativity