!! PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES !!

Due to planned industrial action we have re-scheduled all CLPL sessions due to take place on 26th-28th September. If you have signed up on CPD manager for Early Level Music & Phonological Awareness your booking will be valid on the re-scheduled date. Dates for re-scheduled First Level sessions are TBC.

📣 🎶 We have some great Early Years & Primary Music CLPL opportunities coming up for staff across the city. Check the CLPL page on our Teachers Resources site to find out more.

Creativity in Education: Glasgow is a website which has been developed by Glasgow CREATE in partnership with Apple, and is dedicated to highlighting the talent and creativity taking place in teaching and learning across Glasgow City Council. It’s a platform for showcasing best practice with colleagues, and a space for teachers to share curriculum aligned creative lesson plans. We launched the website in June 2023 alongside a new social media account @CreativitylnEdu to promote the resources, engage teachers and encourage participation. This will be bolstered in the upcoming session by offering CLPL around the resource, partnering with the RTC, adding a tile to glow launchpads and expanding the number of lessons available on the website.

To add the site to your glow launchpad, follow the steps outlined in the video below.

Do you enjoy singing with others?

Come join our junior & senior choirs. Open to anyone in P4 and up, from beginner to advanced.

City Halls | Thursdays | 5pm (during term time)

For more info  visit glasgowcreate.online/city-groups

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our FREE city groups, orchestras and ensembles, which will be starting back in just a few weeks time. You can find out more details of our various groups and sign up here. 

We look forward to welcoming returning members and meeting our newest members very soon.

Dear Parent/Carer

Glasgow Schools’ Spring Concerts 2023

The 2023 Spring Concerts will take place in City Halls on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st March at 7.30pm and Saturday 25th March 12.00pm. Ensembles will perform as follows:

Monday 20th March – (Download Programme)

Symphonic Wind Band, Concert Band, Big Band, Junior Brass Ensemble, Senior Brass Ensemble, GSSO

Tuesday 21st March – (Download Programme)

Baby Strings, Intermezzo Strings, Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Chamber Choir, Percussion Ensemble, String Orchestra, String Sinfonia, GSSO

Saturday 25th March 12pm – Chamber Concert (Download Programme)

Guitar Ensemble, Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble, String Ensemble

Tickets

Tickets will go on public sale on Monday 27^th February and can be purchased from the Box Office in City Halls and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. You can also purchase tickets by phoning the ticket line on 0141 353 8000. When purchasing tickets please ensure you ask for tickets for the Glasgow Schools’ Spring Concerts for 20^th and 21st March and Glasgow Schools’ Spring Chamber Concert for 25^th March.

Please note that all concerts are public events, and that Education Services have no control over the sale/distribution of tickets – tickets for all concerts will be sold on a first come first served basis. Previous concerts have sold out in a matter of days so please ensure you purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Concert Arrangements

Monday 20^th March – Concert 7.30pm

All performers should arrive at 15:45 for stage setup and a final seating rehearsal.

Performers should enter via the Stage Door on Albion Street where they will be directed to their dressing room.They will then be escorted to the Grand Hall for a rehearsal. All performers will be supervised from this point until the end of the performance by CREATE staff.

There will be time between the end of the rehearsal and the start of the concert for a meal break, so please bring a packed meal and bottled water to drink.

Tuesday 21^st March – Concert 7.30pm

All performers should arrive at 16:45 for stage setup and a final seating rehearsal. Please note we do not have access to the building before 16:45 as the BBCSSO are rehearsing.

All other arrangements for the concert are as per the Monday concert.

Saturday 25^th March – Chamber Concert 12.00pm

All performers should arrive at 10.00am for rehearsal and concert set up.

Performers should enter via the Stage Door on Albion Street where they will be directed to their dressing room.They will then be escorted to the Recital Room for rehearsal and set up. All performers will be supervised from 10am until the end of the performance by CREATE Staff.

There will be time between the end of the rehearsal and the start of the concert for a meal break, so please bring a packed meal and bottled water to drink.

Concert Wear

All members should arrive dressed in their concert wear (black shirt & black trousers/skirt (not jeans), black socks and black shoes (not trainers). They will be given a tie therefore shirts/ polo shirts need to have a collar. This tie will be collected after the concerts and must not be taken away.

End of Concert Arrangements

All performers should be collected at the end of the concert (approximately 9.20pm on the 20th and 21^st March and approximately 1pm on 25^th March) from Albion Street entrance.

Please do not hesitate to contact Pamela Black, ESO, on 07387231777 and remember all information for groups can be found on the CREATE website: www.glasgowcreate.online

Yours sincerely,

Louise Hamilton (A’Hara)

Quality Improvement Officer – Learning and Teaching

CREATE and Improving our Classrooms