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The National Suicide Prevention campaign launched today, on Wednesday 16th April 2025. The aim of this campaign is to start Scotland’s biggest conversation about suicide. Here is a link to the home page of the website, and a link to the professional’s page, where you are able to order free assets (both digital and ready to print). There is already a lot of content on the website, including information about supports for yourself or someone you are worried about, but this will continue to be added to in the coming weeks and months. Home – Suicide Prevention Scotland I work in …

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We’ve been catching up with two of our professional colleagues working on Academy9 to ask them about their careers and how they entered the world of work.  First, we have Archie, who has just started his career as a bridge engineer, and then we have Maxine who is an ecologist. Both work on large scale infrastructure projects but contribute in very different ways.  As you will see both followed a very interesting path into their respective disciplines. Find out what inspired them into their careers and what advice they would give to someone leaving school.   Archie Calderwood, Graduate Bridge Engineer<br><br><a class="more-link" href="https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/academy9/2025/04/15/academy9-careers/">Read More</a>

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Learners should understand how digital technology can be used to create and edit media, such as photos, videos and audio. They know how to create media and are able t edit, including cropping, trimming, filtering and prompting.  This learning covers Experience and Outcome x-01a.  back to digital literacy Where to start

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​  George Milliken​ Mon 14/04/2025 12:50     engage with and create a wide range of texts in different media, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by ICT   Texts The literacy and English framework reflects the increased use of multimodal texts, digital communication, social networking and the other forms of electronic communication encountered by children and young people in their daily lives.   OECD report on literacy… continuously evaluating the quality and validity of differences sources, navigating through ambiguity, distinguishing between facts and opinions, and constructing knowledge. reading is a daily activity for most people and that education systems …

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   go to Digital Literacy for Learners This section aims to build on the digital skills for learners toolkit. It offers ideas, guidance and resources for applying digital skills in a range of contexts to be more purposeful and creative.

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Today we had a very special visit from the ‘Cycling Without Age’ team. The children each had a turn on Gordon’s three-wheel cycle with a passenger cab at the front that is motor assisted. Gordon made this a fun experience shouting out directions, going fast then slow as well as asking the children to shout ‘stop’ and the ‘go’ when they were ready. The Cycling Without Age team help people to get out into nature and regain social connection. Their work also helps to build bridges between generations and reinforces trust, respect and community. The volunteers and passengers alike enjoy

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