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FREE – Postgraduate Course in Effective Teaching and Learning in 3 – 14 Dance

This new 20 credit course at Masters level has been developed by YDance and the University of Glasgow to support teachers who have little or no training in how to teach dance and to deliver a rounded subject which falls under expressive arts and physical education.

 

The course is funded by Creative Scotland, therefore places are free to all participants.

 

Teachers who wish to apply must be General Teaching Council (GTC) qualified and working in a Scottish school.

 

The first course will take place in the Highlands from 26 September – 29 November 2015 and the deadline for this round of applications is Monday 31 August 2015.

 

A second course in Glasgow will run from 30 January – 19 March 2016 and the application deadline is Monday 2 November 2015.

 

Click here to read more about the course and download an application.

Free film and education events for 5-19 year olds

The Into Film Festival – an annual series of free film and education events for 5 – 19 year olds – will take place across the UK from 4 – 20 November 2015. With 59 confirmed venues across Scotland, the Festival reaches as far as Port Ellen, Kirkwall, Aberdeen and Dumfries. A mobile cinema screen will travel to remote areas allowing those who live too far from a cinema to access the Festival.

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The Festival’s exciting programme for 2015 will act as a springboard to open discussions with young people on a variety of topics that range from the creative expression of personal and collective cultural identity, to the exploration of love and healthy relationships, the challenging of historical attitudes and a celebration of British film.

 

Mapped against curricula from across the four nations, and with support from the Festival’s various education resources, the programme offers an array of subject-specific learning, and wider personal development opportunities, for all young people. Film titles include those selected from the archives as well as classics and blockbuster premieres, from modern foreign language to animation. Learnings from these titles can be applied to all subject areas, across all ages and abilities, offering students an unforgettable experience and understanding of the power of cinema.

 

Nearly 450,000 students and educators are expected to participate in one of the 3,000 events this year, including a screening programme of 150+ film titles, industry meet and greets, expert Q&As, filmmaking workshops and much more.

 

This annual celebration of film and education is made possible by support from Cinema First and a wide collaboration with UK cinema industry partners. Into Film is a nationwide film education charity supported by the BFI through Lottery funding.

 

Bookings open in September with tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Register your interest to be among the first to know when bookings go live: www.intofilm.org/festival

 

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National Galleries Scotland Programme for Schools

Looking for creative, interdisciplinary ideas to enhance your curriculum delivery this year?

National Galleries Scotland welcome teachers and school groups of all ages to take part in a new programme of exhibitions, professional learning, group tours and workshops https://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/_file/education/programme-for-schools-ngs.pdf

Exhibition entry is FREE for schools

Highlights this term include: Creative Maths Inspired by M.C. Esher, Higher Photography Tours, Creative Approaches to Art, for primary teachers who need to boost their confidence in delivering art and much more…

 

We look forward to welcoming you to the galleries

Out To Play – outdoor learning, drama, storytelling CPD

During March-June 2015, Drama Artist Ben Mali Macfadyen will be collaborating with teachers and pupils in 4 partner schools across Glasgow to explore the role of Drama and Storytelling within Outdoor Learning.

Out to Play seeks to facilitate interaction with the natural world through quality artistic experiences, re-thinking traditional views of nature as merely ‘sites’ and ‘reserves’, noticing and appreciating nature on our doorstep. Sessions will be tailored to the unique surroundings of each school, and through imaginative play & adventurous learning, Out to Play aims to deepen young people’s connection to our natural world. Pupils will be planting and growing parts of the ‘Living Stage’ during these sessions also and will receive the Uprooted production (complete with Living Stage) next term.

Ben’s blogs are fantastic. Not only do they capture the imaginative play of the sessions, but they are filled with useful ideas and insights and truly are a pleasure to read. I would be wonderful to share them.

Example blog http://www.ecodrama.co.uk/2015/03/week-1-to-neverland/

 

Out to Play home page http://www.ecodrama.co.uk/training/out-to-play/

 

Out to Play CPD

 

CPD Workshops will be delivered to the wider community of Eco Coordinators and Outdoor Learning teachers across Glasgow, sharing best practice from the residencies and offering ideas and creative learning techniques on embedding drama and storytelling within outdoor learning. This will be a free event open to schools in the Glasgow areas of participating schools. Dates available from 31st Aug to 3rd Sept

Scotland’s First Living Stage!

They say that happiness is watching your plant start to grow… well how about a whole stage?
Uprooted is a new theatre production for children and families, fusing live performance, music and living plants with innovative stage design. Touring from 1st to 30th Aug, this show offers a hugely enjoyable and unique outdoor theatre experience.

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Join us outdoors among a curious world of plants for an enchanting tale of kinship and home, told through music, movement, and multi-sensory storytelling. A waft of mint, a crunch of peas, a sprinkle of fresh herbs in a cup of tea…rediscover the joy of our natural world, and have a nibble on the home-grown set!
Uprooted will feature a Living Stage; a recyclable, biodegradable and edible set created from locally found, reclaimed materials. Part theatre show, part garden and part art installation, audiences will get the chance to interact by nibbling on plants, smelling herbs, and sampling drinks.

For dates, times and venues click here:

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Latest Newsletter from YDance

2015 Project Y Tour

In less than two weeks the 2015 Project Y tour opens at Tramway, Glasgow on Wednesday 29 July.

This tenth year of Project Y showcases an exquisite collection of new and diverse contemporary dance works created by Anna Kenrick (YDance Artistic Director) and guest choreographers Yael Flexer, Jürg Koch and Errol White & Davina Givan.

At the Stirling and Aberdeen performances audiences will have the extra treat of an opening performance by the talented young dancers of the Project Y Foundation Courses, choreographed by our BBC Performing Arts Fellow Emma Smith and Dance Development Officer Sara Kemal.

Buy tickets now

Tramway, Glasgow

Wednesday 29 July, 7.30pm

Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock

Thursday 30 July, 7.30pm

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Friday 31 July, 7.00pm

Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling

Saturday 1 August, 7.30pm

Postgraduate Course in Effective Learning and Teaching in 3 to 14 Dance

YDance in collaboration with the University of Glasgow has announced a new Postgraduate Course in Effective Learning and Teaching in 3 to 14 Dance, funded by Creative Scotland.

The 20 credit course at Masters level is open to General Teaching Council (GTC) qualified teachers working in Scottish schools.

There are fifteen places available for each of two courses running in the Highlands and Glasgow and YDance is now accepting applications.

For more information on how to apply please visit the YDance website here

2015 World Gymnastics Championships

YDance is the Official Dance Company for the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships, which will be held at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow in October.

As well as performing during the Opening Ceremony and throughout the championships, YDance has created a Championships Dance, which has been filmed for local gymnastic clubs and schools to learn and perform along with the YDance team when they come to see the competition.

Yesterday marked the 100 day milestone and we were thrilled to welcome Gymnast Louis Smith to join us in teaching the dance to participants

Starcatchers’ Creative Skills Programme 2015/2016

Starcatchers is delighted to announce that online registration is open for Creative Skills Training for Early Years Practitioners (including, nursery workers, childminders and play workers), for our 2015-16 programme across seven local authorities: Aberdeen; Dundee; East Lothian; Edinburgh; Fife; Inverclyde; South Lanarkshire.

 

This programme delivers a range of theoretical and practical training sessions and covers a range of art forms, building creative confidence and enabling practitioners to integrate knowledge and skills gained into their practice. We support Early Years practitioners to design and lead their own activities while emphasising a playful, child-led approach to arts and creativity.

 

For further information and to register online, please go to http://www.starcatchers.org.uk/creative-skills

Following the success of the pilot programme, which ran from 2013-1015 (evidenced through an independent evaluation undertaken by Really Useful Knowledge), funded by Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government, we are delighted that the Scottish Government has funded this innovative training for 2015/2016.

 

Please contact Bethany Whiteside, Creative Skills Co-ordinator on 0131 290 2560/bethany@starcatchers.org.uk for further information

What Fèisgoil can do for you

A chàirdean chòire,

 

Tha bileag co-cheangailte le fiosrachadh mu na seirbheisean a dh’fhaodadh Fèisgoil a thabhann dhuibh.  Ma tha tuilleadh fiosrachaidh a dhìth oirbh, no nam bu mhiann leibh còmhradh mu phrògram no pròiseact, bhitheamaid gu math toilichte cluinntinn bhuaibh.

 

Attached is a leaflet outlining some of the services Fèisgoil can offer.  We would be very happy to hear from you should you require further information, of if you would like to discuss a project or programme that we could deliver  for you.

Fèisgoil Flyer

Fèisgoil can help deliver your objectives whether you are involved in 1+2 Language Learning and wish to include Gaelic, or whether you wish to enhance your GLPS provision.  If you have measures to deliver within a Gaelic Language Plan or if you want to expand traditional music provision, we would be happy to discuss your requirements and the costs of bespoke delivery.

 

Leis gach deagh dhùrachd

Arthur Cormack

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Fèisean nan Gàidheal

Taigh a’ Mhill | Port Rìgh | An t-Eilean Sgitheanach | IV51 9BZ

Meall House | Portree | Isle of Skye | IV51 9BZ

Fòn 01478 613355 | Facs 01478 613399 | Dìreach 01478 614002 | Fòn-làimhe 07702 674143 | Skype acormack | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/feisean | Twitter @fngaidheal

http://www.feisean.org

 

 

Inspire your whole school with Shakespeare Schools Festival in Scotland!

Shakespeare Schools Festival is the UK’s largest youth drama festival, we work with over 1000 schools and 140 theatres across the country, and we hope you will join us at The Platform Theatre this Autumn to make the 2015 Festival the biggest and best yet!

For further information you can download the PDF here:

Shakespeare Schools Festival

This year in Scotland we will host the Festival at the following theatres, the Platform Theatre in Glasgow, The Church Hill Theatre in Edinburgh, Eden Court in Inverness, The Lochgelly Centre in Fife, Falkirk Town Hall and ACT Aberdeen. The performances will be in November, with additional training dates earlier in the year.

Spaces are limited, so do contact us via the details below as soon as you can if you are interested in hearing more!

Jenny Rush-Cooper

jenny.rushcooper@ssf.uk.com

020 7601 1933