All posts by S. Bullock

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Secondary, THIS IS A TEST

Career Conversation – all about Creativity and Employability – parents – Edinburgh

Leave a comment

May – Firhill High School 30th Flyer: Firrhill 30th May

6th June – Craigmount High School – Flyer: Craigmount 6th June

 Are you a parent of children in p7 to S6? If so, this is especially for you and your children who are also very welcome! But come anyway as it will be of interest to anyone whose work supports or informs any aspect of young people’s career pathways.

 

These 2 events are modelled on the very successful Creative Conversations. Please share with your friends and neighbours who are also parents and encourage them to come along too.

There will be refreshments and you are welcome to either event. Please RSVP to martin.hutchison@edinburgh.gov.uk

Looking forward to seeing you there

Linda

Linda Lees | Lifelong Learning Strategic Manager (Creativity, Health and Wellbeing) | Schools and Lifelong Learning | Communities and Families | The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, Business Centre 1/2, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG | Tel 0131 469 3956 | Mobile 07917 825007 | mailto:linda.lees@edinburgh.gov.uk | www.edinburgh.gov.uk

 

Developing the Young Workforce, Early Learning, Primary, Research and Strategy, Secondary, THIS IS A TEST

Parents’ Nutshell Guide on Creativity, Enterprise and Employability

Leave a comment

The latest National Parent Forum of Scotland nutshell guide is now available on the NPFS website: http://www.npfs.org.uk/creativity-in-a-nutshell/

Its focus is Creativity, Enterprise and Employability so we hope you will find this guide particularly useful in your work.  It is has been produced by the NPFS in partnership with Skills Development Scotland with input from a range of other partners, including NCLN representatives and  Young Enterprise Scotland.

 

It recognises the significant and increasing link between future employability and well developed  creativity skills in young people. In their 2016 report ‘The Future of Jobs’, the World Economic Forum highlighted anticipated changes in employability skills and suggested that by 2020 over one third of the skills considered important in today’s workforce will have changed. Notably, creativity will have become one of the top three skills needed to deal with the avalanche of new products, new technologies and new ways of working. https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs . As you may know, the focus on creativity and employability is also reflected in Quality Indicator 3.3 in the latest (2016) version of the school self-evaluation and improvement guide How Good is our School?

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Drama, Languages and Literacy, Secondary, THIS IS A TEST

CBBC Online Show-LOOKING FOR PRESENTERS – aged 12-14

Leave a comment

If you’re aged between 12 – 14 years and love creating your own content and following the latest challenges, or just know you have the right personality to present an online show, we want to hear from you!

APPLY NOW via www.kalelproductions.com or contact the cbbc.show@kalelproductions.com for an application form.

For further information, please contact cbbc.show@kalelproductions.com (Jessica/Lucy), or call 02037614616, or visit http://www.kalelproductions.com/

The deadline is Friday 02 June 2017 at 12:00.

 

Colleges, Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Early Learning, Primary, Secondary, THIS IS A TEST

Creativity Banners now available in all local authorities

Leave a comment

Your local Creative Learning Network now have high quality pull up banners available to loan that offer deep learning opportunities for creativity across learning, creativity and employability and creativity for attainment. You will find all of the infographics used on the banners on the National Improvement Hub: http://bit.ly/creativityinfographics

The set of 5 pull-up banners offer an informative and dramatic display for any creativity themed event or project you may be planning. They can be used as discussion materials for CLPL, to stimulate activities with learners, and as easy to digest resources for classrooms and staffrooms. As well as relating directly to Quality Indicator 3.3 in How Good Is Our School 4 they offer a key component in any work around skills for life, learning and work and Developing the Young Workforce.

To borrow the banners you can find your local authority’s creative learning contacts on the Creativity Portal: http://bit.ly/creativitycontacts or email Stephen Bullock, Development Officer for Creativity Stephen.bullock@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk

Developing the Young Workforce, Early Learning

Creativity Posters for every Early Learning and Childcare centre in Scotland

Leave a comment

Colourful posters, exploring creativity skills for learners and staff, are currently being delivered to every ELCC centre in Scotland as part of Education Scotland’s work on the national Creative Learning Plan.

The posters support learners, teachers and leaders in sharing a common understanding of creativity skills, and their place across all areas of the curriculum.

You can find downloadable versions of posters and more on the National Improvement Hub: http://bit.ly/creativityinfographics

To learn more about creative teaching and learning you can speak to your local creative learning contacts http://bit.ly/creativitycontacts or email Stephen Bullock, Development Officer for Creativity Stephen.bullock@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk

Developing the Young Workforce, Primary, Secondary

Creativity Posters for every school in Scotland

Leave a comment

Colourful posters, de-bunking creativity myths and exploring creativity skills for learners and staff, are currently being delivered to every school in Scotland as part of Education Scotland’s work on the national Creative Learning Plan.

The posters support learners, teachers and leaders in sharing a common understanding of creativity skills, and their place across all subjects and areas of school life.

You can find downloadable versions of posters and more on the National Improvement Hub: http://bit.ly/creativityinfographics

To learn more about creative teaching and learning you can speak to your local creative learning contacts http://bit.ly/creativitycontacts or email Stephen Bullock, Development Officer for Creativity Stephen.bullock@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk

Colleges, Dance, Developing the Young Workforce, Drama, Music, Secondary

Free CPD at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Theatre Production Careers Day

Leave a comment

Theatre Production Careers Information Day at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Monday 8 May

Sign up now for a free CPD event at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, tailored especially for Art and Design teachers and Technology teachers who work with pupils interested in a theatre production career.

The day will run from 10am–3.30pm and include a tour of the campus, theatre spaces and production facilities, as well as sessions on career opportunities, and the various theatre production pathways and programmes RCS offers.

There will also be guidance on how teachers can support pupils through their production application and interview processes.

Register now for your free place or, if you have any questions, please contact us at hello@rcs.ac.uk 

 

 
 

Theatre Production Careers Information Day

 

Monday 8 May, 10am–3.30pm

Free to attend

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 100 Renfrew St Glasgow G2 3DB

 

Sign up now

 

 
Attention All

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: United Nations recognizes World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21

Leave a comment

On April 20, 2017,  Rhonda King, Permanent Representative/Ambassador to the United Nations from St. Vincent and the Grenadines will read a UN resolution on the floor of the General Assembly to include World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, among the UN Days of Observance which includes Earth Day, Water Day, World Humanitarian Day, and the like.

In her 10-minute speech, Ms. King will emphasize the importance of using creativity to meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform the World

Friends, I urge you to do a few things:

  1. Review the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and choose one to creatively champion (even in one small way) with your family, friends, clients and colleagues this year and every year forward; in the coming months we will be collecting your stories so keep a record, and stay tuned!
  2. Gather with others to Watch Permanent Representative I. Rhonda King deliver her speech on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 10:00 Eastern Time on UNWebTv
  3. Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate! on April 21st; the UN is sanctioning using creativity in problem-solving to transform the world.
  4. List your celebration (it’s free!) here for others to see.
Drama, Languages and Literacy, Secondary

Robert Louis Stevenson – Creative Writing Competition for S4-S6

Leave a comment

S4-S6 learners can enter a creative writing competition based upon the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Prizes for the competition

The entries will be judged by acclaimed author Louise Welsh, who will also lead a writing workshop for the best entrants, with up to twelve places on offer. All those selected will receive a certificate and a year’s free membership of the Edinburgh Robert Louis Stevenson Club.

In addition, four individual awards of £100 are available for Fiction, Reflective Writing, Poetry and Writing in Scots (in any of these three forms). There will also a trophy for the overall winner’s school.

Fiction, Reflective Writing, Poetry

The piece submitted should be directly inspired by Stevenson’s writing or some aspect of his life. Candidates should write a brief paragraph describing this stimulus and how it has influenced them to write.

We encourage entries written in

Scots or in English.

Creative writing produced for SQA folio work may be submitted.

Prose items should be no more than

1500 words, poetry no more than 40 lines.

Download the flyers and poster below:

rls2017poster

rls2017flyera5

rls2017competitionleaflet

Art and Design, Colleges, Community Learning and Development, Early Learning, Primary, Secondary

Jupiter Artland – outdoor sculpture garden – FREE opportunities deadline soon

Leave a comment

Jupiter Artland – www.jupiterartland.org

 

Call for Applications – deadline 31 March! The Jupiter Artland Foundation enables nurseries, schools, universities and other learning groups to visit Jupiter Artland, a private sculpture garden just outside of Edinburgh, for free.

 

Choose one of our visit options – from half-days, to full-days or even whole school engagements, pick your day and let us know what your themes/topics are. Visits can including a tour, a workshop or even a Minecraft experience with our new App (launching at the Science Festival in April). We want to hear from you and find out how we can help you achieve your aims and outcomes when you come and visit us.

 

Fill in our short application form by 31 March 2017 for visits between August and November.

Find our more here: https://www.jupiterartland.org/learning/school-and-universities

 

Jupiter Artland also offers two Free Teachers Private Views:

https://www.jupiterartland.org/whats-on/teachers-private-view

 

After last year’s sold-out success, Jupiter Artland offers three CLPL Events in 2017 (£15 each):

https://www.jupiterartland.org/whats-on/creative-learning-for-early-years-cpd

https://www.jupiterartland.org/whats-on/creative-learning-in-the-outdoors

https://www.jupiterartland.org/whats-on/engaging-children-and-young-people-in-contemporary-art