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Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Drama

SQA accredited Performance and Production summer course announced by SYT

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Scottish Youth Theatre announces SQA accredited six-week Summer Festival course for participants aged 16-25.

Applications for Summer Festival 2012 – Twisted Shakespeare – close on Wed 29 Feb.

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Scottish Youth Theatre is proud to introduce an exciting new six-week summer course, offering a vocational alternative to school and college qualifications, and focussing on active, practical learning for young people.

The newly SQA accredited Performance and Production Learning Programme will this year run alongside Scottish Youth Theatre’s annual flagship event, Summer Festival, and is open to applicants from all over Scotland and beyond aged 16 – 25.

Successful completion of the course will afford participants a qualification that sits between the Higher/Advance Higher level on the SCQF worth a total of 29 credit points.

The Performance and Production Learning Programme is the first course of its kind in Scotland.

You can watch the short film explaining the opportunity (publicly and through Glow) here.

“The company is delighted to be able to offer this opportunity to achieve an accredited practical qualification to all young people in Scotland especially those who may not have been able to achieve an academic award in a formal set up”, says Mary McCluskey, Scottish Youth Theatre Artistic Director and Chief Executive. “Having the SCQF and SQA seal of approval reflects the intensity and calibre of the course. And the award to be gained on completion of the course gives participants credit points as proof of their dedication to the course”.

Now in its 36th year, Summer Festival offers performance courses for young people from all over Scotland ages 8-25. All courses have a clear progression route leading to the Performance and Production Course.

Former participant Andrew Still, recently cast in Hollyoaks, fully recommends getting involved in Summer Festival to other like minded young people. “I’ve taken part in two Summer Festivals and they really opened my eyes to the world of performing. I think it’s so exciting that participants can now achieve a qualification at the end of the course. It’s satisfying but a lot of hard work. The chance to gain an award that reflects this will appeal to many young performers”.

Scottish Youth Theatre would like to thank Skills Development Scotland for their support in developing this course.

For all information about the Performance and Production Learning Programme, and all other Summer Festival 2012 courses, visit www.scottishyouththeatre.org. For all enquiries email pippad@scottishyouththeatre.org or call Scottish Youth Theatre on 0141 552 3988

The closing date for Summer Festival applications in Wed 29 Feb 2012

Technologies

Creative approaches to Admin

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Council launches first bespoke schools’ app http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/news/other_news/edc_schools_app.aspx

Parents of school children in East Dunbartonshire can now be kept up to date with the latest news and events from their child’s school following the launch of a new app for iPhones and Smart phones.
East Dunbartonshire Council is the first local authority to have its own bespoke branded application – EDC Schools – which is free to download from the iPhone app store and android market place.

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Creative project scoops Olympic award – Schools’ Inspired Project Recognised by London 2012

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A design and enterprise competition involving pupils from North Lanarkshire secondary schools, has been awarded the Inspire mark by the London 2012 Inspire Programme. The Design Enterprise Challenge gives third year Art and Design and Business Education pupils the opportunity to compete against each other using the facilities and expertise of the City of Glasgow College to produce and market a new product.

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=23618

Sciences

From sand dunes and robots to comedy and sport – Fife Science Festival

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Details of next month’s Fife Science Festival have been launched. For the first time in its history, Fife Science Festival has been extended to Dunfermline, with events also heading to St Andrews, Buckhaven, Burntisland, Glenrothes, Tayport and Kirkcaldy.

Funded by the Scottish Government, the Edina Trust and Podium (the Further and Higher Education Unit for the 2012 Games), the festival will involve a diverse range of free events for schools and the general public.

A week-long science week will also held at Denbeath Primary School in Buckhaven with engineering insights at Adam Smith College in Glenrothes and wireless wonders at Museum of Communication at Burntisland. Secondary school pupils will also get the chance to make a prize-winning robot, while a lecture will explore what life would be like without evolution.

For more information, please contact Alexandra Forrest, Festivals and Events Officer, Dundee Science Centre on 01382 228800 or visit www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk <http://www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk>

http://www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk/

Sciences

From sand dunes and robots to comedy and sport – Fife Science Festival

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Details of next month’s Fife Science Festival have been launched. For the first time in its history, Fife Science Festival has been extended to Dunfermline, with events also heading to St Andrews, Buckhaven, Burntisland, Glenrothes, Tayport and Kirkcaldy.



http://www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk/




Funded by the Scottish Government, the Edina Trust and Podium (the Further and Higher Education Unit for the 2012 Games), the festival will involve a diverse range of free events for schools and the general public.

A week-long science week will also held at Denbeath Primary School in Buckhaven with engineering insights at Adam Smith College in Glenrothes and wireless wonders at Museum of Communication at Burntisland. Secondary school pupils will also get the chance to make a prize-winning robot, while a lecture will explore what life would be like without evolution.

For more information, please contact Alexandra Forrest, Festivals and Events Officer, Dundee Science Centre on 01382 228800 or visit www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk <http://www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk>

Dance, Drama, Music

Only 2 weeks left to have your say – Opportunity for young people to engage with Scotland’s National Youth Arts Strategy

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Creative Scotland is leading the development of Scotland’s first National Youth Arts Strategy. The strategy isn’t Creative Scotland’s, it’s Scotland’s and we would like you to join the conversation.

It will have the vision of establishing Scotland as an international leader in youth arts. Perhaps you think we already are? We need to hear your thoughts and opinions to help shape and inform the strategy.

Young Scot Online Questionnaire – click here for an online questionnaire for young people aged 11-26yrs old to have your say. We’d be grateful if you could forward to young people you work with, post it on your website or promote across your networks.

Twitter – If you want to join the national youth arts conversation on twitter then use the #tag: #YouthArtsScot to get us trending!

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce

Shetland youth film group webcasts to the world

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Maddrim broadcast Up Helly Aa

http://www.shetland.gov.uk/news-advice/PR-MaddrimbroadcastUpHellyAa.asp


Shetland’s youth based film group Maddrim Media, in partnership with Promote Shetland, broadcast the events of Up Helly Aa live to the world via webcast last Tuesday. Over 8000 unique visitors from as far afield as the Bahamas and Australia watched the day’s events online and were able to enjoy a special radio segment recorded by the group.

Sciences, Technologies

Water Works – year long photography competition

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Looking for a new idea to enrich the STEM Central water context <http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/stemcentral/contexts/water/index.asp> ? A trickling burn, a flooded street, a horse’s trough or a grand Scottish loch – no matter what comes to mind when you think of water the Water Works competition wants your photographs. The James Hutton Institute  <http://www.hutton.ac.uk/> via the Centre of Expertise for Waters  <http://www.crew.ac.uk/>  are running a year long competition aimed at raising awareness of water and water-related issues across both primary and secondary ages. The competition, with monthly prizes, aims to encourage learners to think about the natural environment and make the link between CfE curriculum areas Sciences, Technologies and Expressive Arts. The competition page gives background on the competition and entry instructions. <http://www.hutton.ac.uk/news/photographs-show-how-water-works>


https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2012/02/10/water-works/



Dance, Drama, Music

CPD events: integrate the arts into your teaching practice

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Catalyst: Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers
The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is offering a series of inspiring arts-based training days designed to help teachers integrate the arts into their practice. Participants will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts, focusing on teaching, focused on P3 to P6. Please see attached further information on the courses and how to book.

Catalyst Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

Catalyst 11.12 Booking Form (Scotland)[1]