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Early Learning, Languages and Literacy, Primary

Nursery/primary teachers – £400 funding available for a creative project

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Scottish Book Trust are offering £400 funding plus support for nursery and primary teachers who’d like to develop a fun, creative book-based project!

We’re looking for creative practitioners who’d like to use our free digital Authors Live event with author Ed Vere as a springboard for an inspiring project. Find out more on our website!

You can also sign up to watch this event, which takes place on May 19. It’s going to be a fun-filled 45 mins filled with stories and drawing! You’ll be entered into a prize draw simply for signing up. We hope you enjoy the event, and if you can’t catch it on the day, it’ll be available to watch in our Watch on Demand section soon after.

Attention All

An infographic a day keeps the creativity at play – Day 7 – The Myths Around Creativity

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myths iconHere is the seventh in a run of our new infographics that explore the place and nature of creativity in learning, teaching and improvement here in Scotland.

There are preconceptions around creativity that even we must fight to overcome when we speak about and develop creativity skills. This infographic tackles the most familiar ones and offers a new perspective.

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Creativity/CRE24_Infographics/cre24-debunking-creativity-myths.pdf

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Health and Wellbeing, Secondary

Secondary teachers – £400 funding available for a creative project

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Award-winning author Juno Dawson

Scottish Book Trust are offering a secondary teacher or librarian £400 and support to develop a creative project inspired by the books of Juno Dawson!

Juno will be appearing in our free digital Authors Live event on Thursday 9 June 2016 (it’s easy to sign your pupils up to watch). We’re looking for a teacher or librarian who would be interested in using Juno’s books and the event as the springboard for an inspiring project. Find out more details on our website!

 

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An infographic a day keeps the creativity at play – Day 6 – Raising Attainment

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attainment icon2Here is the sixth in a run of our new infographics that explore the place and nature of creativity in learning, teaching and improvement here in Scotland.

This epic infographic asks why creativity skills are important for raising attainment, and specifically achieving equity of attainment in Scotland. It can be scrolled through on screen and printed on some VERY large paper sizes or on a pull-up banner.

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Creativity/CRE24_Infographics/cre24-why-are-creativity-skills-important-for-attainment.pdf

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An infographic a day keeps the creativity at play – Day 5 – Poster for Learners

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Here is the fifth in a run of our new infographics that explore the place and nature of creativity in learning, teaching and improvement here in Scotland.

 

This infographic is aimed at learners and offers a clear and accessible overview of the four creativity skills. It can be printed A2/A3/A4 and would look great on your wall!

 

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Creativity/CRE24_Infographics/cre24-what-are-creativity-skills-learners.pdf

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Attention All

General Manager Job Opportunity with Eco Drama

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Children’s theatre company Eco Drama are recruiting for a General Manager to join our small team based in Glasgow.

The role is wide-ranging with main duties including Financial Management, Project Management, Development and Marketing and offers opportunity for an ambitious and self motivated individual to make a significant impact, enabling the Company to develop and present ambitious projects both locally and nationally.

Basis: Full Time
Salary: £26,000-£28,000 dependent on experience

To apply, please follow the links to download all information:

General Manager Job Description 2016-17

General Manager Application Form

General Manager Candidate Contact Form

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 2nd May, 5pm

Colleges, Developing the Young Workforce

College Development Network Emporium: Inspiring Ideas Developing the Workforce

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The CDN Emporium 2016: Inspiring Ideas will take place from the 1 to 17 June, offering a fortnight of thought-provoking and practical workshops, seminars and activities at our offices in Scotland and in colleges across Scotland.

This year the CDN Emporium will explore ‘Developing the Workforce’ as a theme, focusing firmly on the current needs and challenges facing colleges. The Emporium creates opportunities to:

  • share inspiring practices and success stories from Colleges, Employers and Students
  • lead and discuss inspiring ideas that shape a transforming workforce development agenda.

Find out more information here.

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Secondary

School Comedy Writing Competition – BBC

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Some of the UK’s top comedy talent, including comedian Charlie Higson, Kerry Howard, Marcus Brigstocke and David Walliams, are calling on secondary school students to become classroom jokers for a new comedy writing competition.

The competition was launched on April 19, by the BBC in partnership with the National Literacy Trust.

 

The Comedy Classroom competition will give 13-15-year-olds across the UK the chance to have their work made and broadcast by the BBC this autumn. The winners will also have a chance to visit the BBC to see it filmed and receive a Comedy Classroom trophy, a signed certificate and a visit from a BBC Comedy comedian to their school.

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An infographic a day keeps the creativity at play – Day 4 – Support for creativity

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support iconHere is the fourth in a run of our new infographics that explore the place and nature of creativity in learning, teaching and improvement here in Scotland.

There are a range of national and local resources and support networks available to reinforce and inform your own work developing creative teaching practices, creative learning and creative change. This infographic highlights many of them.

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Creativity/CRE24_Infographics/cre24-support-and-resources.pdf

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Art and Design, Secondary

Art Teachers – (almost free) 2 day outdoor residential course

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Dumfries and Galloway are offering five places for Art Teachers from other local authorities for a forthcoming outdoor residential course. Here are the details:

Art teachers have been using  the outdoors as a stimulus is for a very long time.  However, following a number of discussions I had with secondary art staff last year, it was apparent that they would welcome an opportunity to get together to exchange ideas as regards the use of outdoor spaces as well as a chance to work with professional artists in such environments.

I am delighted to be able to tell you that some funding to support such an event has been secured and will take place next term.

 

The course will begin on the afternoon of Thursday 5th May when we will meet up at Stronord Outdoor Centre near Kirroughtree.  There will be a minibus running from Dumfries and attendees can be picked up en route.  There will be sessions on the Thursday evening and Friday, with a workshop on textiles run by Jo Gallant on the Saturday, when I hope that we will be joined by Primary Art specialists.  The course will finish at about 3pm on Saturday 7th May when the mini-bus will return to Dumfries.

 

The cost for the 2 day residential  including mini-bus transport (where possible), all meals and workshops will be £10.

 

If interested, I’d be grateful if you could discuss this with your line manager and send me an email indicating your interest as soon as you can. Places on the residential are limited to a maximum of 20 and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

 

(If you are the Principal Teacher, I’d be grateful if you could forward this to members of your department who might be interested.)

 

Many thanks

Keith Walker

Keith.Walker@dumgal.gov.uk