As a recommended action of the Welsh Assembly’s review of creativity across the curriculum the new Welsh equivalent of the Creativity Portal was launched just before Easter, now called the ‘Creative Learning Zone’. Take a look: http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/creativity
The CDN Emporium 2016: Inspiring Ideas will take place 01 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.
View the full programme and book online here
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.
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!
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:
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.
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
Booking is open for February /March 2017 for in-school performances in Scotland.
Primary 5-7: Lost at Sea (in schools)
Catherine Wheels premiered a new production at the Edinburgh International Science Festival in April 2016. Lost at Sea was commissioned as part of EISF ‘Science in the Spotlight’ project which aims to bring together the wonder of theatre with science communication.
The journey begins with a boy and a girl, fascinated by the story of 28,800 bath toys that accidentally ended up flung into the unrelenting currents of the Pacific Ocean.
Their investigation sees them uncover the mysteries of the sea and discovering its importance to every one of us on earth.
This production is now available for touring into school halls in Scotland in February and March 2017.
Full details are on the attached. I have also attached one of the recent reviews, from The List.
Booking are made direct with schools or through local authorities. Please let me know if you are interested in booking a block of dates or would like to work with us to get Catherine Wheels into more schools in your area.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Anna
Anna Derricourt
Touring & Schools Development Manager
Catherine Wheels Theatre Company
Tel: +44 (0)131 653 5255
All of this information can be found on our website here http://www.ydance.org/training/ along with our online booking forms.
Dance for Core PE for Secondary Teachers
Wednesday 27 April 2016
9.30am – 4pm
£75 (+ VAT)
Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.
With a focus on contemporary and street dance styles learn how to warm up your pupils, play creative dance games, teach a simple sequence, develop a sequence, use stimulus to create dance material and encourage your pupils to develop their confidence, creativity and co-operation skills. These sessions for secondary teachers also address some of the CfE Health and Well-being outcomes.
Nat 5 Dance
This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 different dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own National 5 Dance course.
(Please note the National 5 Choreography & Contemporary days are fully booked however we are happy to take your details and add you to a reserve list)
All courses will run from 9.30am – 4pm.
Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ
Costs
National 5 single day costs – £85 (+ VAT)
Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)
OR
YDance National 5 Package costs £300 (+ VAT). This includes 2 dance style days, the Choreography day and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.
Higher Dance
This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 contrasting dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own Higher Dance course.
Two days are allocated to each style to allow time for technique class, exploration of sequences and support to develop a centre set performance solo, meeting the outcomes set out in the Higher Dance Performance unit. Two days are allocated for Choreography to cover the Higher Dance Practice Activity Assessment requirements and to demonstrate the progression through the learning outcomes.
Training Courses Available
All courses run from 9.30am – 4pm.
Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ
Costs
Higher Dance single unit costs – £150 (+ VAT) per 2 day course
Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)
OR
YDance Higher Dance Package costs £500 (+VAT). This includes 2 dance style courses (2 days each), the 2 day Choreography course and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.
Venue
To be confirmed
Saturday 7 May 2016
3.30-5.30pm
New Auditorium
RSNO Centre 19 Killermont Street
Glasgow G2 3NX
CPD sessions are £20 per person and include a ticket to your choice of one of the following RSNO season concerts:
Dundee
Dvorák Cello Concerto: Thu 28 Apr 2016: 7.30pm
Oundjian Conducts Shostakovich Eight: Sun 22 May 2016: 3pm
Glasgow
The Stravinsky Project: Symphony in C: Sat 30 Apr 2016: 7.30pm
The Stravinsky Project: Rite of Spring: Sat 7 May 2016: 7.30pm
Edinburgh
The Stravinsky Project: Symphony in C: Fri 29 Apr 2016: 7.30pm
The Stravinsky Project: Rite of Spring: Fri 6 May 2016: 7.30pm
For more information or to book, please contact RSNO Engage at engage@rsno.org.uk or by calling 0141 225 3552.
