Category Archives: Subjects and Themes

Developing the Young Workforce, Sciences, Technologies

Skills Fusion – VFX film careers outreach programme

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Skills Fusion is a VFX film careers outreach programme. Funded by Creative Skillset (http://www.creativeskillset.org/) , the Sector Skills Council for the Creative Industries, its aim is to highlight the skills shortage that the UK film industry faces in this sector and the opportunities, particularly in the more technical specialist roles that rely on strong educational foundations in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), and computer science subjects, available to students.

Full details: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2014/04/14/skills-fusion-vfx-film-careers-outreach-programme/

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce

Young people invited to join Creative Generation project

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Perth Museum & Art Gallery is looking for young people aged 16 to 25 to join a new project where they can discover more about the art world and life as a practising artist or budding curator.

Creative Generation is part of GENERATION, a national celebration of 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland, and young people taking part in the project will be focussing in particular on the work of Scottish painter Alison Watt, whose art will be showcased in an exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery during the summer of 2014.

Participants will have the chance to gain experience of being an artist or curator and share their newly-gained knowledge with visitors to the Museum and Art Gallery.

Anyone aged 16 to 25 who is interested in studying art or in continuing art as a career is invited to apply. The closing date for applications is Monday 28th April 2014.

For further information and to obtain an application form, please visit Perth Museum and Art Gallery, George Street, Perth, emailartsdev@pkc.gov.uk or call 01738 632488 and ask for Anna Murray, Project Coordinator for Creative Generation.

Drama

Divided City by Theresa Breslin: New Musical Version for Primary Schools

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Register: http://bit.ly/1jYpnfR (Glow log-in required)

Join Theresa Breslin and Elly Goodman of the Citizens Theatre as they offer a unique insight into the history of bringing this iconic book to the stage. Pupils and teachers will get the chance to ask Theresa and Elly questions about the play and the book and to find out more about this ground-breaking project. The Citizens Theatre has now staged three large scale musical theatre productions of Theresa Breslin’s Divided City, adapted for the stage by Martin Travers with an original score and songs by Claire McKenzie. More information about this Glow TV event is on the Education Scotland Learning Blog.

For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule: (Glow log-in and password required).

Drama

2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition

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There is still plenty of time to enter the 2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition and be in with a chance to win £750 for your school! The winning design will become the official poster for the 2014 Fringe and all shortlisted entries will feature in a special exhibition in Edinburgh during the Festival Fringe.

Closing date for entries is 17:00, Friday 07 March 2014

The Fringe Schools Poster Competition is open to all school children in Scotland aged 5 – 16, and we are looking for a unique and eye-catching poster design that represents the variety and vibrancy of the Fringe – the rest is up to you!

For full details of how to enter, the design brief, what your pupils could win and terms and conditions download the entry pack at www.edfringe.com/poster . You can request a printed pack by emailing poster@edfringe.com  or by calling 0131 226 0036.

Good luck! We look forward to receiving your entries!

Music

Music Working Group

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The subject working group for Music convened for the initial meeting on Monday 3 February

Visit the full post here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2014/02/12/music-working-group/

The subject working group provided an opportunity to discuss the development of creative approaches to music education across sectors. This working group mirrors the groups being brought together from the other Expressive Arts subject areas, Art & Design, Drama and Dance who will feed in to the Expressive Arts conversation days.

We would invite practitioners across sectors to share their thoughts and views.

Community Learning and Development, Technologies

Gaming project opens up new worlds of creativity – TES article

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“Part of it is embracing uncertainty, being open to whatever comes up,” said Dangerous Ideas curator Karen Lawson. “It’s about a belief that everybody is creative, and helping them to realise that.”

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6400535

TES article exploring the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and how two primary, secondary and colleges from Scotland and Norway collaborated on an innovative online gaming project that developed new ways of learning.

Social Studies

My Place Photography Competition – you have until Friday 31st to submit entries

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My Place Photography Competition is open to all school age children in Scotland; it is FREE to take part in and is a great way of getting out and about with young people, getting into your local cities, towns and villages and exploring your very own built environments through photography.

Click HERE for more information on the My Place Photography Competition

The competition closes on Friday 31 January so make sure to register and upload images as soon as they are ready.

Music

Awards for Young Musicians

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AYM believes that young people deserve the chance to fulfil their musical potential.
We help outstanding young instrumentalists in any genre with annual Awards from
£200 to £2000. Our funding is flexible: we want to help young musicians excel and
so we can support most major musical costs.
Receiving an Award is just the start of your journey with AYM – we do all we can to
help each young musician to flourish and grow.

Visit our website
http://www.a-y-m.org.uk/

Follow us on
Twitter: @AwardsAYM
Facebook: awardsforyoungmusicians
Drama, Languages and Literacy, Social Studies

BBC Commonwealth Film making competition

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School story competition – promoting your school, community and Commonwealth values (extended deadline: 21 February 2014).

The BBC are looking for 3 schools – 1 in the UK and 2 from other Commonwealth countries who will make a film with the help of a TV crew, which best reflects the Commonwealth values and shares what it means to be a global citizen.

Winning schools will have their films featured on the BBC Commonwealth Class website www.bbc.co.uk/commonwealthclass.