GIRFEC Wellbeing competition – still plenty time to enter
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/wellbeingwk/competition
The Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) team is looking for talented young writers and artists/designers to help develop a meaningful guide for young people about GIRFEC. The competition is open to young people aged between 11 and 15.
IRISS would like to illustrate how the creative arts are currently being applied in Scotland’s social services. They know that creativity can change lives for the better and they would like you to help them understand how the creative arts are being used, and the impact this type of work can have for people supported by services and for staff.
They have created a survey for you to complete to give them an overview of your work. After they’ve received your responses, their plan is to work with some of you to showcase what it is you are doing so that they can inspire others. Part of this project will also be to document the strengths and challenges of the use of the arts in the sector, so that they can share the learning across different disciplines.
Creative Quarter Project:
The Government’s Instrumental Music Group has made 17 recommendations to build on current successes and Scotland’s position as a leading nation in music.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/music270613
Schools across Scotland are engaging with a range of tablet devices such as iPads, Windows 8 tablets, Android Tablets, Kindles and Chromebooks to help effect better outcomes for learners and to help enhance and enrich learning in Curriculum for Excellence. The purpose of the Learning with Devices site is to help share the developing narrative of the pedagogy that is being employed with tablets and devices in our schools with a wider audience so that we can continue to learn from and with each other.
Michael Russell blog – launching the ‘Learning with Devices’ site
http://engageforeducation.org/2013/06/michael-russell-blog-launching-the-learning-with-devices-site/
GIRFEC Wellbeing competition – What does wellbeing mean to you? http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/wellbeingwk/competition
The Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) team is looking for talented young writers and artists/designers to help develop a meaningful guide for young people about GIRFEC. The competition is open to young people aged between 11 and 15.
Writing competition – entrants are invited to write a 500-word short essay, story or poem about one of the eight GIRFEC ‘indicators’ of wellbeing – the words that describe what it looks like when things are going well for a child or young person.
Design competition – we’re also looking for a design for a cover for the guide – or perhaps for a web-based version.
The closing date is 30 September 2013.
19 June 10.00 am http://bit.ly/17kXNEW
Join us in Glow TV for the fourth year of ‘Ask an Astronaut’ in collaboration with the Scottish Space School. Take part in this exclusive opportunity to talk to two star guests Rick Hieb and Amber Gell. Rick Heib is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He has logged over 750 hours in space, including over 17 hours of EVA (space walk). He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. He is currently the Vice-President of Lockheed Martin and part of what they do, with other partners, is combining their talents to launch a bold new era of space exploration.
Three new exciting learning journeys as well as an additional three videos have been released this week on Game On Scotland, including a unique Creativity led Learning Journey.
Education Scotland have created a set of 5 Learning Experiences that cannot be categorised by subject or even considered inter-disciplinary learning across a couple of subjects. Their focus is developing creativity skills – whilst delivering Es and Os from almost every subject. It is suitable or at least adaptable across all levels.
The journey is designed to embed creativity skills such as making connections across settings and knowing how to influence change, whilst allowing connections to curriculum areas as learners personalise their own journeys.
Edinburgh International Book Festival (10-26 August)
The Design a Book Cover Competition is an exciting opportunity to showcase your pupils’ creative skills whilst encouraging them to engage with books and reading. It’s open to all primary schools and it’s easy to take part. There are two entry categories: P1 – P3 and P4 – P7 and there are prizes to be won for your school and pupils. The closing date is Monday 3 July 2013. Full details and the Entry Pack can be found on the competition website or by emailing michelle.mcleod@bailliegifford.com
Final Glow Broadcast! 10 June, 10.00 am http://bit.ly/13wLOz1
For the final ‘Look, capture, create’ Glow TV broadcast join the learning team at Dundee Contemporary Arts to explore the visual elements – line, shape, form, colour, tone, pattern and texture to create a design to promote Scottish biodiversity. And watch as we reveal and celebrate the Glow Stampede of Scottish fish, flora and fauna, your collaborative artwork.
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During week 3 of the ‘Look, capture, create’ interdisciplinary learning experience we will be joined by a scientist/mathematician from Dundee University live in the Dundee Botanic Gardens to learn more about the importance of Scottish Biodiversity and how we can do simple things to help nature survive and grow. We will look in particular at the types and purposes of the beautiful patterns nature creates.
Find out more about this interdisciplinary learning experience below and visit the Look, Capture, Create Glow group here: http://bit.ly/153Zoha
Working in the Music Business, 5 June 2.00 pm http://bit.ly/12hGHXr
Yes World of Work Wednesdays is back again! This event will give you a great insight into the real world of the music industry. The UK music business employs 150,000 people and is worth £3.5billion to the UK economy. We’ve brought together experts from all aspects of the industry including a manager, a singer, a record producer and a marketing manager.
Authors Live – Tony Robinson, 6 June 11.00 am http://bit.ly/Zv1tBk
Authors Live is stepping back in time with renowned popular historian, actor and author, Tony Robinson, to discover the strange secrets hidden in our Weird World of Wonders. Join us as we march through time with the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians and find out what made us Britons British. It’s history, but not as you know it!
After watching the live webstream in the morning why not join us for an interactive question and answer session with Tony Robinson at 1.30 pm http://bit.ly/13kLxyI
For full details of these and other events, please log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/tvpages/Schedule.aspx.
(Glow log-in and password required).
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