Category Archives: CPD

CPD, Dance, Dundee

SKILL UP 2013 – Scotland’s annual training conference for professionals who use drama and theatre in their work with young people

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SKILL UP 2013
Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee
20-21 April 2013

SKILL UP is an annual training and networking conference for professionals who use drama and theatre in their work with young people.

Produced by Promote YT in partnership with Dundee Rep Theatre, SKILL UP 2013 presents a programme of high quality training and facilitation delivered by leading practitioners including – Company of Angels, Frantic Assembly, National Association of Youth Drama (Ireland), Scottish Youth Theatre, Adam Smith College, Dundee Rep Theatre, Fife Youth Theatre and more.

To find out more about the event and how to book your place, visit www.promoteyt.co.uk/events/skillup

CLN News, CPD, West Lothian

West Lothian schools explore creativity in learning and in curriculum design

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Terrifyingly Exciting

West Lothian’s Creative Learning Network

Friday 15th March from 1.30pm at Howden Park Centre

What would happen if learning started with a question that was tricky to answer conclusively?

Imagine it started with the unknown, a world where nothing is fixed until it is chosen to be contained, an adventure that has not yet been lived?

Over the past 7 months teams of brave and imaginative learning cohorts from 4 secondary schools in West Lothian have been working with Paul Gorman from Visible Fictions Theatre Company to explore the fabric of creative learning.  These collectives comprise of teachers, pupils and artists.  By working together they have begun to unpick some of the barriers, perceived or real, that schools face when attempting to establish a creative vision.

This symposium will offer an insight in the schools’ journeys to better understand the benefits of a creative approach to curriculum design.  Over the course of an afternoon you will discover what Bathgate would look like if it became independent from Scotland, understand how the Scottish Government of the year 2050 deals with the hurricane season and be moved by the plight of a Zebra desperately searching for its soul.  Welcome to Creative Learning – West Lothian style.

Please come along and join us on Friday 15th March from 1.30pm at Howden Park Centre, Livingston to hear what has been learnt by the schools participating in this years Creative Learning Network project in West Lothian.

This initiative aims to champion creativity across learning and teaching in schools and communities within the overarching context of Curriculum for Excellence, bringing long-term benefits to learners.

To book your place please contact Fiona Macfarlane, Arts Officer (Learning) either by email: fiona.macfarlane2@westlothian.gov.uk or call 01506 773873 by Friday 8th March.

The Creative Learning Networks Fund is managed by Education Scotland, in partnership with Creative Scotland to support the development of Creative Learning Networks (CLNs) in local authority areas across Scotland.

Clackmannanshire, CLN News, CPD, Falkirk, Stirling

Forth Valley Creative Conversations Programme announced

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You are invited to the Forth Valley Creative Learning Creative Conversations programme.

Thursday 7th March | 4.30pm – 6.30pm | Stirling University:

What is Creative Learning? Keir Bloomer

Keir Bloomer will explore two distinct but linked ways of answering the question what is creative learning? Is it about approaches to learning that are creative?  In other words, is it the creativity of the teacher that is most important?  Alternatively, is the aim to develop the creativity of the learner?  He will consider the connections between these ideas and the principles of constructivist pedagogy – the idea that making meaning is the central intellectual task in learning.

For further details and to book tickets click here: Keir Bloomer Poster

Wednesday 17th April | 4.30pm – 6.30pm | Tolbooth, Stirling:

How do we Capture and Measure Creativity? Paul Collard, Chief Executive, Creativity, Culture, Education

Increasing attention is being given to developing the creativity of children and young people. From Japan to Chile, within Europe and across the US this has become a major preoccupation of educators. But how do you know what creativity looks like, and can you tell if it is being developed?  To support their work CCE commissioned extensive research into the definition and measurement of creativity and trialled numerous approaches in schools. In this presentation Paul Collard will provide a constructive and practical guide to identifying creativity in the classroom to enable teachers and creative practitioners to inspire children and young people.

For further details and to book tickets click here: Paul Collard Leaflet


Forth Valley Creative Learning is a new collaboration between Education in Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire, creating together opportunities to explore creativity and creative learning

To find out more about Forth Valley Creative Learning visit: www.forthvalleycreativelearning.wordpress.com

CPD, Events

Festival of Dangerous Ideas 13-21 June 2013

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What’s your dangerous idea for education?

Dangerous Ed is back!!! Colleges Development Network is delighted to announce that the Festival of Dangerous Ideas will run again this year from 13-21 June 2013.

This year’s festival will be launched in Glasgow by world leading social entrepreneur Mel Young.  Mel is President and CEO of the Homeless World Cup and Co-founder of The Big Issue in Scotland.  Through his experience of working with the homeless, Mel has developed his own dangerous ideas for education.

There will be events happening throughout the week all over Scotland – co-created by people who are passionate about education. Events so far include:

  • A walk on the wild side – an adventure through the wilderness – exploring and creating over the weekend
  • Dangerous assessment – revolutionizing marking and assessment
  • Creative and dangerous – conversations across the nation
  • Game on – creating learning environments virtually
  • Un-conference – you decide the agenda
  • Online forums with dangerous dares and job swaps
  • Wicked problems, creative solutions
  • Resource-free – learn to engage learners for nothing
  • Waste-free world – why recycling isn’t the answer
  • Emporium of dangerous Ideas – trade your dangerous ideas.

Get involved and create your own dangerous event – register by completing the event submission form no later than 31 March 2013.

You can also join the Festival LinkedIn group, find us on Facebook and follow @Dangerous_Ed on Twitter.

CPD, Creative Practitioners, Teachers

SLF 2013: Raising the bar in Scotland – Transforming lives through learning

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SLF 2013 will be held on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September 2013 in the SECC, Glasgow.
The theme for SLF 2013 is Raising the bar in Scotland – transforming lives through learning.

The Scottish Learning Festival 2013 will support practitioners explore a wide range of practical approaches, resources and research aimed at improving achievement and attainment for all our learners in Scotland. While raising the bar in Scotland will impact on all our learners, it is likely to have particular impact on the learning outcomes and life chances of “those who experience social disadvantage in Scotland, which studies show appears to be a larger factor in attainment than in similar countries.” OECD 2009
Call for Participation Now Open

The Call for Participation is now open and full details of the theme along with an online submission form are available on the SLF website.

Are you aware of establishments that demonstrate good practice or maybe there is a project that you have been working on that could be showcased.  We would encourage you to share this information with your colleagues and networks and submit proposals for consideration.

There is a robust review, evaluation and scoring system in place to help ensure all submissions are treated equally and therefore it is essential that all requests to participate go through the submission process and adhere to the timescales provided.  To ensure that your area of work is represented in the conference programme, please complete and submit the Call for Participation form for consideration.
Last year we received in excess of 350 submissions which allowed Education Scotland to deliver a relevant and balanced conference programme covering all key areas of education.  The 2013 programme will be launched in May and will feature the sessions that have been submitted and selected by the review panel.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday 1st March, proposals received after this date cannot be considered for inclusion in the conference programme.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope you will contribute to SLF 2013 to help continue to deliver Scotland’s largest annual national education conference and exhibition.
Keep up to date

To keep up to date with what’s happening for SLF, bookmark the SLF website to find out the latest on the conference and exhibition.

If you have any queries regarding SLF 2013, please email the SLF Team.
CPD, Dance, Glasgow

Commonwealth Games Dance CPD for Primary Teachers

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YDance is offering a course for primary teachers to learn how to explore 3 different aspects of the Games through dance:
– Which country will you choose – explore the different cultures and traditions
– Ready, Set, Go! – creative dance tasks inspired by lots of different sports
– Learn the Motto, Get Inspired! – Explore the themes of the motto and bring it to life.

COST: £70 (including VAT)

WHERE: Glasgow City

DATE: Tuesday 12 November 2013
For further information, please contact katrina@ydance.org, or visit http://ydance.org/Education.html

CLN News, CPD, Edinburgh

Creative Conversation with Tim Brighouse

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The third of this series of Creative Conversations (and the first of 2013) will be on Thursday 31st January at 4pm for 4.30 till 5.30pm with wine and canapes afterwards (venue to follow with confirmation of attendance). The Creative Catalyst this session is Tim Brighouse.

Professor Tim Brighouse will share and discuss how encouraging creativity and improving schools has to be a joint effort involving partnership, commitment and shared purpose. That is how Tim Brighouse has worked throughout his career. He has one of the most remarkable track records in education throughout which runs a commitment to creativity in every sense. This is a rare opportunity to engage with Tim Brighouse in a conversation about creativity and how to achieve the best outcomes for young people without compromising the quality of education and experience. Tim will bring wisdom, experience, curiosity and interest – come and join in!

Mike Rosendale (Head of Service Schools and Communities) will provide the welcome and as with all previous Creative Conversations, David Cameron will facilitate the discussion. You are invited to continue the conversations afterwards with Tim, Mike, David and colleagues over wine and canapes!

To book a place, please contact Linda Lees: Linda.Lees@edinburgh.gov.uk

CfE, CPD, Transition

Health and Wellbeing at Transition event, Saturday 23 February 2013

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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow

Education Scotland would like to invite practitioners working in upper primary and secondary, in particular guidance/pupil support, HWB leads or senior managers with responsibility for primary/secondary transition to this event.

The aims of the day are to:

  • Build capacity in practitioners to deliver HWB with particular reference to transition from primary to secondary.
  • Share good practice in relation to specific transition programmes which feature health and wellbeing as their focus.
  • Highlight ways in in which cluster colleagues could work collaboratively using HWB organisers as a framework to facilitate smooth primary/secondary transition.
  • Help provide realistic, credible solution to meeting the challenges faced by young people during the transition from primary to secondary.

During the day there will be the opportunity to attend workshops on different areas of health and wellbeing, engage in professional dialogue and listen to inspiring speakers.  Register online

CPD

Festival of Dangerous Ideas: The Emporium Revisited

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Tuesday 29 January 2013

10:00 – 12:30

Citizen M, Glasgow

This half day event will highlight some of the innovative and exciting ideas that we initially discovered at The Emporium of Dangerous Ideas, the final day of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Participants will get the opportunity to discover a range of approaches to engaging learners, make contacts and connections that will inspire them to think differently. There will be plenty of opportunity to create your own ideas and contribute towards next year’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

View programme and book online

CPD, Outdoor Learning

Creativity and Learning in the Wild

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Tuesday 26 February 2013

10:00 – 16:00

The Falcon Education Centre, Aviemore

This active, outdoor event aims to inspire lecturers to work creatively out of doors, developing interdisciplinary skills with creative approaches.

The event will also offer an opportunity to develop an understanding of the John Muir Award and how this can be used to enhance learners’ skill and qualifications. A major feature of the day will be designing and carrying out activities including shelter building, generating ideas of how to use this as potential evidence for assessment.

View programme and book online