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Art and Design, CfE, Expressive Arts, Glow, Interdisciplinary Learning, Technologies

Look, Capture, Create – national Glow creativity project

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Glow Learning Experiences – Week beginning 13 May

The ‘Look, capture, create’ interdisciplinary learning experience takes place over four weeks and is aimed at second level learners. Developed in partnership with Dundee Contemporary Arts it explores the use of designer/illustrator Johanna Basford’s exhibition ‘Wonderlands’ to improve understanding of the importance of Scottish biodiversity through skill development in art and design and science creativity challenges.

These experiences have been planned to coincide with Scotland’s Nature Festival and Walk to School Week. The first 10 schools to sign up for two or more creativity challenges on the Glow TV schedule will receive 20 black ink pens, as recommended by Johanna Basford and a copy of her latest book ‘Secret Garden – An Inky Treasure Hunt’.

The ‘Look, capture, create’ National Glow Group (Glow login required) provides more information.

Scottish Natural Heritage reports that it is clear that for 10-17 year olds the importance of the natural environment appears to drop with age. Around 30% of 10-17 year olds have some knowledge of biodiversity, landscapes and special places for nature, while significantly more claimed knowledge about climate change.  Young people are an important biodiversity audience both now and in the future. By engaging with them today it is hoped the biodiversity message will be inherited by the next generation and so on.

This interdisciplinary learning experience will give learners direct access to illustrator/designer, Johanna Basford, a storyteller from the Scottish Storytelling Centre, artists from the DCA Community and Education team and a scientist from Dundee University to enable them to explore a series of creative challenges to learn about biodiversity, pattern and relationships in nature, visual elements and enterprise. Learning experiences will focus on improving observation skills in art and science, developing a curiosity and love of natural Scotland and an understanding of the importance of biodiversity. These experiences will culminate in the co-creation of a design to promote awareness of the importance and beauty of Scottish biodiversity.

CLD, Education News, Fife

Inspectors find excellent examples of Curriculum for Excellence implementation at Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline and in its learning community

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Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline, Fife and the learning community around the school have achieved outstanding evaluations in two separate reports by HM Inspectors published by Education Scotland today.

Queen Anne High School has become one of the few secondary schools in Scotland to receive evaluations of nothing less than ‘excellent’ and ‘very good’ from inspectors since the issue of updated guidelines by Education Scotland that reflect the increased expectations now applying as a result of the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.  At the same time, the learning community has been evaluated as ‘very good’ in all four quality indicators used nationally to monitor the quality of learning communities

The report about the Queen Anne’s learning community states:

  • Learners are achieving very well across the community, becoming more confident and active, and increasing their life chances.
  • Performance reporting is well-embedded, with robust reporting systems that demonstrate that CLD is achieving most targets.
  • Young people are achieving well through a good range of learning programmes.
  • Work with parents is well-established, with a strong focus on early intervention.
  • CLD providers are supporting a range of community groups that are achieving well.
  • CLD partners are working well together to improve the quality of services.
  • Partnership self-evaluation is leading to improvements.
  • There are good arrangements for workforce development.

The inspection found the following key strengths within the Queen Anne learning community:

  • Highly developed partnerships and positive collaborative working.
  • Continuous improvement which is embedded in practice.
  • Innovative professional learning leading to well‑trained and highly motivated staff.
  • Joint reviewing and planning with partners.
  • Well‑targeted provision for young people, adults and community groups which is improving life chances.

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CfE, Resources, Science

Chemistry Resources encourage problem solving and analytical thinking

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Learn Chemistry

Learn Chemistry is a free online resource for chemistry teachers and students. It allows teachers and students to explore thousands of resource downloads, substance pages, articles and activities. These free-to-access teaching materials relate content to everyday life and real-world challenges in areas such as: Pharmaceutical; Air quality; Lifestyle; Scarce natural resources; Agricultural productivity; Energy

Free-text search, intuitive navigation and filters allow quick and easy access to a wide range of chemistry resources – including experiments, worksheets, videos, simulations, and games – at home or in the classroom.

Created for use with pupils at varying levels of ability, materials are designed to encourage students to approach challenges through problem solving and analytical thinking.

Glow, Partnerships

Co-Create Project films available on Creative Scotland website

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Co-Create – A demonstration project in which 10 arts organisations worked together with schools to explore Glow’s potential to support innovative approaches to learning and teaching through the arts.

Co-Create (2009-11) was a pioneering initiative to bring arts education resources online for schools across Scotland through Glow. The project was set up by Creative Scotland in partnership with Education Scotland (then Learning and Teaching Scotland) to explore Glow’s potential to support innovative approaches to learning and teaching through the arts.

Co-Create enabled artists, performers, writers and Scotland’s schools to work and learn together in new ways, developing practice and demonstrating the key role the arts and creativity play in supporting Curriculum for Excellence.

A series of short case study films is now available on the Creative Scotland website:

http://www.creativescotland.com/explore/education/co-create

CfE, CLD, CPD, Stirling

Curriculum for Excellence Senior Phase Beyond School: CLD and Colleges Explore

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Wednesday 13 March 2013 (09:45 – 15:40)
College Development Network, Argyll Court, Stirling

Colleges, schools, Community Learning and Development (CLD) have embraced Curriculum for Excellence entitlements to shape the learning experience of young people entering the senior phase and facilitate transition to positive destinations.

All sectors have grasped the reality that this cannot be achieved in isolation: there has to be continued strengthening and consolidation of collaborative and partnership working.

This event explores how collaborative and partnership working between colleges and CLD can support successful and sustained transitions and support skills for learning, life and work.

Aims:

  • To consolidate understanding of Curriculum for Excellence senior phase
  • To identify the benefits of colleges and CLD working collaboratively for transition processes to senior phase
  • To share and understand Curriculum for Excellence approaches used in colleges and CLD to deliver better outcomes for young people.
  • To broaden understanding of CLD policy, practice and provision and the significant contribution of this sector to Curriculum for Excellence particularly in the area of skills for learning, life and work.

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CfE, Education News

New Professional Focus Papers published

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Education Scotland has now published materials covering all subjects at National 4 and National 5  – the papers are designed to assist those supporting learners as they work towards the new qualifications.

The materials highlight important features of learning which are enhanced or different from previous arrangements and are intended to stimulate professional reflection and dialogue about learning. They provide advice on approaches to learning and teaching which build directly on those used in the 3-15 Broad General Education, in order to promote continuity in learners’ acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills.

They come as part of the development of exemplar course materials across the full range of National 4 and National 5 qualifications, being managed by Education Scotland in partnership with ADES.

The Professional Focus Papers are now available for download on the web-based course materials site on Glow and the Education Scotland website

CfE, Education News

CfE Briefing – Progression from the Broad General Education to the Senior Phase, Part 3: Curriculum Planning at the Senior Phase

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The next title in the popular series of CfE Briefings is now available on the Education Scotland website and focuses on Progression from the Broad General Education to the Senior Phase, Part 3: Curriculum Planning at the Senior Phase.

This latest addition to the series explores the ways in which schools are changing the curriculum at the Senior Phase and how they are building progressively on the 3-15 Broad General Education (BGE). It should be read alongside CfE Briefings 6 and 7.

CfE Briefing 8

Achievement Pathways

CfE, CPD, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning

Adventures in Improvised Living – building wellbeing, resilience and learning power through outdoor exploration and discovery

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Venue: Crieff Hydro, Perthshire

Date: 14 March

Education Scotland would like to invite practitioners working in upper primary and secondary to this event, particularly those interested in developing their outdoor practice to achieve Professional Recognition in Outdoor Learning from GTCS.

Event Details: Click here
To attend this event, please complete the registration form http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G8MMLRZ

You will need the name and contact details of the lead officer nominating you for this event in order to register. Places will be confirmed on 4 March and a detailed programme for the day will be sent then.