SQA has published the November issue of New National Qualifications Update.
Includes information on:
· Unit Assessment Support
· Draft Unit Specifications for Advanced Highers
· CfE Subject Implementation events
· Suite of guides
· Scottish Studies Award
· Education Scotland Professional Focus Papers.
Education Scotland’s CfE and Glow News e-update provides you with updates on Curriculum for Excellence and support for practitioners, along with all the latest developments within Glow:
Read the November issue of CfE and Glow News to find out about the following:
Curriculum for Excellence
National Qualifications – Professional Focus Papers now available
National Assessment Resource
Education Scotland’s Learning Blog – selection of posts
Education Scotland reports on the impact of staff qualifications on early years learning
Game On Scotland – the schools programme for 2014
Glow
Feedback on the RM Unify pilots
New interface for teaching staff accessing Glow – December 2012
ICT in Education Excellence Group – First thoughts discussion paper
Update on Glow and e-portfolios
Glow TV events coming up.
It’s my Future is a song created by children, young people and adult learners to express their views on how learning needs to change to fulfil their aspirations. It demonstrates what exciting modern learning can look like. Education Scotland wants to hear from children and young people across Scotland about their hopes and aspirations for the future.
On Tuesday 4 December at 11am Education Scotland hosted a national event at Inveralmond Community High School. The event, led by young people, aimed to help shape future developments in learning and teaching. A Glow TV session enabled children and young people to speak directly to Craig Munro, one of Education Scotland’s strategic directors, and share their views about learning and teaching. View this event on Glow TV Watch Again
creativity exchange fife #CXFife12 was delivered by Fife’s Creative Learning Network (FCLN) and took place on Thursday 8 November 2012 at The Rothes Halls in Glenrothes to an audience of 120 participants.
The event focussed on creativity in learning; the impacts, the benefits and examples of creativity as a cross-curricular theme within the context of Curriculum for Excellence. Joining us as Keynote Speaker for the event was Kenneth Greer, Executive Director (Education and Learning), Fife Council, who gave an inspirational speech which highlighted the importance of embedding creativity across all curricular subjects and not just within the expressive arts. Participants were then put through 10 fast paced ‘speed dating’ style sessions by guest table presenters from across Education, Culture and Communities sectors, which allowed groups to offer inspirational approaches to creative learning while at the same time showcasing their work.
Fife’s Creative Learning Network (FCLN) is now in its second year and its membership has grown in strength to 145 members.
For further information:
http://glo.li/nwAJX7 FCLN Glow Group (Glow Login required)
http://glo.li/suTHQt (publically accessible)
This new website focuses on French-speaking countries around the world. Angus, from Scotland invites you to join him on a journey as he travels to member courties of the Oranisation Internationale de la Francophonie and meets new friends.
Aude from France, Assouan from Egypt, Nyanga from Gabon, Menembe from Madagascar and Takakoto from Polynesia describe their daily lives, as well as the history and geography of the countries.
The website includes:
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/passeportfrancophone/index.asp
Education Scotland’s CfE and Glow News update provides information about Curriculum for Excellence and support for practitioners, along with all the latest developments within Glow.
The latest issue highlights a new CfE leaflet and two posters, the Parentzone website, the new SSLN Professional Learning Resource (Numeracy), the migration of Glow to Office 365 and some Glow TV events.
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/newsandevents/emailupdates/cfeandglownews/index.asp
The latest issue of the CfE Implementation Group e-bulletin is now available to view or download from the Education Scotland website.
These bulletins are designed to provide regular updates and useful information on the range of support and material being developed to support implementation of the curriculum.
This month EIS will include a succinct leaflet in the Scottish Education Journal detailing the support and materials already available for CfE and what is planned across the year from the partners involved in CfE Implementation.
The leaflet demonstrates Education Scotland’s commitment to work with teachers, schools, other education settings and authorities across Scotland, providing advice and materials as the implementation of CfE continues.
Download the leaflet here:
A number of presentations taking place at this year’s Scottish Learning Festival are available on Glow TV, including Mike Russell’s keynote address on how practitioners are developing their creative teaching and learning as well as nurturing creative skills in learners.
You can log on to view presentations on creative approaches being used within a whole range of curriculum subjects and areas including maths, science and health and wellbeing.
For full details of these and other events 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).
Curriculum for Excellence Briefing 2 aims to provide practitioners with information and advice to support their implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. This Briefing looks at assessing progress and achievement in the 3-15 broad general education.
