Tag Archives: creative careers

Glow TV – Structural engineer Roma Agrawal talks about her work – 25 April

The Leaders Award for STEM

25 April 2014, 9.30

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

Roma Agrawal, an Associate Structural Engineer at WSP, will be talking to students about her career and her role in designing bridges, skyscrapers and sculptures with signature architects over her eight year career. She will then take questions from the students in the studio and logged in on Glow TV. Roma Agrawal is being interviewed to encourage students to engage with The Leaders Award for STEM. More information on this Glow TV event is on the Education Scotland Learning Blog.

Kids in Museums – Takeover Day Scotland 2013

Takeover Day Scotland 2013

On 28 November Scotland’s museums are being taken over. Will you be inviting children and young people to be in charge of your museum?

Takeover Day Scotland is a celebration of children and young people’s contribution to museums, galleries and historic homes. It’s a day on which they are given meaningful roles, working alongside staff and volunteers to participate in the life of the museum.

Arts Development Officer Post – East Dunbartonshire

Arts Development Officer (Temporary)
Grade 7
Closing Date 11 June
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed person to develop arts provision in East Dunbartonshire for a 12 month period.

As a member of the Cultural Development Team you will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of arts and events across East Dunbartonshire. You will be developing programmes which support and promote community arts participation. Partnership working is a key aspect of the role, and you will also be involved in supporting a range of key programmes for 2014, such as an inaugural John Muir Festival, and the Commonwealth Games

This post is temporary, until end of August 2014

Location: Trust HQ, William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch

To discuss the post in more detail, please contact Frances MacArthur, Cultural Development Manager on 0141 777 3143.

For more information click on the following link:

Arts Development Officer Post, East Dunbartonshire

Project Co-ordinator opportunity with Fèis Rois

Fèis Rois is offering an exciting opportunity for a young person aged 16 – 20 to join its team as a Project Co-ordinator.

The successful candidate will be offered a 1-year full-time contract at Fèis Rois, as well as having the opportunity to work towards a nationally recognised qualification in Community Arts Management through the Creative Apprenticeship scheme.

The apprentice will have the opportunity to work on a number of Fèis Rois projects, including residential courses, the Ceilidh Trail and the national Fèis Rois schools programme.

The successful candidate will also receive numerous professional development opportunities, including:
– Mentoring from experienced members of the Fèis Rois staff team;
– First aid and child protection training from external providers;
– In-house CPD opportunities, including social networking, IT, and creative courses.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the arts and who has an interest in traditional music. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a small team.

Salary: £8,500 – £12,500
Term: Fixed Term (One Year)
Deadline: Friday 31st May 2013

For more information and an application form, please visit www.feisrois.org

Paper Animation and Maggie’s Design Competition events on Glow TV

Paper Project – Animating with an Ooglie Animator
18 March 11.00 am

http://bit.ly/YiJIBf

Join us for a live session of animating in the classroom, creating a character and getting going with Bruce Husband an OOGLIE animator. This animation workshop builds on the paper creativity challenges and is most suitable for first and second level learners.

Maggie’s Design Competition
20 March 4.00 pm

http://bit.ly/ZJZLHq

This Glow Meet gives teachers an opportunity to learn more about the competition and get ideas and support for teaching architecture in the classroom from Stone Opera architect Hanneke Scott-van Wel. There is a great prize for students interested in making architecture a career and an opportunity to have work featured in an exhibition at The Lighthouse.
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 login and password required)

Careers in Theatre – 26 February, Glow TV

Join the Festival Theatre Edinburgh, The Lyceum Theatre and The Traverse Theatre’s unique interactive one day careers event live on Glow TV on Tuesday 26th February for 3 unique sessions, each one hosted at a different theatre.

Front of House and Box Office Session – 10 – 11.30am

In the first session find out how the operational side of the Traverse Theatre works with representatives from Front of House and Box Office teams. This workshop will explain and explore how we go about creating the best possible experience for our customers/audiences before and after they have been to one of our shows. Sign up and join us in Glow TV!

Technical Theatre – 12 – 1.30pm
During this second event find out more about a day in the life of a theatre technician, with Graham Raith, Head of Electrics at the Festival and King’s Theatres. Including on stage visit to see Scottish Opera’s set of Massenet’s Werther. Sign up and join us in Glow TV!

Acting and Directing – 2.30- 3.30pm

During this session learn more about acting and directing in a Producing Theatre, whilst meeting some of the people involved in Time and the Conways. A great chance to find out how to make a career as an actor or director. Sign up and join us in Glow TV!

The event is aimed at 5th & 6th year pupils interested in pursuing a career in the theatre, and will also act as a CPD session for Drama, Guidance/Support Teachers and Career’s Advisors. It may also be of interest to upper primary and early secondary pupils also interested in the theatre.

Join us for some or all of these exciting events and learn more about the careers involved in theatre and remember that all the events will be recorded and available in Glow TV’s Watch Again section.

Vacancies for Exec Producer and Trustees at Take One Action

Take One Action is looking for a new Executive Producer to drive its work forward in the coming years (4 days/wk, £30,861 pro rata), as well as new trustees to support and guide its vision behind the scenes.

Take One Action is Scotland’s global action cinema project, linking audiences, movies, campaigners and communities to inspire shared responses to issues of global concern.

Executive Producer application pack:  TOA_jobdescr_ExecutiveProducer

Information about Trustee role: Trustees

New support for young people to gain vocational qualifications and to work in the arts and creative industries

Up to 23, year-long, paid Modern Apprenticeships with arts organisations aimed at young people aged 16 to 20 will be created in a partnership between Creative Scotland, Young Scot, Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland and Creative Skillset.

Young people taking part in the Modern Apprenticeships will study for vocational qualifications while gaining professional experience working for an arts organisation. Creative Scotland will offer employers up to £8,000 towards the salary of each apprentice, enabling organisations to provide positions.

For more information about the scheme, click here

Opportunity for young people to create their own social enterprise – 11-16 year olds

Live UnLtd, InspirEngage International and Xing Education launched Create Your Career, offering 11–16 year-olds across the UK the opportunity to start their own social enterprise. Successful applicants receive up to £500 kick-start funding, a free place at an InspirEngage Skills Bootcamp and access to support. The deadline for applications is 10 December.

http://liveunltd.com/campaign-posts/create-your-career/