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June 30, 2015
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Summer of Learning Professional Development

Summer of Learning Professional Development The 2015 Summer of Learning professional development series is brought to you by Share My Lesson in partnership with content leaders, authors and experienced educators. Over the course of four special days, preK-12 educators and … Continue reading

June 23, 2015
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INGENIOUS 2015 – ON THE RIGHT TRACK : ENGINEERING AND EDUCATION FOR ALL

                  Funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dundee-based engineers and students will be preparing activities and learning information packages for use in class and online to explain the processes involved in … Continue reading

June 18, 2015
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OPAL officially launched in Scotland

To mark the official UK-wide launch of the Big Lottery funded OPAL project this year, the OPAL team (Open Air Laboratories) have revised and updated their national surveys for people to use in all corners of the UK. To view … Continue reading

June 2, 2015
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Accessing GLOW in Edinburgh and other authorities using SharePoint

          Colleagues in Edinburgh and other authorities using Microsoft SharePoint sometimes have issues accessing GLOW. Below is some advice from the Digital Learning and Teaching team at Scottish Government. User names and passwords are a school/ … Continue reading

May 28, 2015
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Vacancies – Sciences Development Officers

Secondment opportunities Duration: 23 months Education Scotland seeks to appoint Development Officers to work in partnership with colleagues from across the education system, Scottish Government and other national organisations to develop, promote and support effective and innovative approaches within their … Continue reading

May 25, 2015
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Rocket Science lifts off!

RHS boldly goes where none have gone before, turning half a million UK children into space biologists. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening has partnered with the UK Space Agency to embark on an innovative educational project, … Continue reading

May 22, 2015
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Recruitment – Sciences Development Officers

Education Scotland is looking to recruit two DOs to help us take forward our ambitious programme of support for 3-18 sciences. Development Officer (DO) Dates: Apply by 07/06/2015 Location: Any Education Scotland Office Contract type: Full Time Contract term: 23 … Continue reading

May 13, 2015
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National Primary and Early Years Science Network 1st 2nd June 2015

Education Scotland held a series of conversation days with the Scottish education community throughout 2013/2014 to develop a shared, partnership approach to improving 3-18 science education. We also hosted a dedicated primary and early years science conversation day in August … Continue reading

April 16, 2015
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MARSBalloon – free STEM space outreach project for UK primary and secondary schools

MARSBalloon is a free project open to all UK schools that launches student Mars science experiments on high altitude balloons 30km up into Earth’s atmosphere. At this altitude the conditions of gas pressure, temperature and radiation are very similar to … Continue reading

March 26, 2015
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Primary Science: Watch Again Glow Meets and Power point Presentations

Following the publication of its 3-18 Curriculum Impact Report for Sciences in September 2012, Education Scotland organised a series of conversation days where priorities for action to secure improvements in science education nationally were identified. Key aspects for development emerged … Continue reading

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