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March 13, 2015
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‘Sci-Ku’ – The Edinburgh International Science Festival writing competition!

  Edinburgh International Science Festival are thrilled to be running a ‘Sci-Ku’ (science haiku) writing competition!  There are 3 categories of the competition: primary school, secondary school and open to the public.  To supplement the competition, Edinburgh International Science Festival have created … Continue reading

February 27, 2015
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Topical Science and Partnerships Glow Meet – Wednesday 4th March 3.45 – 4.45pm

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

January 27, 2015
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ComPound Interest – Chemistry Resources

  Looking for a weekly summary of both new chemistry research and studies that have been in the news? ComPound Interest  is a blog by Andy Brunning, a chemistry teacher in the UK, creating graphics looking at the chemistry and … Continue reading

September 18, 2014
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Education Scotland Vacancies

Development Officer Posts – Community Resilience and Learning for Sustainability Working in a team led by a Senior Education Officer, Development Officers work in partnership with colleagues from across the education sector, Scottish Government and other national organisations to develop, … Continue reading

September 15, 2014
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Free Community Resilience Conversation and Networking Event – Inverness October 7th

Community Resilience Education – Free Conversation Day and Networking Event 09:30 (for 10:00 start) – 15:00, Tuesday 7th October 2014 Venue: Thistle Hotel, Millburn Road, Inverness, IV2 3TR Education Scotland is excited to be hosting a second community resilience conversation … Continue reading

September 11, 2014
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Future Learn – Basic Science: Understanding Experiments

Basic Science: Understanding Experiments This practical, hands-on course is aimed at school aged learners to help them start thinking like a scientist by carrying out experiments at home and making scientific observations. They will carry out simple experiments to extract … Continue reading

September 8, 2014
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Dundee Science Centre:Professional Learning for Education Practitioners

Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute is a partnership for professional development in learning, teaching and public engagement with science School of Education, Social Work and Community Education, University of Dundee Dundee College SSERC Revealing Research, University of Dundee Scottish … Continue reading

August 19, 2014
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Rethink the future! – Ellen MacArthur Foundation

A one-day course for Secondary Teachers Advancing Science, Technology and Safety Imagine if we changed the way we used materials and energy. Imagine that instead of using things up, we designed objects so they were made to be made again. … Continue reading

July 31, 2014
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Languages and STEM skills, opening doors!

SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, is working with businesses and schools in Scotland to promote languages as a key skill for employment. Operating effectively in a global economy relies on many skills and includes the right language skills. People … Continue reading

May 20, 2014
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Scottish Engineering – Special Leaders Award 2014/2015

Leaders Award for STEM is a fun and rewarding way of finding out about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). We also play host to additional Special Leaders Awards which run throughout the year, each having a particular … Continue reading

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