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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 9, 2015
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RSC – Fantastic Plastics lecture

Fantastic Plastics lecture (Free) Following sell-out tours of the UK, Fantastic Plastics is returning to Glasgow and Edinburgh! To book places for your students, email ChemNet@rsc.org Dates and Location: Wed 2nd Sept 2015, 10.30-11.30am or 1.30-2.30pm, Edinburgh Napier University. Thur … Continue reading

June 5, 2015
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RSC: A Future in Chemistry

A Future in Chemistry is a careers site from the Royal Society of Chemistry. When it comes to job prospects students aged between 11 and 19 have a lot of decisions to make; subject choices, work experience, the best university … Continue reading

June 4, 2015
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Cross-authority writing Group (Secondary) update

Our 12th NQ cross-authority writing group event took place on the 18th May in Stirling. Around 60 secondary colleagues attended with the focus being on the transition from Higher to Advanced Higher. This included supporting the transition from traditional Higher … Continue reading

June 4, 2015
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SCHOLAR – Development of CfE National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Materials

SCHOLAR provides access to high quality learning and teaching materials on the web. The content is written by teachers for teachers strictly aligned with the new SQA CfE curriculum. Subject authors and the SCHOLAR educational development team create effective e-learning … 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 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 25, 2015
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Monitoring Climate from Space

Explore our planet from space and learn how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change, with this free online course. About the course It is increasingly essential for us to study climate change across the planet at the highest … 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

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