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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 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

May 12, 2015
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Networking Event: Engaging Schools In Community Resilience

Date: Friday 5 June 2015 Time: 09:30 (for 10:00 start) – 16:00 Venue: Menzies Glasgow Hotel, 27 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ Target audience: teachers, school managers, local authority education officers, community resilience officers, flood planners, emergency planning officers and … Continue reading

May 11, 2015
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A Rough Guide to Types of Scientific Evidence – Compound Interest

    This infographic looks at science in general, rather than just chemistry. It’s in a similar vein to the Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science posted last year, but this time looking at the hierarchy of different types of … Continue reading

May 11, 2015
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Sciences Open Day – 28th May 2015

  Moffatt Academy, Dumfries and Galloway 10am to 3pm, Sciences Open Day – 28th May 2015. We are pleased to announce that Moffatt Academy has kindly agreed to host our next sciences open day event. This professional learning event presents … Continue reading

May 11, 2015
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How studying science can lead to winning a BAFTA

By Karen Hornby, Science Specialist, National STEM Centre. “I don’t like science. My favourite subject is English.” “I don’t need science. I want a job in journalism or creative media.” We’ve all heard comments like this, but how do we … Continue reading

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