1206, 2014

Learning for Sustainability – Professional Development Course (Friday 26th September 2014)

Peter Murray
June 12, 2014
CfE, CLD, Community Development, Health and wellbeing, Responsibility of All, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Young People
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189

LfS Scotland, in partnership with the Moray House School of Education, is now taking bookings for our new Leadership for Sustainability professional development course – a one-day course for Head Teachers, Depute Head Teachers and Principal Teachers in primary or secondary schools, and local authority officers with a key role in supporting Learning for Sustainability. This highly interactive programme will highlight simple steps that school leaders can take to develop

1106, 2014

SQA Star Awards 2014 – nominate your brightest star’s!

Peter Murray
June 11, 2014
Assessment, CfE, CLD, Expressive Arts, Health and wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, National Qualifications, Outdoor Learning, Responsibility of All, RME, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Supporting Learners, Technologies
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189

Nominations are now open for the SQA’s annual Star Awards. The awards are a unique way to celebrate success, triumph, achievement and recognition of the best in education and training. Behind every success story lies motivation and commitment, pride and self-esteem and, of course, sheer hard work. See the stars come out – nominate your stars today at www.sqa.org.uk/star Closing date for entries is Friday 27 June 2014.

0406, 2014

Citizen Science for Hurricane Season: Cyclone Center

June 1st marked the official beginning of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, and you can help improve our understanding of these powerful storms on www.cyclonecenter.org To recognize the start of the season, Cyclone Center (or Centre – depending on where you are in the world) is focussing on four hurricanes that all struck Florida ten years ago in 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. These storms claimed 34 lives

0306, 2014

Exclusively on Glow: The Athletes, Games and Queen’s Baton

Over the next 3 weeks Game On Scotland is delighted to be able to present you with an exciting series of Glow Meets for learners to hear from top Scottish athletes and post their questions to them. These sessions will include athletes such as Colin Gregor (Rugby 7s Captain), Eilish McColgan (athletics), Meggan Dawson-Farrell (wheelchair racer) as well as presenter and adventurer, Mark Beaumont. Joining the first session tomorrow may

0206, 2014

Higher Computing Science Conference

Peter Murray
June 2, 2014
National Qualifications, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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171

Computing Science – support for new national Qualifications Education Scotland organised and delivered a conference to support learning and teaching around the new Higher Computing Science on 29 May 2014. The main aims of the conference were to Examine a range of appropriate approaches to learning and teaching Exemplify a significant amount of new course content Continue to build a successful learning community for computing science Examine other areas for

0206, 2014

Edinburgh International Film Festival – STEM Careers Events

Peter Murray
June 2, 2014
Skills, Technologies
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168

Wednesday 24th – 25th June 2014 Into Films will be running 3 career sessions at next month’s EIFF. One focusing on STEM students, the other on the same day includes STEM as part of film careers, with a third event will involve conversations with a VFX industry professional. If you are interested in attending these events please contact – yen.yau@intofilm.org