It’s an early bee count!

It’s an early bee count! Find out about bees and why they are important. Encourage them into your school grounds and local environment and learn about the role they play in local ecosystems. Different bees fly at different times. This year the Great British Bee Count will be looking at bees that appear earlier in the year. So on Friday 1st May get ready to download the new bee spotting app

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Calling all Young Scottish Musicians: Be seen, be heard, be inspired by music industry experts

Aspiring young Scottish musicians are being urged to register for a new two-day event at The Arches, Glasgow this summer, which will give them the opportunity to perform for leading industry experts and gain a unique insight into how to get ahead in the music business. Hosted by Music for Youth and Education Scotland, Exchange takes place from 12 – 13 June 2015 and will give budding artists aged 21

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BBC Radio Scotland: ‘Dream Job’ Series – Bryan Burnett

BBC Radio Scotland presenter Bryan Burnett speaks to 4 young people about the ‘dream jobs’ they hold and explores the issue of how to find your ideal profession, what it takes to make a dream become a (financially viable) reality and how to develop personal ambitions and strengths for a successful career path. The four exciting episodes include: 1.  BAFTA award-winning games designer Sophia George Ballet dancer Andrew Peasgood 3.  Blue Peter

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ENTHUSE Partnership Awards 2015

The ENTHUSE Partnership Awards are a grant of £12,000 for groups of between four and eight primary schools wishing to work together to address local issues of underachievement in science/STEM subjects. The ENTHUSE Partnership Award aims to support collaborative activities over two years to develop and strengthen local partnerships which can subsequently continue independently. New schools wishing to apply to become an ENTHUSE Partnership, which will commence in September 2015

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SLF extra – Developing the Young Workforce in early years and primaries

Another event in the SLF Extra series took place on Tuesday 24th March 2015. This was a partnership event between Education Scotland, AHDS and SCEL. The event attracted over 160 delegates from all over Scotland, mainly those in leadership positions within Early Years and Primary settings. Everyone gathered together to unpick the implications of Developing the Young Workforce for these sectors and to help school leaders think about their next

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