A New Skills Agenda For Europe

The new Skills Agenda for Europe launches a number of actions to ensure that the right training, the right skills and the right support is available to people in the European Union. It will aim at making better use of the skills that are available; equip people with the new skills that are needed – to help them find quality jobs and improve their life chances. The Commission invites Members

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Scottish Education Awards 2016: ‘Enterprise and Employability’ winners

Here are the winners and finalists for this years Scottish Education Awards in the category ‘Enterprise and Employability across Learning’: Early Years and Primary Winner:  Ferguslie Pre-Five Centre  Finalists:   Bonhill Primary School and Cargenbridge Primary School Secondary Winner:  Braeview Academy     Finalists:  Ellon Academy and Linwood High School Here is a brief description of the schools’  achievements: Ferguslie Pre-Five Centre, Renfrewshire One example of the ways in which Ferguslie Pre- five

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YES Awards 2016: ‘Pure Chuffed’ winners!

At Young Enterprise Scotland Awards the accolade of Programme Winners for 2016 went to Pure Chuffed from Lochend Community High School in Glasgow.  The 13-strong team, which make jewellery emblazoned with landmarks such as the SSE Hydro and the Squinty Bridge were delighted after they scooped three awards altogether at the glittering awards ceremony at the Glasgow City Hotel, hosted by Des Clarke. Pure Chuffed bagged the People’s Choice Award, the Best Presentation

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Save the Children Resilience Project

  Save the Children are looking for two schools to take part in a resilience project that aims to strengthen children’s understanding of emergencies and the actions they can take to prepare themselves, their families and their communities.  Click here for more information on the project .  It is aimed at children aged 9 – 11 and participating schools will be given a £1000 budget. You can also contact Graham

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Community resilience networking event May 2016

Friday 13th, unlucky for some but not for us last month, when resilience professionals and education colleagues met to discuss how they could work together, to ensure our children and young people would be best prepared for the challenges they may face in the 21st Century as a result of a change in Scotland’s climate.  To find out what was discussed, click here Conference Report May 2016.  To have your say in

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‘DYW – interesting practice’ exemplars: First six now live!

The first six ‘DYW interesting practice’ exemplars have now been published on Education Scotland’s National Improvement Hub, taking account the increasing number of activities around the implementation of this agenda.  These exemplars aim to inspire thinking and discussion around a particular project or key issue as well as to provide people with contacts to collaborate as they progress on their journeys to enhance children and young peoples’ opportunities to develop skills for learning, life and

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Funded International Learning Experience

On October, the 3rd, 2013, 368 migrants died in a dreadful shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa. It was just one of the cruelest tragedy in the long trail of death since the mass migrations from North Africa began few years ago. The UNHCR rates that more than 2600 persons have died in the Mediterranean sea from 2011 so far. The Italian Parliament has therefore established a Remembering Day

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‘Creative Pathways Finder’ – offering an insight into vast careers opportunities in the industry

The ‘Creative Pathways’ brochure developed by Dundee City provides  anyone interested in working in the creative industries sector with all the information required to consider the wide variety of jobs  that exist within it. Dundee, and Scotland as a whole,  have an exciting and ever growing cultural economy.   To continue to build on our reputation as an innovative and entrepreneurial nation, it is important that our young people are equipped with the correct skills

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FREE Cyber Security Summer Camp for S6 Pupils

Does your school have students with a keen interest in software, computing, telecommunications, cyber security, maths and ethics who are planning to start university to study Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths or Social Science either in autumn this year, or in autumn 2017 after a gap year?   If so, we are delighted to offer them the chance of FREE places at the prestigious Cyber Security residential Glasgow Caledonian University – 4

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