SLF 2017: DYW seminars
This year’s Scottish Learning Festival continuous to offers a wide variety of DYW related seminars covering key issues such as curriculum pathways for all, senior phase options, work-based learning in primary school, CLD, school/employer partnerships, etc . Seminars will have direct inputs from practitioners, showcasing the practical implementation of DYW across all levels.
Outline of DYW related seminars:
Wednesday, 20 Sept:
| Title | Presenters | Room/ Time |
| Keynote: “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you.” | Josh Littlejohn, Social Entrepreneur and co-founder of Social Bite | Lomond Auditorium,
12.30 |
| DYW – building careers education in a primary setting | Ruth McFarlane, Maisondieu Primary School, Angus | Boisdale 2
9.30 |
| Ayrshire works: senior phase partnership working in hospitality and engineering | Carol Jenkins, Ayrshire College | Boisdale 2,
12.30 |
| Preparing for the Future: Career Education in Primary School | Mary Hume, St Mary’s Primary School, North Ayrshire; Laura Spence, Dalgety Bay Primary School | Boisdale 2, 14.00 |
| DYW – A CLD approach to the Work Placement Standards | Elisha Fisher, Employment and Skills Partnership Team, Glasgow City Council | Alsh 1,
14.00 |
| Talking tomorrows: how do we develop the young workforce? | Peter Kelly, Holy Cross High School, South Lanarkshire | Boisdale 2, 15.15 |
| DYW – Raising Aspirations for Future Pathways | Heather Hughes, Scotland’s Enterprising Schools, Gordon Craig, Skills Development Scotland | Boisdale 2,
16.15 |
Thursday 21 Sept.:
| Title | Presenters | Room/ Time |
| Raising aspiration through WOW (World of Work) | Cheryl Kelly, Barmulloch Primary School, Glasgow | Boisdale 2
10.45 |
| An inclusive curriculum for all! | Gib McMillan, Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh | Boisdale 2,
12.00 |
Access the complete SLF 2017 programme here.
