Interesting practice exemplar: St Andrew’s Secondary School – weaving employability into the senior phase curriculum

St Andrew’s RC Secondary School in Glasgow has adopted an innovative approach to their senior phase curriculum design which includes an employability stand  alongside a two year Higher and traditional pathway model from S4 to S6. The following document and presentation sets out the importance of this particular design feature, the challenges the school faced and the lessons they are learning from the ongoing evaluations of their curriculum design. Evidence about success of the design focuses on

Read More

STEM Programme to be brought to over 200 Kinross Pupils

More than 200 pupils at Kinross High School will now have the chance to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) thanks to the support of WSP. The global professional services consultancy which originally sponsored 25 pupils to take part in the Design, Engineer Construct!® (DEC) programme in 2016, has extended its funding of the project for 2017 so that more pupils can learn about STEM subjects.

Read More

SLF 2017: DYW seminars – all presentations

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the SLF this year by providing seminar inputs on the topic of DYW or those who attended the sessions as a delegates. Catch up on some of the inspirational messages around career education and diverse learner pathways by accessing the following presentations: Craigroyston CHS Larkhall SDS – HGIOS4 – SLF2017 St Mary’s SLF World of work Dalgety Bay PS -SLF 2017 amd Barmulloch PS – SFL

Read More

Amazing Things – the guide to youth awards

The 4th edition of Amazing Things – the guide to youth awards in Scotland has been launched by the Awards Network to coincide with the 2017 Scottish Learning Festival. Featuring 26 youth award providers and more than double the number of youth awards than the previous edition, it is packed with information that will help young people, educators and employers to learn more about youth awards and how they contribute

Read More

Developing the Young Workforce : Marketplace

Developing the Young Workforce : Marketplace Mark Steell, Development Adviser, DYW Employer Engagement Team, Scottish Government I am seconded to Scottish Government to support the Developing the Young Workforce strategy and the regional employer groups that have been set up to deliver employer engagement with young people in education to help their awareness and access to the world of work. This is the second time I have had this privilege

Read More