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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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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234

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

0206, 2014

Higher Computing Science Conference

Peter Murray
June 2, 2014
National Qualifications, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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208

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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211

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

2805, 2014

Skills Conversation Day 3

Peter Murray
May 28, 2014
Skills
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209

The third in a series of conversation days focussing on skills across the 3-18 curriculum will take place at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Thursday 5th June 2014. Education Scotland are delighted to host the event along with our education partners Highland Council and Skills Development Scotland. The event will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to continue the conversations started at Loch Leven Community Campus in September and December 2013.

2805, 2014

SQA Star Awards 2014 – Nominate Your Brightest Stars!

Peter Murray
May 28, 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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234

Nominations are now open. The SQA’s annual Star 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 www.sqa.org.uk/star Closing date for entries is Friday 27 June 2014.

2705, 2014

Registration for SLF 2014 now open

Registration for SLF 2014 is now open at www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk The theme of SLF 2014 is raising achievement and attainment for all with a focus on maximising educational outcomes through: • early intervention and prevention – for children, young people and adult learners in order to maximise educational outcomes; • health and wellbeing – ranging from physical education and sport to the full range of health and wellbeing subjects which are

2005, 2014

Scottish Engineering – Special Leaders Award 2014/2015

Peter Murray
May 20, 2014
Mathematics, Numeracy, Sciences, Skills, Technologies
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217

Leaders Award for STEM is a fun and rewarding way of finding out about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). We also play host to additional Special Leaders Awards which run throughout the year, each having a particular focus. If you could be an engineer in Scotland – what would you do? We challenge Primary and Secondary school pupils in Scotland to research and interview inspiring engineers! This

1405, 2014

Inter-Authority Skills Network

Peter Murray
May 14, 2014
Skills
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204

The Inter-Authority Skills Network convened for the second time this year on April 19th at Denholm House, Livingston. A key focus for the meeting was discussion of the recommendations from the Wood Commission’s interim report “Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce.” Keynote presentations were made by Neil McLennan, co-chair of RSE Young Academy of Scotland, Excellence in Education group and Louise Harley from ‘Inspiring the Future.’ Neil described work undertaken by the