1504, 2020

Bramble Brae Primary School- Partnership Approach to DYW

Peter Murray
April 15, 2020
Primary, Skills
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457

Bramble Brae School worked with all stakeholders to redesign a bespoke curriculum for the school. Creativity and employability skills are being developed within the curriculum as they engage with local employers to create an enriching and inspiring learning environment: making connections across different areas of learning and using whole school themes to encourage involvement and deepen understanding. Through this, the school is developing materials and opportunities for learning in a

1504, 2020

Castlemilk High School-Skills Framework

Peter Murray
April 15, 2020
Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Supporting Learners, Technologies
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598

Developing young people’s skills is a priority in Castlemilk High School. The leadership team comprising of a senior staff member, a Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) lead, youth worker, careers advisor and MCR pathways coordinator have adopted a streamlined and transparent approach to developing young people’s skills for life, learning and work. To support this, a ‘Skills Framework’ – known as ‘the Two ships and the 3’C’s’ has been implemented

1504, 2020

Parkhill Enterprise Academy

Peter Murray
April 15, 2020
Broad General Education, Creativity, Senior Phase, Skills
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418

The Enterprise Academy at Parkhill Secondary School was formally opened to pupils in August 2017. It is a vibrant initiative that supports young people with Additional Support Needs into positive and sustained destinations. DYW Case Study This is part of Parkhill Secondary School but is also available to pupils across Glasgow schools. Courses focus on vocational areas where there are opportunities for young people with Additional Support Needs to gain

2002, 2020

St Luke’s pupils have designs on successful careers

Peter Murray
February 20, 2020
Skills
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321

Pupils at a Barrhead school have been getting results by ditching traditional maths-based learning in favour of more hands-on classroom work. A pilot group of S2 pupils at St Luke’s High achieved impressive scores in a new Design, Engineer and Construct (DEC) course – the first ones to do so in East Renfrewshire. The DEC is a new qualification that offers teachers and learners the opportunity to develop a range

1312, 2019

Developing the Young Workforce – Early Learning & Childcare and Primary Focus

Peter Murray
December 13, 2019
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Primary, Skills, Uncategorised
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322

In order to support the implementation of DYW at early learning & childcare and primary school level Education Scotland DYW team are bringing together teachers, practitioners and DYW leads with experience and interest in this area to participate in workshops. There are three workshops planned in early 2020. The aims of the workshops are to: • share current practice and experiences; • scope requirements to enhance DYW implementation in this

3008, 2019

Scottish Learning Festival 2019 DYW Workshops

Peter Murray
August 30, 2019
CfE, Senior Phase, Skills
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283

The conference, organised by Education Scotland, boasts over 100 seminars and a fantastic line up of keynote speakers and opportunities for professional networking. With a combination of top quality keynote speakers, interactive seminars and the ever popular exhibition, SLF is the ideal place to share thinking and discuss education. Dates 25-26 September 2019 Information about this year’s DYW themed workshops can be found in the DYW-Flyer-SLF1 and in the summary below: A whole school approach

2105, 2019

TEDx Glasgow 2019: Ideas worth doing

Peter Murray
May 21, 2019
Skills, Technologies
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359

Here is your opportunity to host a TEDxGlasgow livestream! The livestream will take place on the 14th of June between 9:15am and 3pm and will be hosted on YouTube. We have developed this toolkit as a handy guide with all the information you need to help with your livestream event including information on the tech specs required to host a livestream event; the rules around hosting; your role; the programme

2105, 2019

Scottish Traditional Building Forum Workshops

Peter Murray
May 21, 2019
Senior Phase, Skills
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358

Secondary pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Edinburgh took part in traditional building skills event held at various locations. The hands-on practical workshops provided 13 to 15 year olds with the chance to discover more about traditional skills apprenticeships, and allowed them to have a go for themselves. They tried their hand at stonemasonry roof slating, joinery and painting and decorating, expertly assisted by current Modern Apprentices in these trades.

2105, 2019

Young STEM Leaders

An exciting new award which aims to spark greater interest in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) among young people is being launched in Scotland and your organisation / youth group could be part of the Young STEM Leaders Award pilot! A key strand of the Scottish Government’s Strategy for STEM Education and Training (2017), children and young people will be given the chance to inspire, lead and mentor their peers through

2904, 2019

National Digital Learning Week 2019

Peter Murray
April 29, 2019
CfE, Creativity, Digital Learning, Early Learning and Childcare, Expressive Arts, Glow App Library, Languages, Literacy, Mathematics, Numeracy, Primary, Professional Learning, Secondary, Skills, Social studies, Supporting children and young people, Technologies
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300

National Digital Learning Week is back! This year the event will take place Monday 13 until Friday 17 May. For this year’s even all Early Learning and Childcare Centres and Schools across Scotland are invited to take part in 5 Curriculum focused challenges in: STEM, Social Studies, Expressive Arts, Numeracy and Literacy. Here’ a 2 minute video that tells you everything you need to know about the event. Visit the Glow