Women in Engineering event: 10 March @ City of Glasgow College

This one day event is aimed at ge S2 – S6 girls interested in a STEM career and combines presentations from inspirational female engineers with practical sessions in the Colleges new state-of-the-art engineering campus. Participants will be able to: Practice electronics on our award winning city bytes circuit boards Experience Mechanical and Electrical Engineering training Visit our industry standard Nautical Ship Simulator and Ships Control and Engine Room Speak to professionals and

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Indian and Pakistani delegation experience Scottish education

During January the Education World Forum took place in London, and this year included a strong contribution from Scottish education. Our own Alan Armstrong was there as part of the Scottish delegation at the forum and Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, provided an important key note speech highlighting  recent developments in Scottish education and new policies for developing skills for life. To follow on from this

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‘Meet the Professionals’: A collection of DYW-related webcasts

Here is a list of live webcasts with a number of industry  representatives, teachers and people involved in career education sharing their experiences and expertise with learners, practitioners and employers (Glow access required): Technologies at Work – Real Life, Real Time DYW Career Education 3-18 Junior Saltire Awards Competition 2016 Real STEM Careers -Engineering Presentation:  Paula Breslin, Offshore Renewables Real STEM Careers -Engineering Presentation:  James Brewster, Atkins Engineering Promoting Digital Careers: Robbie Robinson,  JP

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LEARNING IN CARE REFERENCE TOOL

This document aims to support care staff working collaboratively with education staff to support children and young people with their learning in the care setting. It recognises that care staff are already supporting children and young people’s learning in care, and aims to provide them with practical examples which will assist services to further improve learning outcomes for children and young people across care and education. The examples of learning

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EXCHANGE Event: BE SEEN – BE HEARD – BE INSPIRED

  Date: Friday 4 & Saturday 5 March 2016 Venue: Platform, Glasgow REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AS A PERFORMER OR DELEGATE: www.mfy.org.uk/coreseason/mfyexchange Hosted by BBC Radio Scotland presenter Vic Galloway EXCHANGE is the unmissable event for anyone passionate about music – whether you’re a young person, work with young people or the parent of a rising star.  Be heard by industry experts Live music stages and feedback from professional musicians Connect with inspirational speakers Learn new skills

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Professional learning workshops from OPAL, SEPA and Ricardo Energy

Free professional learning workshops available for practitioners at Hillpark Secondary School, Glasgow on 25th November 4 – 6pm. Come along and learn about air pollution, how to use data about air quality in your classes and finding indicator species such as lichen in your local area! Sign up using our simple survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AirQualityCPD

How good is our school? – Increasing creativity

How good is our school? provides a suite of quality indicators that support staff in all sectors to scrutinise their work and evaluate what is working well for learners and what could be better. It is a key aspect of the Scottish approach to school improvement and supports self-evaluation and reflection by practitioners at all levels.   The 4th edition was launched at this year’s Scottish Learning Festival and features

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CoderDojo Scotland Community Evening

Join CoderDojo, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 from 19:00 to 21:00, Glasgow Science Centre, for an evening of sharing and inspiration with digital experts from coding clubs across Scotland. Find out what’s going on in the clubs, and get top tips and advice from volunteers and industry leaders. This event is open to all CoderDojo volunteers, or anyone with an interest in digital making in Scotland. There will be inspirational and

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Glasgow Music Festival – Speech and Drama Categories

The Glasgow Music Festival provides opportunities for pupils of all ages, to perform poetry, drama, plays and debate at the annual event which runs from March 13 to 15 2016 at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Schools are invited to enter pupils from the ages of five to 18, to give speeches and perform poetry, drama and prose in front of an audience and receive constructive feedback from an adjudicator. Highlights

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