Explorathon is a set of interactive ‘Meet the Researcher’ events happening all over Scotland on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September. It’s part of a Europe-wide programme called European Researchers’ Night, there’s a particular emphasis on European funded research but any researchers can take part. Check out the link below to see what is happening near you! http://www.explorathon.co.uk/
This year Social Bite are bringing together 9,000 people in Princes Street Gardens, on the 9th of December, for the world’s largest ever Sleep-Out to try and end homelessness in Scotland for good. Participants will be joined by some of the world’s biggest artists to sleep in the cold for one night. We have invited some amazing musicians to “busk” stripped back acoustics sets including Liam Gallagher, Deacon Blue, Amy
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
The following four good practice exemplars have been published on the National Improvement Hub to highlight initiatives that help learners requiring additional support to develop skills and find employment. Exemplar 1: Enable Scotland’s ‘Stepping Up’ programme This innovative employability programme offers comprehensive support for young people aged 14 to 19 who have learning disabilities which takes participants from an initial investigation of the world of work, through a process of discovery and planning for their future,
The Skills Scotland events are held in three key locations – Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow aiming to close the gap between the workplace and the classroom by linking industry with education. Connecting young people with careers, jobs, skills and apprenticeship opportunities, Skills Scotland is aimed at students aged S4 and above. In each region schools, colleges, youth and community groups are invited to attend with free entry for students and teachers
We are seeking entries for this year’s CDN College Awards. The deadline date for entries is Friday 7 July 2017. Entries are invited in the following eight categories: Developing a Regional Curriculum Award Digital Education Award Employer Connections Award Essential Skills Award Health Promoting College Award Inclusive College Award Innovative College Award Student Citizenship Award For further information and how to enter please visit online: www.cdn.ac.uk/cdn-college-awards-2017/ The winners will
All educators in Scotland with an interest or remit around DYW are invited to join this community. Here you can: take part in collegiate dialogue share what is working (or not) in your learning setting talk to the ES Skills Team and other staff working on this remit support team get help for your improvement objectives. To join the community, you need to be a member of Glow Yammer, so click here to
Scotland’s Enterprising Schools, with the support of Education Scotland, will host a national event for strategic leaders in education to inspire enterprising attitudes, entrepreneurship and the development of skills for learning, life and work in learners. This all-day event will be held on : 26th October 2016 at Princes Trust Wolfson Centre, Cumbrae House, 15 Carlton Court, Glasgow G5 9JP. Access the event programme here: conference-agenda-2610-draft-updated-031016-2 Delegates will have the
The contribution of youth work to address the challenges young people are facing, in particular the transition from education to employment. The Report presents results from the work of the expert group set up under the European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015. The findings detail the role of youth work and its specific contribution to addressing the challenges young people face, in particular the transition from education to
Since the implementation of Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy in response to the recommendations put forward by the Commission for Developing the Young Workforce in September 2014 Education Scotland has publish a number of key documents and related resources to support practitioners in realising the ambitions around DYW. Here is an overview which aims to help navigation and access: Key documents: Career Education Standard (3 – 18) Work Placements Standard School/Employer
