2112, 2015

EXCHANGE Event: BE SEEN – BE HEARD – BE INSPIRED

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December 21, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, CLD, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Primary, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Young People
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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

2611, 2015

Fly The Flag For Human Rights

Peter Murray
November 26, 2015
Additional Support for Learning, CLD, Early Learning and Childcare, Health and wellbeing, Inclusion and Equality, Learning for Sustainability, MCMC/16+LC, Primary, Professional Learning, Research, Responsibility of All, RME, Secondary, Skills, Supporting Learners, Uncategorised, Universal Support
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New campaign to promote the benefits of human rights. The Scottish Government’s #FlyTheFlag for human rights campaign is part of a contribution to the objectives of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights, where evidence demonstrates that people are insufficiently aware of their rights and do not feel empowered to claim their rights. New research carried out by You Gov has shown that one in five Scots believe that human

0911, 2015

Professional learning workshops from OPAL, SEPA and Ricardo Energy

Peter Murray
November 9, 2015
Broad General Education, Mathematics, National Qualifications, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Professional Learning, Sciences, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Teacher Education
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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

0211, 2015

How good is our school? – Increasing creativity

Peter Murray
November 2, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Primary, Responsibility of All, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills
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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

1310, 2015

Glasgow Music Festival – Speech and Drama Categories

Peter Murray
October 13, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, Expressive Arts, Health and wellbeing, Literacy and English, Primary, Scots, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills
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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

1310, 2015

Cyber Academy – IET Christmas Lectures – The Internet of Everything!

Peter Murray
October 13, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, Primary, Professional Learning, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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This year’s IET Christmas lectures are focusing on the Internet of Everything and will run in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness. The dates are: Inverness. 1 Dec 2015. Book here. Dundee. 4 Dec 2015 (Gardyne Theatre). Book here. Glasgow. 8 Dec 2015 (iMax Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre). Book here. Edinburgh. 11 Dec 2015 (Craiglockhart Campus). Book here. The lectures are open to everyone, and teachers can book tickets in blocks for

2109, 2015

STEM at the Scottish Learning Festival

Peter Murray
September 21, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Mathematics, National Qualifications, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Sciences, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies
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The Scottish Learning Festival (SLF) is the key education event in Scotland welcoming thousands of educational professionals. SLF 2015 takes place on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September in the SECC, Glasgow. Below are a list of seminars focusing on science and STEM that may be of interest. The Education Scotland teams will be on hand at the main stand to discuss STEM and answer any of your questions on

2009, 2015

Get outside and Get Learning!

Peter Murray
September 20, 2015
Broad General Education, CfE, Learning for Sustainability, Mathematics, National Qualifications, Outdoor Learning, Primary, Sciences, Secondary, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies
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Want to get outside and start finding out about the environment around you? These brand new professional learning videos from Scotland’s Environment are a great place to start. With information for practitioners and learners, they provide a step-by-step guide on how to measure soil pH, look for invertebrates in your local pond, sample small mammal populations and more! They are all part of an exciting new resource available from Scotland’s

1109, 2015

Regional Events to discuss the draft National Improvement Framework

Peter Murray
September 11, 2015
Assessment, Attainment, CfE, Health and wellbeing, Literacy, Numeracy, Primary, Responsibility of All, Senior Phase, Skills
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The First Minister on 1 September 2015 launched a draft National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education. The Framework will bring together, in a more consistent way, the key information that is needed to support improvement for children. It builds on the strong foundations of Curriculum for Excellence and aims to ensure that parents, teachers, schools, and local authorities, as well as nationally, we have the access to the right type