2602, 2016

Technical Theatre Symposium – 11 March, Stirling

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11 March, 10.15am to 5pm For the third year running the Scottish Drama Training Network will be bringing together the Technical Theatre sector in Scotland. This is a key opportunity for people who work backstage to meet with practice-based drama teachers and theatre educators and to take part in discussions, keynote talks and networking. For full information about the day please visit the SDTN website. To register for the Symposium click here. Places are limited

2502, 2016

Scottish Guidance Association: Annual Workshop Day

We are pleased to bring you this year’s SGA Workshop Day, which will be held on Saturday 5th March 2015, from 09.30–15.30, at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath, Dunfermline. This event is open to everyone involved in the education of pupils. Following the keynote speech from Mairi Thomson and Ken Edwards, you will attend 3 workshops outlined in the Workshop Day Brochure 2016. To book your place, please click here.

2502, 2016

College Development Network – Emporium 2016: Inspiring ideas

The CDN Emporium 2016: Inspiring Ideas will take place throughout June, offering a week of thought-provoking and practical workshops, seminars and activities at our offices in Stirling and in colleges across Scotland. This year the CDN Emporium will explore ‘Developing the Workforce’ as a theme. This is an opportunity for you to share your inspiring ideas across the sector and beyond! We are looking for event proposals that connect

0502, 2016

Indian and Pakistani delegation experience Scottish education

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February 5, 2016
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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

1401, 2016

Video: Leadership of CfE event 2015 – Joan MacKay

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January 14, 2016
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Joan Mackay, Education Scotland’s Assistant Director, Children and Families, and lead officer for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce shares her views on how the recommendations of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce will be implemented. You can watch this video here.

1512, 2015

3-18 Skills for Careers Framework – a new resource

In response to the newly developed national ‘Career Education Standard’, Edinburgh City Council has launched its ‘3-18 Skills for Careers Framework’. The toolkit aims to support practitioners to support the development of learners’ skills for learning life and work. John Schmidt (Employability Manager & Curriculum Support Leader) says: “Our framework provides a quick, easy and an effective toolkit for staff, parents and students to engage with, whilst developing the transferrable skills

0212, 2015

‘Manifesto on Adult Learning in the 21st Century’

Peter Murray
December 2, 2015
Adult Learning, CLD, Inclusion and Equality, Learning for Sustainability, Professional Learning, Skills, Social studies, Uncategorised
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The European Association for the Education of Adults launched its publication which sets objectives for creating a Learning Europe: a Europe that is able to tackle the future positively and with all necessary skills, knowledge and competences. One page info graphic http://www.eaea.org/media/policy-advocacy/manifesto/manifesto1pagers_en.pdf More info here Manifesto

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

1911, 2015

Webinar: Technologies at Work – Real Time, Real Life

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 @ 11am Register for this session here. In March this year Education Scotland published ‘Building Society: Young people’s experiences and outcomes in the technologies’. This impact review recognised how important this area of the curriculum is in preparing young people for the world of work. Technologies at work is a series of Glow TV sessions that will allow young people to interact with people who have

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