2411, 2015

Highland Council: Career Management Skills in Primary School – a resource

An innovative project to embrace career education and skills development for primary pupils has been developed by Highlands Council. Lochadril Primary School, Inverness, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, the charity Barnardo’s, and a number of industry partners have created a far reaching programme to engage young learners in considering their future career pathways. The fourteen week project amongst others aims to develop in learners an awareness for skills required to work in

2411, 2015

West Lothian College STEM Manifesto

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November 24, 2015
Mathematics, Numeracy, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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West Lothian College has pledged to develop a spirit of innovation, enterprise and partnership in STEM education and training. They aim to provide first class and consistent opportunities for all their learners in this area. The college will focus on a wide range of issues in order to create new and flexible methods of learning to maximise educational outcomes around STEM. These include giving STEM education a more prominent status, focusing on employment opportunities

2411, 2015

Investors in Young people: Making a difference in Scotland!

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November 24, 2015
Community Development, Skills, Young People
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Since the launch of Investors in Young People (IIYP) in July 2014, we’ve worked with over 200 organisations across Scotland. These organisations employ young people to help their businesses to grow and they know the benefits of bringing in new skills, talent and ideas. They embrace the value that working with an Investors in Young People Specialist brings to help them build on great work and improve their strategies. Investors

2411, 2015

Celebrate ‘Park Stars’ creative achievements

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November 24, 2015
Community Development, Expressive Arts, Skills
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Young people from across Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park attended a glitzy red-carpet awards ceremony on the 29th October 2015 at Cameron House to celebrate their creative achievements in the Skills Partnership’s Park Previews Project – to promote careers in the National Park. During the past year, the Community Partnership’s (CP) Skills Partnership provided 20 pupils from Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, Vale of Leven Academy, McLaren High in

1911, 2015

Webinar: Technologies at Work – Real Time, Real Life

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November 19, 2015
Professional Learning, Skills, Technologies
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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

1611, 2015

Webinar: Career Education 3 – 18; Thursday, 3 Dec @ 4pm

Register: When is it? Thursday, 3 December, 4 – 5 pm Where? Live on Glow TV (Glow login required). Register here Who is this for? Head teachers, teachers, employers, parents/carers and anyone one else interested/ involved in the development of career education from 3 -18. Presenters: Mairi Thomson, Development Officer, Skills 3 – 18 Team); Ken Edwards, Education Programme Lead, Skills Development Scotland; James Cook, Depute head teacher, Crown Primary School,

1111, 2015

Skills Scotland event, Glasgow: 18 & 19 Nov, SECC

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November 11, 2015
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Skills Scotland Glasgow, in partnership with My World of Work, is a two day event taking place at the SECC Glasgow on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November between 9.30am and 3pm, with a dedicated open evening for families, parents and carers on Wednesday 18 November 5pm-7pm. The event attracts over 6,000 visitors each year. Skills Scotland events are all about inspiring the nation’s youth about their future careers and

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

2810, 2015

‘Panjango’ – a free careers education resource

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October 28, 2015
Skills
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Panjango gives learning context and purpose by directly linking real workplace challenges to the national curriculum. It also helps young people develop the skills and experience needed to thrive in life after school – all whilst enabling them to explore and discover the world of work in an interactive and engaging environment. “Panjango offers a radical new approach to the delivery of careers education – a powerful, immersive experience which