2509, 2015

Guidance on School/Employer partnerships, Career Education and Work Placements Standard available now!

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September 25, 2015
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The newly developed guidance materials for school/employer partnerships as well as the career education and work placements standards is now available for practitioners. These will support the implementation of the Developing the Young Workforce agenda for children and young people from 3 – 18. The suite of 3 documents include: Guidance on school employer partnerships – to support meaningful and productive school/employer partnerships in schools across Scotland. The guidance is published

2509, 2015

Education Scotland News autumn edition now available!

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The latest issue of Education Scotland News is now available on our website. This autumn edition has a particular focus on Developing the Young Workforce and contains some useful articles on the Scottish Attainment Challenge, How good is our school? (4th EDITION) and the National Improvement Framework as well as providing the latest information on some of our key activities. Read Education Scotland News today

2209, 2015

SSERC Bulletin – No. 252 – Autumn 2015

Peter Murray
September 22, 2015
CfE, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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SSERC Bulletin Ideas and inspiration supporting science and technology for all Local Authorities No. 252 – Autumn 2015 Including articles on Free fritzing! – Fritzing is a free to download Germanybased open sourced software (latest version is 0.9.2b and was released in April 2015) available from their website http://fritzing.org Livewire & Control Studio 2 – Free electrical circuit simulation software for your Technology Education department from SSERC for more details see

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

0409, 2015

Get Energised

Peter Murray
September 4, 2015
CfE, National Qualifications, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills
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National Museums Scotland FREE Secondary Schools Renewable Energy Programme Get Energised Challenge Days Level: National Qualifications 4-5 Physics Pupil numbers: Pupils work in teams of four, competing against teams from other schools. Maximum 20 pupils (five teams) from each school at each Challenge Day. Dates available: National Museum of Rural Life (East Kilbride) Wed 28, Thu 29 & Fri 30 Oct 2015 National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh) Mon 9 &

2808, 2015

Trash Trek – The Ultimate STEM Challenge

Peter Murray
August 28, 2015
CfE, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies, Uncategorised
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We’re not talking trash – we’re cleaning it up! Announcing the 2015 FIRST LEGO League! Teams of children aged 9 to 16 are invited to explore the fascinating world of waste, from collection and sorting to smart production and reuse. Build and program a LEGO robot to tackle the Trash Trek missions, invent a solution to the world’s problem of waste, and present it at your regional tournament. It’s easy for

2808, 2015

Apps for Good – two Regional Roadshows in Scotland in September

Peter Murray
August 28, 2015
CfE, Digital Learning, Primary, Professional Learning, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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“Apps for Good is an education technology movement that is transforming the way technology is taught in schools, turning young tech consumers into tech creators. Apps for Good aims to unlock the confidence and talent of the next generation of problem solvers and digital makers: young people who are ready to tackle the 21st century workplace and are inspired to create new tech ideas that can change their world for