Participation Measure will help target support to young people not in employment, education or training. Scotland’s youth employment is at its highest since 2005 and a new Participation Measure for 16-19 year olds in Scotland has been developed to provide a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the activities young people are taking part in. For the first time, the Scottish Government will have detailed information on activity for 16
Interested in a career in the arts or creative industries? Aged 15 – 25 and live or study in the Renfrewshire area? Takeover is an intensive employability programme open to anyone living or studying in the Renfrewshire area aged 15 – 25 years. This project is being run as part of the Paisley City of Culture 2021 Bid. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) is looking for around 60 young
There are still 10 places up for grabs at the Millport Geography Fieldwork weekend. DATE: Friday 4th September (evening) to Sunday 6th September Complete the Survey Monkey form to book a place. Attendance will be confirmed by email: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FFZC5ZY Funded by Education Scotland, this FREE residential course is held at the Field Studies Council site on Millport. http://field-studies-council.org/centres/scotland/millport.aspx View a full programme of the weekend here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVoIjf7S3-XblVuOFN3SnNmYVk/view?usp=sharing This is an excellent oportunity
Junior Academy is a virtual program for exceptional students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Successful applicants gain access to an exciting community of student peers from across the globe, as well as mentoring from leading STEM practitioners. Each year, Junior Academy students compete in global challenges to solve real-world problems with the chance to win cash prizes and an all expenses paid trip to New York City
Hands up – which Scottish primary school took on 300 schools from all over the UK and won hands down? Dunoon Primary School, who fought off the cream of game designers from Scotland, England and Wales to take home the Kodu Kup, Microsoft UK’s computer programming competition– taking the prize to Scotland for the first time. Dunoon Primary School’s Pro-Gamers team of three eleven- and twelve-year-olds – Olivia Robertson,
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control to bring your digital ideas, games and apps to life. Measuring 4cm by 5cm, and designed to be fun and easy to use, users can create anything from games and animations to scrolling stories at school, at home and on the go – all you need is imagination and creativity. The BBC micro:bit is completely programmable.
A key message from the recent Attaining Creative Solutions event was that if we want to engage learners, close the attainment gap and help young people develop the skills they need in order to thrive in an unpredictable and fast changing world, we can’t afford not to be creative. This National Creative Learning Network event brought together senior education staff and practitioners from local authorities across Scotland with operational and
“If I hadn’t had the education I had, I would probably have been left behind as soon as we entered the computer era because I wouldn’t have been able to adapt to modern ways of working.” Keith Harris Education Scotland and Music for Youth worked in partnership to deliver Exchange which was held in Platform, Easterhouse, on 12-13th June. Workshops and panel discussions were offered for pupils and parents alike.
Loch Leven Community Campus in Perth and Kinross was the location of the fourth Conversation Day event. 74 Primary children from 6 schools from P4 to P6 joined staff from Education Scotland and a partner organisations in very varied day of activities around skills and developing the young workforce themes. Building on the format of our previous primary conversation day, children moved around 9 stations each with a different focus
Education Scotland together with partners held a conversation day in Lochgilphead on 20 May, involving 10 schools and 78 pupils from local primary schools. Young people talked in their groups about what they wanted to be when they were older. Some examples of future careers in consideration: Games designer Navy (Royal or Merchant) Scientist (Experiments) Chef Diver Architect Olympic swimmer Vet Radiographer Rufus (aged 9) attended the event and said:
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