Every aspect of the curriculum has a part to play in helping children and young people understand the world of work, the parts which they might play, and the contributions they might make to business, employment and the economy in their careers beyond school. Within that overall framework it is possible to see a unique role for the technologies, and the particular logic and clarity of a special relationship which
Meaningful and productive school employer partnerships are key to Developing the Young Workforce. To support this, overarching guidance on school employer partnerships is currently being developed by Scottish Government with Education Scotland and a wide range of partners. This will be underpinned by detailed standards and support materials on areas of work related learning where employers have a role to play. The new standards for Careers Education (3-18) and Work
Engineering Video Games and Beyond Abertay University in Dundee is home to the UK’s first national Centre for Excellence in computer games education and houses the biggest Sony Playstation development lab in Europe. IESIS and partners are pleased to bring to school students this series of talks and illustrations about careers in software engineering and games development from three of the University’s leading experts. They will cover how games are
Registration is now live for a place on the Social Studies skills day at Luss and Loch Lomond Shores To register, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/LomondJune2015 Education Scotland has teamed up with Loch Lomond National Park to offer a second day of professional learning for Primary practitioners, to help improve confidence using Social Studies Skills in the outdoors. The day is for primary teachers only and there are 14 free places. A packed lunch
National Women in Engineering Day was set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and is dedicated to raising the profile and celebrating the achievements of women in engineering. Encouraging girls into engineering careers will not only increase diversity and inclusion but help to fill the substantial future job opportunities that have been predicted in this sector. The idea behind National Women in Engineering Day is to encourage all
Citizen Science workshops for Highland Council practitioners: Lochaber High School, Fort William 12th May 4:30pm Millburn Academy, Inverness 13th May 4:30pm Wick High School, Wick 19th May 4:30pm Please pass this on to any colleagues you think may be interested. Citizen science is an exciting way of engaging learners with real-life science in the world around them. Schools across Scotland are undertaking important scientific work, collecting data and using that data
International Girls in ICT Day takes place on the fourth Thursday in April. This year, it will be celebrated on 24 April with the theme Expand horizons, Change attitudes. Lots of activity takes place across the world in the weeks around this day to promote the importance of attracting more girls and women into computing study and occupations. Spotlight on women in computing Ayrshire College is on a mission to
Are you working with children and young people, including early years, but not in an educational establishment setting? Do you provide educational materials, support or training to young people and would like a broader platform on which to deliver this? Glow might be just the thing that you are looking for! Would any of the following be of interest to you? • Create an online space for your organisation. •
REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE for the Millport Primary Fieldwork Skills Weekend. REGISTER HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GJVHBH8 *PLEASE N OTE* (There are 25 places, and places will be offered on a first come, first served basis. However, we will restrict places to 2 per school and prioritise schools who have not yet been on the course.) Download the full programme for the weekend here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVoIjf7S3-Xdi1aZzVNeG1CUHc/view?usp=sharing DATE: Friday 29th May (evening) – Sunday 31st
Citizen Science workshops for East Ayrshire Council practitioners: St. Joseph’s Academy, Kilmarnock 5th May 3:45pm Mauchline Primary, Mauchline 6th May 3:45pm Citizen science is an exciting way of engaging learners with real-life science in the world around them. Schools across Scotland are undertaking important scientific work, collecting data and using that data to improve their own environment or passing the data to the scientific community. Some great examples of this can be see with the
