0801, 2019

Academy 9 Project – National Conference, 19 and 20 March 2019

You are invited to the first Academy9 ‘Building a Legacy’ conference – inspired by the A9 Dualling Programme.  The interactive event will showcase the award-winning Academy9 Programme, which has seen industry educate and inspire thousands of young people from Perth to Inverness in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). We will lift the lid on the secrets of its success to inspire others. Selected workshop highlights include: Enhancing Construction Safety

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1312, 2018

New NHSScotland Careers Resource pack now available!

NHS Education for Scotland has developed an NHSScotland Careers Resource pack which is fresh out of the box and ‘ready to go’! The pack contains a ready-made set of lessons with everything you need for a one-off lesson or a full Unit of five lessons. The pack contains:   A comprehensive booklet called ‘A Career for You in Health’ which is a guide to every job family in NHSScotland. This booklet

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1212, 2018

All you need to know about Founders4Schools

What is Founders 4 Schools: A free online platform to help you find people from the world of work willing to engage with your school and share their knowledge with your pupils. Our system filters speakers to ensure they meet the needs of your school. Communications with speakers are undertaken through a secure online platform that saves you time and helps to ensure the highest quality speakers. We also automate

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2311, 2018

TES feature: Primary career education should broaden children’s horizons

By Nick Chambers for TES The focus for primary schools shouldn’t be on ‘careers advice’ but on ‘career-related learning’, argues Nick Chambers The last few months have seen a sudden enthusiasm for careers education in primary schools. Of course, it is a simple and seductive idea. But many teachers and parents have expressed their concerns that we risk making our children grow up too fast. They are understandably concerned about

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2211, 2018

Foundation Apprenticeships: Preparing Young People for the World of Work

Foundation Apprenticeships offer young people valuable work-based learning opportunities to develop their skills and employer connections  in order to build their future career pathways. Learners will now have the option to select a Foundation Apprenticeship as one of their senior phase subject choices and complete the qualification over one or two years in collaboration with local learning provider, such as a college and with an employer. Skills Development Scotland has developed the Foundation Apprenticeship

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1911, 2018

Young Enterprise Scotland – News

Earlier this year our Bridge 2 Business Programme joined forces with Heehaw, to bring an exciting competition and opportunity for Edinburgh College Students. The competition gave Edinburgh College students the opportunity to win a paid work placement, and valuable experience in the industry of animation, film & television. This opportunity also gave students the chance to develop their skills, which hopefully would secure them a job in the future or

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1511, 2018

Scottish Borders – Teacher Industry Insight Placements

Scottish Borders Council provided 55 teachers with the opportunity to find out first hand the skills required in  local  industries. Sarah Rowson- Teacher of Modern languages from Berwickshire High School shares her experiences Before the end of the summer term 2018 I spent two days with Rabbie’s Trail Burners as part of my Teacher Industry Insight Placement organised by Developing the Young Workforce Borders . I spent one day in the Edinburgh headquarters

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1211, 2018

F4S: Teacher Industry Insights Event

What is a Teacher Industry Insights event?  Bring industry insights into the classroom by offering sessions to teachers. These could be in the classroom or workplace. This is an opportunity for teachers to understand the motivations and drivers of industry sector employers. A fantastic opportunity for dialogue between professionals. What is the impact of a Teacher Industry Insight Event? Teacher Industry Insight Events are a useful way of cross referencing

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1211, 2018

My Enterprising Profile – Reflection Tool

We are also delighted this week to relaunch our “Enterprise Profile” personal reflection tool through our website. Originally developed three years ago the report has been updated to add area which give young people an understanding of their strengths and how to maximise their talents as well as looking at their potential growth areas. The re-issue, in collaboration with our friends at Scotland’s Enterprising Schools, is a great chance to

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2210, 2018

Career Pathways for Teachers: engagement event, 23 October

It’s your future, come and share with us what you‎ think we should be considering! An independent panel has been set up, led by Moyra Boland, Glasgow University, to consider new approaches to Career Pathways for Teachers that are fit for purpose for our modern Education system.  All teachers have been sent a link to an online survey and in addition we are very keen to hear your views directly.

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