1012, 2014

Hermitage Primary School, Technology Challenge 2014

Peter Murray
December 10, 2014
Mathematics, Primary, Sciences, Skills, Technologies
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182

Primary 7 pupils at Hermitage Primary School, Helensburgh took part in their Technology Challenge presentation evening on Thursday 4th December, which brought their interdisciplinary topic to a close. The project incorporated all STEM subjects enabling learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of the concepts and skills in Technologies, Maths, Language and Science. This also included aspects of PSD. The Technology Challenge required pupils to work in cooperative groups, to

0912, 2014

Scottish Education STEM Award 2015

Peter Murray
December 9, 2014
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, Mathematics, Primary, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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174

The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms. This year a new award category for STEM, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, has been introduced. This category recognises establishments who are helping children and young people develop STEM skills

0912, 2014

BBC Schools Report Practice Day

Peter Murray
December 9, 2014
Literacy and English, Primary, Senior Phase, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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188

There is still plenty of time to sign up for the BBC’s School Report. The next practice day is on the 11th December. www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/ BBC News School Report gives 11-16 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. It is a collaborative project run by BBC News and BBC Learning. Using lesson plans and materials from this website, and with support

0912, 2014

Amnesty Youth Awards

Peter Murray
December 9, 2014
Primary, Skills, Social studies, Technologies
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189

The Amnesty Youth Awards bit.ly/132PPRy celebrates young people’s talents for human rights reporting, photography, songwriting (and performing), campaigning and fundraising. Applications for our Youth Awards 2015 open on 8 September 2014 and closes on the 30 January 2015. The competition is open to young people between the ages of 7 – 19 (up to and including Further Education). Students can take part in one or more categories to develop new

0812, 2014

Scottish Education Awards 2015 – now open for nominations

Nominations for the Scottish Education Awards 2015 awards are now open. Celebrating the hard work and success in Scottish education, the awards recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people. There are 17 awards available across a range of categories covering all areas of education. New awards for this year include learning for sustainability, making languages come alive and transforming lives through partnerships. If

0312, 2014

Game Masters: Teachers Preview Event

Peter Murray
December 3, 2014
CfE, Early Learning and Childcare, National Qualifications, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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202

Date: Tuesday 9 December Time: 16:30-18:30 Venue: Studio 1, Learning Centre, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Cost: Free Booking: Please book your FREE space by email schools@nms.ac.uk or phone 0131 247 4041. Tea/coffee and cake will be provided. Spaces are limited so please book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. This session will introduce teachers to the Game Masters exhibition in preparation for visiting with a class.

0312, 2014

Inspiring workshops and presentations for all year groups

Peter Murray
December 3, 2014
CfE, National Qualifications, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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173

Presentations Our presentations are designed to be delivered to up to 150 people. We can happily deliver these to an entire year group. All presentations run from 40mins– 1 hour P7 – S3 Workshops Our workshops are intensive fully interactive sessions designed for groups of up to 30 pupils (unless otherwise stated). Workshops are 45mins—1 hour long to fit into a standard lesson. Careers & Parents’ Evenings We are happy

1311, 2014

Disruptive Innovation Festival

Peter Murray
November 13, 2014
CfE, Professional Learning, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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188

Hopefully you will have had the chance to see some of the outstanding sessions available as part of the online Disruptive Innovation Festival which has been running from 20th October to 14th November 2014. For those of you that have not managed to catch any of the sessions or missed some due to other commitments we are delighted to announce that many of the events have been recorded and will

2910, 2014

Computing Clubs for Girls – Primary and Secondary!

Peter Murray
October 29, 2014
Primary, Skills, Technologies
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178

CC4G Free to the first 50 schools to sign up! CC4G – Computer Clubs for Girls – is a fully resourced scheme of work from e-skills UK, developed with teachers, supported by role models from leading employers and specifically designed to encourage girls to take on the digital world with confidence. The resources cover a variety of topics, from coding to e-safety, web design to music video production, are fully

2110, 2014

Disruptive Innovation Festival

Peter Murray
October 21, 2014
CfE, Expressive Arts, Mathematics, Professional Learning, Sciences, Senior Phase, Skills, Technologies
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196

The online Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF) is working with organisations, universities and individuals from all over the world to spotlight and explore the disruptive innovations that are shaking up industry and creating new opportunities in the economy. Many of the sessions during the festival have been crowd-sourced from global contributors and emphasises the opportunity for interaction and engagement with these ideas. Throughout the four weeks, the DIF provides thought-leadership, advice,