Speakers for Schools is an independent education charity that provides young people in state secondary schools with access to key influential, eminent figures – free of charge. In 2012 they launched in Scotland but know there are still many schools not yet aware of their work that can help support them in their aims to better prepare their young people, inspire them in their ambitions and help young people develop
We’re delighted to announce that National Digital Learning Week 2017 (NDLW 17) will take place from 15-19 May 2017. This year the theme of the week will be ‘Digital Difference’ and throughout the week we’ll be asking you to share and celebrate the digital approaches which make a positive impact on classroom practice. The week will be packed with inspiring case studies from Early Learning and Childcare through to Senior
Ferguslie Pre-Five Centre, this year’s Scottish Education Award winner in the category ‘Employability across Learning’, provides a skills based learning approach for children from 3 – 5 years, actively seeking to connect learning to the world of work whenever possible. Through a variety of play contexts and in connection with professionals and local businesses they engage in projects that inspire enterprising attitudes and creativity. At the same time it introduces children to a range of jobs people
Woodfarm High School in East Renfrewshire has developed a holistic approach to career education for learners at all levels in order to equip them with the necessary skills to fully realise their aspirations in life. Using the Career Education Standard (CES) an audit had been undertaken to embed the entitlements for young people into the curriculum. In partnership with employers and parents, learners are fully engaged in maximising opportunities to enhance career education across all
Dalziel High School has a well established, strategic career education programme from P7 transition to senior phase. At the heart of this is a focus on STEM careers supported by a highly dynamic, award-winning school-employer partnership with the engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler. Throughout their time at Dalziel High School all learners have the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of STEM-related learning initiatives including STEM fayres, challenges and competitions. Opportunities to
Category: Employability across Learning (Early Years/Primary and Secondary) The Scottish Education Awards recognise schools and centres that have developed a vibrant and progressive culture and climate of continuous innovation. The culture and ethos should promote respect, ambition and achievement while improving outcomes for all learners in ways which eliminate inequity. Nominations should include practical activities and projects that the school or centre has undertaken, detailing the impact these strategies have
The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) in Scotland has announced that a total of £2 million has now been awarded to local grassroots charities since the programme was first introduced in Scotland by The Wood Foundation in 2008. This year alone a total of 210 Scottish secondary schools will participate in YPI, actively engaging over 26,500 students in a hands on experience of social action and philanthropy. The latest £3000
This tool will support practitioners in planning and developing new practice in career education and to reflect on existing practice. Based on the ‘I can’ statements in the Career Education Standard (3-18) it provides illustrations of what children and young people might experience in order to help them meet their entitlements. For ease of reference the entitlements have been appended to the resource and linked to each theme. The tool supports practitioners to consider what career
By Ken Edwards, Education Programme Lead, Skills Development Scotland ‘The most important supporters and the greatest influencers of children and young people’s learning and career choices are their parents or carers. They help their children by encouraging them to think and talk about their strengths, skills and interests; to be open minded and ambitious when exploring learning and career pathways; to be well informed when making choices and to be
From As the national skills body, we, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) support the people and businesses of Scotland by delivering services that help them to achieve their ambitions. With careers advisers in secondary schools and high street centres across the country, we are passionate about developing skills in the community and getting more young people into work. We also support and promote work based learning and apprenticeships which offer young
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