SQA: Practical Metalworking, National 5, 7 October 2025, Glasgow/online, 09:30-12:30
This event will focus on the course assessment, the practical activity. You will have the opportunity to discuss the allocation of marks for the three sections of the practical activity, including the new case study and clarify your understanding of standards with colleagues and senior SQA appointees. activities. Event link Booking link
SQA: Practical Woodworking, National 5, 7 October 2025, Glasgow/online, 13:30-16:30
This event will focus on the course assessment, the practical activity. You will have the opportunity to discuss the allocation of marks for the three sections of the practical activity, including the new case study and clarify your understanding of standards with colleagues and senior SQA appointees. activities. Event link Booking link
SSERC: YSLP Information Session Levels 2-7
Want to know more about the Young STEM Leader Programme (YSLP), an exciting award which aims to spark greater interest and participation in STEM among young people in Scotland? Event information Booking link Partner website Contact email: enquiries@sserc.scot
SQA: Mathematics, Advanced Higher, 11 October 2025, Glasgow/online, 09:30-12:30
This event will focus on the Advanced Higher Mathematics course assessment. You will have the opportunity to review and discuss candidate evidence with colleagues during workshop activities. Event link Booking link
Barefoot Computing: Online Safety Live Lessons – Dive into Cyber Safety with The Phisherman!
Online Safety Live Lessons – Dive into Cyber Safety with The Phisherman! Event information Booking link Partner website Contact email: enquiries@barefootcomputing.org
Barefoot Computing: Programming Workshop – Introduction to Scratch – OPEN TO ALL UK TEACHERS
This workshop provides the perfect introduction to programming in the Scratch environment through a series of code reading and writing activities (all with a camel theme!). It highlights the application of computational thinking skills in programming and introduces the concepts of sequence, repetition and selection through a series of interactive activities. This workshop is best placed for beginner to intermediate Scratch users and we recommend you complete our Computational Thinking
SQA: Applications of Mathematics, Higher, 25 October 2025, Glasgow/online, 09:30-12:30
This event will focus on the Higher Applications of Mathematics course assessment. You will have the opportunity to review and discuss candidate evidence with colleagues during workshop activities. Event link Booking link
SQA: Practical Metalworking, National 5, 29 October 2025, Glasgow/online, 13:30 -16:30
This event will focus on the course assessment, the practical activity. You will have the opportunity to discuss the allocation of marks for the three sections of the practical activity, including the new case study and clarify your understanding of standards with colleagues and senior SQA appointees. Event link Booking link
SSERC: Online Health and Safety Course 2025
This is an online version of our Health and Safety Update course. It is aimed at science teachers, including subject leaders, and technicians. There will be three online sessions via Microsoft Teams. You will be able to interact both verbally and via a “chat pod”. The course is free, and no special software needs to be installed at your school. We are planning self-study ‘add-ons’ to this professional learning to cover
Barefoot Computing: Computational Thinking Workshop – OPEN TO ALL UK TEACHERS
Designed to boost subject knowledge and confidence, this workshop will introduce you to computational thinking and help you get started with Barefoot. During the online interactive session, you will give some of Barefoot’s “unplugged” activities a try – proving you don’t need expensive kit to teach computing. You’ll also be introduced to the Barefoot website and our fantastic range of lesson plans and resources. This workshop is targeted at teachers