| Using Shakespeare to Engage Boys -Globe Theatre
Friday 22 February 2013 at 17:00 Throughout the short course teachers will be supported by Shakespeare’s Globe’s educational specialist who has developed dynamic learning approaches to exploring Shakepeare’s plays with boys. Their approach to supporting teachers will in turn aid secondary pupils to better understand characterization, themes and language. Shakespeare’s Globe use a variety of techniques to explore and experiment with text; from the actor’s viewpoint and from the director’s, differing interpretations of the same play and interactive tasks to bring the text to life. A short but specific focus of the day will be on Romeo and Juliet. |
| Creative Leadership Symposium – How do we embed creativity into the core curriculum?
Thurs 21st Feb The Arches How do we embed creativity into the core curriculum? How can we be responsive to the individual needs of students and learners? What is classroom inertia and how does creative practice offer a way of reimaging how a curriculum is offered? Is it possible for artists, creative educators and teachers to work collaboratively to offer a more radical pedagogy measured by more than subject achievement? Who might lead this and does it work? Is it effective? What are the benefits of this approach? How might this impact on future pedagogical approaches? For the culmination of their creative leadership project 100 Little Pennies, run by Gary Gardiner at Oakgrove Primary School in Glasgow, The Arches are hosting a symposium event, followed by drinks, nibbles and an opportunity to network. Introduced by Dee Heddon (University of Glasgow), contributors include Gary Gardiner and Murray Wason (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), David Cameron (Director of The Real David Cameron LTD), Helen Nicholson (Professor of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway) and Lesley Dunlop (Education Consultant). David Cameron on Creativity and Education GTCS has published an article on creativity by Educationalist David Cameron, Director, The Read David Cameron Ltd. It is an expanded version of his TEDx presentation from Buenos Aires and acknowledges some of our achievements in Scotland from 2012. GTCS article: http://bit.ly/shaping_the_inheritance TEDx talk video on Creativity Portal: http://creativityportal.org.uk/?q=&c=,videos Partnership Grants Scheme for Primary and Secondary Schools (UK)The Royal Society has announced that its Partnership Grants programme has re-opend for applications. Through the programme, grants of between £250 and £3,000 are available to support teachers, scientists and engineers help develop science projects. The aim is to make the teaching of science more interesting within primary and secondary schools. Any UK primary or secondary school teacher or practising scientist/engineer can apply as long as the students involved in the project are between 5 and 18. Since 2000, the scheme has awarded over £1.1 million to 660 schools. Examples of previously funded projects include:
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Category Archives: CPD
National Galleries of Scotland and the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2013
Schools are encouraged to enter the above competition, now celebrating its tenth birthday! The closing date is 3rd May 2013 and the themes for this year are as follows:
Category A Nursery: Let’s Play!
Category B Primary 1-3: Dog
Category C Primary 4-7: Scary Creatures and Creepy Things
Category D S1-S2: See It, Frame It, Draw It
Category E Special Education Schools: Water, Water Everywhere
Category F Group Entries: Any of the above themes
Full details can be found at www.nationalgalleries.org/schoolartcompetition
See the leaflet here 2013_ArtCompA3_flyer-poster_vFINAL
Fringe Schools Poster Competition 2013
The search for the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Poster has begun!
The Fringe Schools Poster Competition is open to all Scottish students aged 5 – 16. We are looking for a unique and eye-catching poster design that represents the variety and vibrancy of the Fringe – the rest is up to you.
Use our learning resources, including lesson plans linked to Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes, to introduce your pupils to the Fringe and inspire them to create winning posters!
The winning design will become the official poster for the 2013 Fringe and there are prizes of up to £750 for the top three artists and their schools. Your pupils could also be in with the chance of seeing their artwork displayed in an exhibition. To get started, for details of how to enter, and to download the entry pack and learning resources, visit www.edfringe.com/poster.
December update
Opening up the Future of Education in Scotland: Toolkit for Creative Planning – http://bit.ly/_openingupthefuture
Education Scotland has launched a new strategic thinking kit, Promoting Innovative Practice and Transformative Change (PIPTC), to promote the visioning and planning needed for change as educational establishments and services address the challenges and priorities of today’s evolving education system. Read more and watch videos of how local authorities are using the toolkit at the link above.
Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme Open Fund – http://bit.ly/_2014_Cultural_Fund
A fund of £4 million is available and individual artists, community-led groups and arts organisations are invited to apply for awards ranging from £20,000 up to £300,000. This fund is a major component in the development of the nationwide Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme and aims to enhance the Games experience for Scotland’s communities, spectators and visitors, promoting the best of Scotland’s culture alongside that of the Commonwealth.
Cineschool festival 2013
Cineschool ‘Directions’, Film Education’s European Film Festival for schools, will take place from mid February until the end of March 2013.
There will be free screenings taking place UK-wide supported by online resources, as well as many in-cinema introductions and masterclasses.
Deepening the Practice
Wednesdays 6-8.30pm beginning 16th January
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
A series of six twilight sessions aimed at experienced storytellers or those who have completed Starting with Stories 1 and 2, this course offers in-depth training in developing your own style of telling, crafting and selecting stories. Led by storyteller Ruth Kirkpatrick, whose extensive experience ranges from intimate community settings to the international stage, this course will offer practical insights, reflection, feedback and a chance to hone your storytelling expertise. For more information contact Gica Loening on gica@scottishstorytellingcentre.com or 0131 652 3272.
Also from the Scottish Storytelling Centre :
Burns in Song – A Feast of Singing!
(Crafting Your Skills)
Fri 18 Jan, 2-5pm
The songs of Robert Burns continue to inspire singing of all kinds, auld and new. In the week before the bard’s birthday, access a wealth of songs and resources, learn some optional harmonies, and unpick the lingo! A creative and celebratory day, packed with useful material for song groups and classes, led by Christine Kydd, one of Scotland’s foremost singers, whose North East roots link to the Burns family tree.
£12/£10 (Network members)
General bookings: 0131 556 9579
Chantin’, Dancin’, Clappin’, and Tellin’: Accessible Routes into Music, Movement and Storymaking
(Crafting Your Skills)
Sat 2 Feb, 10.30am-4.30pm
A holistic and dynamic day offering practical and creative insights and strategies into music, voice, rhythm and story making for all ages. Pete Baynes (musician and animateur) and Allison Galbraith (storyteller) will share accessible techniques for tapping into our musicality, creativity and imagination, using step by step building blocks that can be used in all kinds of group settings. No experience in music or storytelling needed. Come prepared for serious fun!
£36/£30 (Network members)
General bookings: 0131 556 9579
Launch of the Scottish Education Awards
Posted: 05 Dec 2012 04:29 AM PST
The Scottish Education Awards were launched on Monday 3 December by Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. The awards celebrate the hard work and success 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 learning environments across Scotland.
Nominations for the 2013 awards can be submitted from now until 22 February 2013. Please circulate and share this information with your networks. For more information visit the Scottish Education Awards website.
two categories cover the development of creativity skills – the Enterprise and Employability Learning Awards for Primary and Secondary,
The Education Resource Service in North Lanarkshire – adding to the cultural life of schools..
The Education Resource Service in North Lanarkshire exists primarily to support learning and teaching in educational establishments across the authority. This is done in a number of ways.
The ERS provides a range of resources from topic boxes to artefacts to DVDs and CPD. A catalogue is produced annually which details exactly what is available to borrow. ERS Brochure 2013
The team of Children and Young People’s Librarians support educational establishments across North Lanarkshire with all sorts of innovative extravaganzas. CYPLs provide library based support and advice to schools. See this document Libraries Supporting Learning for some examples. ERS Libraries Supporting Learning
The ERS has a blog which you can follow which is updated regularly with interesting projects and possible uses for resources to support the curriculum in many creative ways.
For further information, please contact the ERS at the following address:
Education Resource Service
c/o Clyde Valley High School
Castlehill Road
Wishaw
ML2 0LS
Tel: 01698 403510
Email: ersmail@northlan.gov.uk
Blog: http://ersnlc.wordpress.com
Gerry Durkin Training Events
Kirk O’Shotts Primary School was visited by storyteller, Gerry Durkin on Monday 30 April who ran separate staff and parent workshops. Both workshops received positive feedback. Gerry gave a number of useful pointers for developing storytelling for children of all ages. A few of these will be listed below, underneath the following picture gallery:
Tips for storytelling:
- storytelling is particularly beneficial for ‘hard to reach’ children and those that are visual learners
- you may use books as a visual stimulus, but adapt the story or make up your own
- children love to join in, so choose stories with lots of repetition
- settle children into a storytelling session with a familiar song, rhyme or piece of music that they can join in with
- be imaginative when choosing your storytelling environment, try to make it different from the norm if possible, i.e. outside, multi-purpose room, etc.
- use different pace and noise level of stories to energise and then calm children down again
- sourcing stories can be done via Google, going to hear another storyteller, your own experiences, adapting existing stories
- bring in a social or behavioural aspect to your stories to provoke meaningful discussion at the end of the story
- don’t over-use props as they may just distract from the story… allow pupils to use their imagination and create pictures and images in their minds
- prepare your stories in advance so that you can tell them confidently to your children
- relax and enjoy the experience
National Galleries of Scotland – Competition Deadlines
The deadlines for 2012 National Galleries competitions are as follows:
Creative Writing – 20 January 2012
Music – 30 March 2012
Visual Art – 4 May 2012
Inspiration for these exciting and prestigious competitions is based on the National Galleries collection. If you are not able to visit any of the galleries in person you can access the collection online at http://www.nationalgalleries.org/onlinecollections Many North Lanarkshire schools already participate in the competitions, but there are always room for more entries!
National Galleries of Scotland Programme for Schools 2011/12
Check out the new programme for schools . The recently refurbished Scottish National Portrait Gallery is up and running and has great educational events and competitions for schools. There are guided tours, practical workshops, art and creative writing competitions, exhibitions and private viewings. See their programme for further details.
CPD in Dance for Primary and Secondary Teachers
CPD in Dance for Primary and Secondary Teachers
Scottish Youth Dance is running a series of training days for teachers in 2012. NPA Training days (Jan – Sep) on choreography, jazz and contemporary dance will help secondary teachers develop skills and knowledge to deliver the SQA National Progression Award in Dance – a qualification aimed at S3/4 pupils. Let’s Get Olympic, on 24 January, gives primary teachers skills to inspire pupils and explore the Olympic theme through dance. For more information and how to book, please see the flyers attached.
