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National Galleries of Scotland and the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2013

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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

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Fringe Schools Poster Competition 2013

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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.

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The Education Resource Service in North Lanarkshire – adding to the cultural life of schools..

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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

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National Galleries of Scotland – Competition Deadlines

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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!