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Free online training webinars for the National Standardised Assessments
An Introduction to the National Standardised Assessments for Scotland is useful for anyone involved in the delivery of national standardised assessments in primary or secondary schools who wish to understand the purpose of the assessments and gain familiarity with the functionality of the assessment system. It also highlights examples of good practice in administering the assessments and provides advice and practical information. It will be particularly useful for anyone who is new to the National Standardised Assessments for Scotland (newly qualified teachers or teachers new to their current stage) or as a refresher for anyone who hasn’t used the system recently. A Closer Look at the National Standardised …Continue reading Free online training webinars for the National Standardised Assessments
Leading the How of Change
Applications for the 2026 sessions for our Leading the How of Change programme go live at 9am on Monday 1st December. This is a fully funded, one day professional learning programme for Headteachers and those who hold the Standard for Headship. Attendance at an in person session counts for 6 hours of CPD, and the online sessions count for 4 hours of CPD time. The 2026 session options are as follows: Tuesday 27 January – Glasgow (in person) Tuesday 3 February – Dundee (in person) Thursday 26 February – Edinburgh (in person) Tuesday 3 March – online Thursday 21 May – online The application forms are linked on …Emerging Literacy Links
The Emerging Literacy training package is available online – via the portal pages which have lots of information on them and the recorded training is in 4 parts that covers the emerging literacy training on each page. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sb/earlylevelportal/emerging-literacy-and-english/ Emerging Literacy & English, Oral Language & Phonological Awareness – Early Level Portal Emerging Literacy & English, (pre) writing – Early Level Portal Emerging Literacy & English – Concepts of Print – Early Level Portal Education Scotland Early Level Reading resource – Learning to read in the Early Years: A professional support overview | Resources | Education ScotlandUniversity of Highlands and Islands (UHI) STEM Outreach Programme – Primary STEM Videos
These Primary STEM videos, created by the UHI STEM Outreach Team, are designed to help teachers build confidence in bringing STEM to the classroom. While they’re especially useful for probationer teachers, the ideas and practical tips can benefit anyone, from understanding science capital and introducing coding, to trying simple experiments and making the most of online STEM resources. The series also highlights further opportunities, including the STEM Nation Award and the valuable role of STEM Ambassadors in supporting learning. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO4_Jw-o2NKTmzyH5zTSNlYgCLGkpW49W Order- Science Capital: How to support and raise science capital in the classroom. Introduction to coding in the classroom: This …Latest updates2026’s Pocket Garden Design Competition
The launch of 2026’s Pocket Garden Design Competition What is a Pocket Garden? A Pocket Garden is a miniature garden that uses edible plants, plants that attract wildlife, and that reuses something which would otherwise have been thrown away. Each year, we invite young people from schools across Scotland to send in their designs for a colourful and exciting environmentally friendly, pocket-sized garden. Pupils who send in the winning designs are then invited to build and grow their gardens to display. You can find out more about this years’ competition by downloading the Pocket Garden 2025 Brochure. Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer recognised …STEM – Live Lesson – Robert Burns & The Environment
A live lesson on Robert Burns and the Environment on January 19. Every January we learn Robert Burns poems as a celebration of Scottish heritage. But, if we look a little deeper, we can see that through his poems Robert Burns reveals a strong connection to the natural world and the landscape of Scotland. Join us in the run up to Burns Night for a fun, interactive Live Lesson exploring Burns’s appreciation for nature and desire to protect it. This lesson is ideal for classes looking to explore Learning for Sustainability in a new way and schools working on the Heritage and …Continue reading STEM – Live Lesson – Robert Burns & The Environment
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A couple of example sites both have a different primary age activities published every day. 25 examples of the H5p plugin. Example of using the Draw Attention plugin.Canva Embeds in Glow Blogs
Canva embeds are now supported in Glow Blogs.Fixed: PDF Issue
The PDF Issue that recently developed on Glow Blogs has now been fixed. PDFs can now be uploaded as expected without any workarounds.Glow Blogs Update 30 Sep 2025
Glow Blogs has been updated to WordPress 6.8.2. This update is mostly a behind the scenes one, you might not notice much difference.Fixed: PDF problem
An issue with pdf uploaded to Glow Blogs has recently developed. Our developers are looking at the issue to create a fix. The issue is that pdfs uploaded to Glow Blogs are ‘truncated’ to one page. We hope this is fixed soon. There are a few workarounds you can use in the meantime.
