Our final two sessions for this year respond to current and relevant global citizenship themes. These sessions include: the launch of a new section of the A’ Adam’s Bairns? website, ‘exploring Scottish identity + diversity through music’ on the 27th March, and a follow-up session from last year exploring ‘approaching the Israel-Palestine conflict in the classroom’ on the 20th March.
Read Write Count Surveys
The prize for teachers is a fun-filled Read, Write, Count Superbox with lots of games, books and resources.
Teacher survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RWCLP2324
QR Code is for the Parent Survey – please share
Come along if you would like to get more out of Sumdog by learning or revisiting how to set Teacher Work which allows for differentiation across groups or for individuals.
Date – Monday 3rd February
Time – 15:45
Duration 45 mins to an hour
Focus – Setting teacher work
Link: Sumdog training link.
20% Discount for SBC Staff if booked through SBC (School budget code required to book) – Please pass names to clpl@scotborders.gov.uk by 4pm on Thursday 28th November
Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference
The inaugral Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference is taking place at the Hilton Doubletree, Edinburgh Airport, Saturday 30th November, for teachers and school leaders (primary and secondary).
The day will be led by Bruce Robertson, the author of ‘The Teaching Delusion’ trilogy and ‘Power Up Your Pedagogy: The Illustrated Handbook of Teaching’, published by John Catt Educational. Of Power Up Your Pedagogy, Professor Rob Coe of Evidence Based Education says: ‘To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it’.
Themes covered across the day will include:
Bruce has been working in education for over 20 years, having trained as a chemistry teacher at The University of Edinburgh in 2002. As headteacher, Bruce’s leadership of Berwickshire High School has been instrumental in turning around a school rated ‘weak’ and ‘unsatisfactory’ in an HMIE inspection, to one that is now widely recognised as sector-leading in its approaches to teaching & learning improvement, ethos, and staff professional development. As a consultant and trainer, Bruce is widely praised for his passion, clarity and the practicality of his messages.
19 September 16:00 – 17:00
Online
FREE
Register here:
Join this unique CLPL for Primary School teachers in the Scottish Borders, as we celebrate the William Gillies: Modernism and Nation exhibition at Hawick Museum. This Royal Scottish Academy Touring Exhibition is open until 20th October, and offers local children an opportunity to see paintings, drawings, photographs and objects from the artist’s career.
This CLPL will begin with an introduction from Sandy Wood, Head of Collections at RSA. We will then hear from the Hawick Museum team, about how your school can make the most of your visit.
Finally, you will have the opportunity to take part in a focussed lesson on William Gillies’ artwork, using Art UK‘s flagship visual literacy programme The Superpower of Looking. The Superpower of Looking is an innovative and inclusive programme that seeks to transform the visual literacy skills of primary school children across the UK, taking the world of art and images as its starting point. Using a set of free teaching resources, children will gain an essential superpower: the ability to really ‘see’ – to critically observe, analyse, question, interpret, and empathise. Children will become visually literate in the image-dominated world around them.
If you are unable to make this bespoke CLPL session, you can view Art UK’s William Gillies online resource which includes teachers’ notes to download, and a high-resolution zoom function.
More information on the exhibition: https://www.liveborders.org.uk/exhibitions/gillies-modernism-and-nation/
More information on the Superpower of Looking: https://artuk.org/learn/the-superpower-of-looking
Do you have experience in Practitioner Enquiry? Would you like to support a small group of NQTs with their enquiries?
The enquiry projects will be undertaken between January and April 2025.
If you are interested in this please contact clpl@scotborders.gov.uk
Microsoft MIEE Applications: Applications are now open to apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Education Expert (MIEE). It’s a fantastic program for staff who regularly use Microsoft applications (Teams/Forms/OneNote/Sway etc). We will run a short support session on Schoolhouse on Thursday 30th May if you would like help getting started with your application or you can apply directly at: Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert | Microsoft Learn
Apple Learning Coach
Applications are now open for the next cohort of Apple Learning Coach, you can apply at Learning Center – Apple Education Community If you are looking for something to focus on for next year’s CPD then look no further. Build coaching skills and creative technology skills.
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After the success of the live lessons earlier this year the EL100 have asked us to repeated them with schools across the country. If you missed it before please join us to discover more about the life and legacy of Eric Liddell, Scotland’s first Olympic gold medalist, 100 years after his historical win.
Sign up at: https://forms.office.com/e/94HF6bjW8k (Flyer attached)
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Join us at Springwood Park on Friday 7th June to discover new digital learning strategies and activities. 
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