Category: LTA

Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference

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:

  • The science of learning
  • Questioning
  • Feedback
  • Differentiation
  • Formative assessment
  • Student-led learning
  • Inclusive pedagogy
  • …and more!

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.

  • The content of the conference is aimed at teachers and school leaders in both primary and secondary sectors.
  • Delegates should arrive from 9am onwards for a 9:30am start.
  • Each ticket includes tea/coffee on arrival and lunch.
  • Delegates will receive a PDF copy of the slides used following the event.
  • Delegate parking is £5 per day and £16 overnight.
  • For further details, contact Bruce directly: bruce@nextleveleducational.com

Superpower of Looking CLPL: William Gillies at Hawick Museum

19 September 16:00 – 17:00

Online

FREE

Register here:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e6be4179-b5c9-43f3-a08e-8bd0b650c46b@12fdaf10-48f7-4366-933f-8c3ceff4bbad

 

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.

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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.

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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

Microsoft Innovative Education Expert & Apple Learning Coach

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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RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS IN SCOTLAND – What Bees Taught Me: Exploring What can be Learnt from More-than-Human Teachers

RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS IN SCOTLAND – What Bees Taught Me: Exploring What can be Learnt from More-than-Human Teachers

We would like to invite you to take part in a research project which will take place on University of Stirling campus, from teatime on Friday 24 May to the afternoon of Sunday 26 May 2024.

The weekend is funded by University of Stirling Crucible and is free to attend (costs covered include food, accommodation on campus, and a travel bursary). Places are open to teachers of any kind (primary/secondary/FE/HE/adult/community) who are currently based in Scotland.

This will be an exciting research study which aims to explore what we can learn from teachers who are not humans. In our current ecological predicament the potential teachings of more-than-humans such as insects, plants, water and trees are often overlooked. This project aims to find out what happens when we look to creatures from the order Hymenoptera (bees and wasps) as beings with the potential to educate us about the environment, community, survival, and our relationships with the natural world.  During the course of the weekend, we will undertake a range of creative, pedagogical and scientific activities and reflect on how these might impact your future teaching practice. One outcome will be the creation of a teaching toolkit which you can use in your own future educational adventures. You may wish to use this project as CPD or to further your own teaching interests.

Please note that, whilst the project is centred around Hymenoptera, there will be no handling of insects during the project. However, as activities may involve close observation of bees, those with phobias or allergies may want to consider this aspect carefully before applying to take part.

The research element involves completing two short questionnaires and a walking ‘intra-view’ after the event. Further information on participation, ethics and consent will be shared with those who express an interest in being involved.

Do contact me if you need any further information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr Kay Sidebottom

Lecturer in Education

University of Stirling
Contact: Kay.Sidebottom@stir.ac.uk