New #EducatingBorders episode!
Scottish Learning Festival 2023 dates and programme have now been launched.
Click on the image below for further information.
The suite of Professional Learning Guides have now been updated for the 23/24 session:
We hope you have had a good summer and that you are feeling relaxed and refreshed and ready to pursue some professional development opportunities.
In this edition of our newsletter we:
Professional Learning Courses and Events
Introduction to Effective Timetabling |
| This intensive 3-day course has been designed for staff who are new to constructing a secondary school timetable.
The tutor, Grant Whytock, will share his wealth of timetabling knowledge and experience, and course participants will have the opportunity to engage with a range of practical exercises based around a real school timetable and real curriculum designs. The course aims to:
This course is always popular and early booking is recommended. Dates:
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| This one-day course is for those who have completed the Introduction to Effective Timetabling Course (see above) or who already have prior knowledge/experience of timetabling.
Course participants will:
Practical exercises will complement the techniques and ideas examined during the day. Date: Wed 28 February 2024
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| The University of Edinburgh’s Froebel in Childhood Practice Course is one of only two courses in the UK endorsed by the Froebel Trust.
Our annual online course will start on 9 Sept 2023, with teaching delivered in 10 x 3 hour sessions on Saturdays. Grants of up to £428 towards the course fees are available from the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for applicants who earn no more than £25,000 per year (gross) and who meet the SAAS residence conditions.
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| In this 10-week online course, participants will be thoroughly briefed on Scottish education policies, priorities and issues and will also receive guidance on applying for teaching posts.
Please note, participants must be eligible for registration with the GTCS (General Teaching Council for Scotland). If you are not already registered, please contact the GTCS directly. Date: 22 September – 9 December 2023
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Call for Research Participants: Secondary School Teachers in Scotland and Wales |
| What makes a good teacher? Are you being supported to develop as a good teacher in the current educational climate? How can you be better supported to develop as the teacher you want to be?
These are some of the questions that Moray House PhD student Amy Auckland will be considering in a research project exploring the extent to which recent education policy in Scotland and Wales is helping and/or hindering secondary school teachers to do their jobs well. Amy is currently looking for practising secondary school teachers in Scotland and Wales to give voice to the profession. She is seeking teachers who are willing to participate in a 1-hour interview that will engage with questions such as what you think makes a good teacher, how you understand and experience teacher professionalism, and the support you feel you need to do your job well. Interviews will take place between now and December 2023 and can be either in-person or online. Following the interviews, participants will be invited to join a professional development workshop in which these issues will be discussed in more depth. For full details and to sign-up, visit: www.spotlightonteachers.co.uk or contact Amy on amy.aukland@ed.ac.uk. |
CALL Scotland Courses and Webinars |
| Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning Scotland (CALL Scotland) helps children and young people to overcome disability and barriers to learning created by their environment.
Between Sept-Dec 2023, CALL will be offering a series of 1-hour online courses on subjects such as:
CALL’s autumn programme also includes a series of 20-minute webinars, with topics including: |
Reminder – GTCS Records
It is the responsibility of all teachers to ensure that their details are up to date on MyGTCS. Please ensure all details including name changes, email addresses, base and Local Authority are completed and correct
Business World
It is important that we have the correct contact details for you on Business World so that we can ensure you will receive all communications e.g. course joining instructions. Please check your Business World records and if your email address is incorrect please email the Business World team to update. BusinessWorld@scotborders.gov.uk
Emergency First Aid training for First Aiders is available to book through Business World
| T-1000003425 | Health & Safety | Emergency First Aid | 16/10/2023 | 09:00 | 16:00 |
| T-1000003426 | Health & Safety | Emergency First Aid | 12/02/2024 | 09:00 | 16:00 |
| T-1000003427 | Health & Safety | Emergency First Aid | 19/02/2024 | 09:00 | 16:00 |
| T-1000003428 | Health & Safety | Emergency First Aid | 07/05/2024 | 09:00 | 16:00 |
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TEP (Scottish Teachers for Enhancing Practice) are delighted to offer this exciting and relevant opportunity for all educationists.
We are hosting a Q&A panel event entitled ‘What the Educational Reforms Mean for You’. It will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 5th October 2023, with light refreshments from 6pm and discussion from 7pm until 9pm.
Panellists include Gillian Hamilton (interim Director of Education Scotland), David Cameron (presenter and adviser on Educational Services), Donna Stewart and Liz McGrath (from SQA).
This is a unique opportunity to keep abreast of the latest developments and find out from the policymakers what the reforms will mean in practice for the classroom teacher. Booking is through Eventbrite on the following link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-the-educational-reforms-mean-for-you-tickets-696642916717?aff=erelexpmlt
We are now taking applications for the Next Steps in Leadership programme starting in August 2023
Find out about leadership programmes facilitated by Education Scotland, as well as those offered by recognised organisations. Programmes of professional learning offered by external providers have been reviewed and endorsed by Education Scotland. View the PLL brochure and find out more about programmes on offer. Click image below.
Applications are now open for the First Steps in Leadership & Management Programme – for more information and an application form contact clpl@scotborders.gov.uk
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