Climate Week: 12–18 March 2012
Climate Week is a national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates in thousands of events and activities, planned by organisations from every part of society. Showcasing real, practical ways to combat climate change, the campaign aims to renew our ambition to create a more sustainable, low-carbon future. You can now register your school with Climate Week 2012. To find out more about getting involved in Climate Week you can visit the website, email info@climateweek.com or telephone on 020 3397 2601.
Posted on: Sat Dec 24, 2011National Assessment Resource
Education Scotland is currently working with a range of establishments with the aim of publishing new case studies in the National Assessment Resource (NAR) in early January. All of Scotland’s local authorities are involved in developing these materials, which will reflect the local flexibility that schools and local authorities have in developing their processes of recognising achievement, profiling and reporting, in line with the guidance provided by Building the Curriculum 5. The materials will cover the early years, primary, secondary and ASN sectors.
Posted on: Sat Dec 24, 2011Early Years National Glow Group
The Early Years team at Education Scotland have updated and ‘revamped’ the National Early Years Glow site! It provides a wonderful wealth of early years information, including direct links to the Early Years blog, Early Years resources and other places to visit within Glow to help practitioners with their learning and teaching. There are also opportunities to take part in discussions.
Posted on: Fri Nov 25, 2011The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership (SCQFP) has launched a Schools Toolkit for use by those delivering learning in schools and the broader learning community. Created in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the toolkit assists schools and learning communities in understanding how the Framework supports Curriculum for Excellence and the recognition of achievement for young people. It also helps support parents and carers in understanding the SCQF so that they in turn can help young people choose how they move forward in their learning, understand less familiar qualifications and recognise other areas of learning that may contribute to their personal development and goals for the future. The toolkit contains useful presentations and publications that will aid schools and learning communities in understanding and communicating the Framework to learners, parents and carers.
Posted on: Thu Nov 10, 2011Choices for Life
Choices for Life’s new two-day web event is set to deliver a packed programme of entertainment and information to pupils in Primary 7 through to S6 on substance misuse issues and making positive lifestyle decisions.
The programme, which is funded by the Scottish Government has been developed by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency in collaboration with a number of partners, and will help schools deliver second, third and fourth level substance misuse experiences and outcomes within health and wellbeing.
DAY 1 Monday 14 November 2011
Secondary S1–S3: 10.50 –12 noon
PACE drama ‘Sophie’s Story’ which explores the issues around alcohol misuse and music and messages from Pearl and the Puppets, The Wanted, GMD3 and Emeli Sandi.
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S4 – S6: 1330 –14.45
PACE drama ‘Scott’s Story’ which explores the issues around controlled drug misuse and music and messages from Pearl and the Puppets, The Wanted, GMD3 and Emeli Sandi.
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DAY 2 Tuesday 15 November 2011
S2–S6: 1330–1500
Alcohol question and answer session with studio panelists. The panel will include Accident & Emergency Consultant, Dr Peter Armstrong (Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary), Professor Susan Deacon (Edinburgh University), Detective Superintendent Alan Cunningham (Scottish Crime & Drug Enforcement Agency) and Gregor Urquhart (Young Scot). The panel will discuss questions submitted by the pupils as well as those from the studio audience.
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CPD - Gaelic: Critical literacy
Monday 14 November
16.30
Presented by Grant Gillies from Education Scotland this session will provide an introduction to Critical literacy with a focus on higher order thinking skills and Bloom’s Taxonomy.
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Meet the Author – Janis MacKay
Wednesday 16 November
11.00
Janis Mackay, children’s author and storyteller, talks about her time by the sea in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. This is where she got the inspiration for the Magnus Fin books, the first of which, Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest, won the Kelpies prize 2009. Janis will be working with pupils in Abbeyhill Primary School. This event is suitable for P5, P6 & P7.
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CPD – Health & wellbeing outdoors: time, growth and change
Wednesday 16 November
16.15
Using the outdoors to learn skills and strategies which will support in challenging times, particularly in relation to change and loss, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing HWB 0-07a – 4-07a. During this Glow Meet we will look at how different spaces and experiences outdoors can be used to resource learning in times of change and loss.
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Glowing Thursday – National School Sports Week
Thursday 17 November
11.00
Scottish athlete Lee McConnell, will tell us about what it takes to be an Olympian and to encourage schools to get involved in National School Sports Week 2012. The week will run from 11th– 15th June 2012 and the theme for this year is Stage your Games!
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