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The following JPEGs and PNGs (with a transparent background) are drawn from the Creativity: The Big Picture infographic available on the National Improvement Hub.
Please use and share the images as widely as possible with educators, learners and partners in presentations, reports, posters and online.
You can also build your own infographics from scratch using the Everything Is Creative online tool and make your own use of the artwork you see here.
The following JPEGs and PNGs (with a transparent background) are drawn from the What are creativity skills? infographic, poster for learners, poster for staff, and poster for early learning and childcare settings, all available on the National Improvement Hub.
Please use and share the images as widely as possible with educators, learners and partners in presentations, reports, posters and online.
You can also build your own infographics from scratch using the Everything Is Creative online tool and make your own use of the artwork you see here.
The following JPEGs and PNGs (with a transparent background) are drawn from the What are creativity skills? infographic, poster for learners, poster for staff, and poster for early learning and childcare settings, all available on the National Improvement Hub.
Please use and share the images as widely as possible with educators, learners and partners in presentations, reports, posters and online.
You can also build your own infographics from scratch using the Everything Is Creative online tool and make your own use of the artwork you see here.
Why not take part in a competition for children and young people to enter to help decide the theme for next year’s International School Meals Day?
Your school or class could take part during Scottish School Meals Week 31st October – 4th November 2016.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2016/10/13/scottish-school-meals-week-31st-october-4th-november/
The flyer/poster is attached, and it would be helpful if you could please distribute it as widely as possible within your school, learning centre and community.
ismd-2017-comp-flier
There are three options to vote / choose:
• Food that reflects your heritage, culture or traditions
• Recipes that help make the most of the food you have at hand
• Completely open to suggestions!
There is a closing date of 7 November – and the chance to win an Amazon voucher!
Join us on the National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub
What is the hub?
Easy to use, professional, online learning community for practitioners across Scotland, provided by the numeracy and mathematics team at Education Scotland.
What does the hub offer?
Innovative, rich CLPL in different aspects of numeracy and mathematics via dialogue, sharing resources, interactive Glow TV broadcasts and research
Please join us for the next instalment of our SSLN support which focusses on estimation and rounding on 01/11/16.
Some questions to consider:
National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub
Join in the debate on our National Numeracy and Mathematics community.
Join us on the National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub
What is the hub?
Easy to use, professional, online learning community for practitioners across Scotland, provided by the numeracy and mathematics team at Education Scotland.
What does the hub offer?
Innovative, rich CLPL in different aspects of numeracy and mathematics via dialogue, sharing resources, interactive Glow TV broadcasts and research
Please join us for the next instalment of our SSLN support which focusses on estimation and rounding on 01/11/16.
Some questions to consider:
National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub
Join in the debate on our National Numeracy and Mathematics community.
Whitmuir Farm invite you to join their 
Field of Enquiry team to explore the food system through the 2000m2 lens. That is, when you divide all the arable land on our planet by the people, we each have 2000m2.
The dates for the FREE sessions are as follows;
Saturday 8th October, 22nd October, 5th November, 19th November, 3rd December, 14th January, 28th January, 11th February, 25th February, 11th March
There is no obligation to attend all sessions.
Details of each of the sessions and how to sign up can be found here.
Scotrail’s Community Grants Fund
The ScotRail Foundation provides grants of between £500 and £2,000 to grass roots community groups and charities in Scotland.
Your PTA or parents’ group might qualify as long as there is a wider benefit. Applicants should read the guidelines before making an online application.
Applications must fit within at least one of the following criteria to be eligible for funding:
• Promotion of positive mental health and wellbeing
• Targeting improvements in literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing in primary schools
• Improving the community’s environmental impact at a local level, encourage recycling or upcycling, or run environmental information or outreach programmes.
The next deadline for applications is 30 September 2016.
Contact: Foundation Scotland, Tel: 0131 524 0340 [ e-mail | website
Please find attached up to date food education news that may be of interest to you .
Food Health news SEPTEMBER 2016
Got good news to share around food education?
Join our #foodedfriday campaign. Share your stories and pictures on a Friday linking in with @EducationScot and any of your business partners.
Also..
Join our **NEW** Health & Wellbeing Yammer on Glow group to discuss food education and other HWB organisers. It couldn’t be easier to join in the conversation.
The Eatwell Guide
Food Standards Scotland has produced an information leaflet for teachers on the Eatwell Guide which includes an update about the NEW healthy eating guide, its key messaging, the changes made, whole school approaches as well as suggestions for classroom activities and links to further information and free classroom materials.
Eatwell_guide_2016_FINAL_MAR23
It has been sent to the Head Teacher/Head of Health & Wellbeing in all schools in Scotland to arrive on Wednesday 17th August or Thursday 18th August. The leaflet will be accompanied by a A1 poster of the Eatwell Guide.
Further information on the Eatwell Guide and other education resources can be found on our website www.foodstandards.gov.scot/the-eatwell-guide or by contacting Resources@fss.scot