Tag Archives: Responsibility of All

Healthier Routes to School⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

Sustrans / Go safe Scotland have produced a series of 11 short films to support school travel planning.Healtheir routes

The resource called ‘Healthier Routes’ be found on the GLOW launch pad.

It is aimed at 2nd level pupils and will compliment the work of Junior Road Safety Officers.

A helpful teacher’s guide is also avaiable to support the film resource.

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Glow’s Watch Again Service⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

Watch Again ImageThe on demand service from Glow TV, Watch Again, has recently undergone a redesign. All the recordings are still available but finding them should now be quicker and easier.

Why not have a look at the new look blog and find the events that you may have missed or ones that are of interest to you and your class? Glow TV – Watch Again.

The live and interactive events can be found on the Glow TV schedule .

Save the Children Resilience Project⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

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Save the Children are looking for two schools to take part in a resilience project that aims to strengthen children’s understanding of emergencies and the actions they can take to prepare themselves, their families and their communities.  Click here for more information on the project .  It is aimed at children aged 9 – 11 and participating schools will be given a £1000 budget.

You can also contact Graham Clark, Programmes Manager g.clark@savethechildren.org.uk for more information.

 

Family Learning Research⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

This report presents findings from a study of family literacy programmes in England carried out by the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) at UCL Institute of Education (IOE) between July 2013 and May 2015. This mixed-methods study was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and explored: 1) the impact of school-based family literacy programmes on young children’s progress in reading and writing; and 2) how parents translate and implement what they learn in these classes into the home literacy environment. This study provides evidence that after attending family literacy sessions children improve their literacy skills and there are positive changes in the home literacy environment.

http://www.nrdc.org.uk/?p=838

 

Stonewall Scotland Education Conference 2016⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

This one-day event will bring together teachers, education professionals and communities from across Scotland  to discuss tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and celebrating difference through a series of interactive workshops, keynote speeches and panel discussions.

The annual Education Conference will take place at the Hilton Grosvenor, Edinburgh on Friday 3 June.

Further information and booking details available here.

 

Age Friendly Schools – Perth and Kinross – Glasgow⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

Generations Working Together  invites primary and secondary schools to become involved in an age friendly project supported by a GWT Development Officer. They  are looking to identify 4 schools within City of Glasgow and Perth & Kinross local Authority Areas, one primary and one secondary from each area to be part of this project in the next academic year.

In partnership with Linking Generations Northern Ireland (LGNI) and with funding secured to develop this project from The Big Lottery, GWT is looking to identify schools who would like to show that they can be a hub for intergenerational engagement promoting inclusion, participation and wellbeing of older people and the generations they share their communities with.

 

If you are interested and would like to know more please check out here . Deadline for calls of interest close on Friday 29th April at 5pm.

Understanding Glasgow⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

GCPH new report, Glasgow: health in a changing city looks in detail at how health and life expectancy are changing in Glasgow and each of its 56 neighbourhoods, and the links to the changes over the last 20 years to the city’s population, housing, environmental and socioeconomic circumstances.

Understanding Glasgow sets out to describe life circumstances and health in the city. Here you will find key indicators, showing trends and comparisons within the city and with other cities.

 

 

 

Global Goals and the World’s Largest Lesson⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

gg-logo-tileThe United Nations recently agreed a set of goals that aim to make our planet fair, healthy and sustainable by 2030.  A 17-point plan to end poverty, combat climate change and fight injustice and inequality. They are the biggest attempt in the history of the human race to make the world a better place. Resources available include: a guide, an animated introductory film and a set of lesson plans.

Reading for Achievement in your classroom – Professional Learning Event (secondary)⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

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Reading for achievement in your classroom

 

A professional learning opportunity for all secondary teachers

 

 

 

Date:              Wednesday 16th March 2016

Venue:           Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4AE

http://www.stirlingcourthotel.com/contact-us/find-us/

 

Focus: Literacy as the responsibility of all secondary teachers.

You will have the opportunity to engage with leaders of learning from all subject areas in order to explore how to improve the learning and teaching of literacy skills in all subject classrooms and learning contexts.

 

Buddy up!  Registration is open to pairs of secondary teachers.  We’re looking to work with teachers from across all subject areas so a maximum of one English teacher per pair, please!

 

Commitment: By participating you will undertake a minimum of 6 hours of CLPL, which will include up to 2 hours of online activity before the event.

 

Before Preparation using online community 1-2 hours (approx.)
During Presentations and workshops on the day 4 hours
After Collaborative work with colleagues back at school 1 hour +

 

Programme Aims

  • Engage in professional dialogue about literacy with colleagues from across schools and subject areas
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of teaching reading across the school
  • Build capacity for leadership of literacy across learning
  • Plan for impact in your school by planning professional learning activities
  • Build an online professional learning community focused on improving literacy across learning

 

5 minute shout outs  Trying out a bright idea for improving classroom practice for literacy across learning in your school?  Maybe it’s well established in your school?  Maybe it’s something that you’re piloting?  We’d love to hear about it in one of our five minute slots.

REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY 26TH MARCH.

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PREVENT update⤴

from @ Education Scotland's Learning Blog

PREVENT is embedded within the legislative safeguarding duties of all education authorities and schools. Professional update for educational staff is undertaken through the routine sessions delivered by education authorities and the SCIS ( Scottish Council for Independent Schools)

In Scotland, we have a distinctive approach to safeguarding in Scotland linking to Getting It Right for Every Child which promotes action to improve the wellbeing of every child and young person.    Safeguarding is the golden thread that runs through the curriculum. The aim is to support the development of learner’s knowledge, skills and resilience to keep themselves safe and protect themselves and to develop an understanding of the world so that they can respond to a range of issues and potential risky situations arising throughout their lives. As such, it permeates many features of the education experience life – leadership, values, vision, the curriculum, teaching and learning, positive relationships, learner resilience, etc.

Education Scotland, working closely with the City of Glasgow Council is hosting a PREVENT conference on 24 February to be held in Lourdes Secondary School. Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s languages, will open the conference. The conference is targeted at strategic education leaders across the wider education community covering education authorities, colleges, independent schools and third sector organisations involved in supporting the PREVENT agenda, it will be led and facilitated by young people from the school. Keynote speakers will include colleagues from Education Scotland, Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the young people from Lourdes.

Following the strategic conference, in the summer term, a number of regional events will be held for practitioners focused on curriculum support to ensure teachers and other educational staff are supported to embed the PREVENT agenda into key curricular areas, including RME, social subjects and HWB. These regional events will show case best practice and have input from curricular leaders within Education Scotland.

Education Scotland recently published (September 2015) HGIOS4. Within the document a new quality indicator focused on Safeguarding has been developed. This QI outlines the clear expectations of all schools, colleges, early learning and childcare centres in protecting children and young people