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Getting Ready for Winter Glow Meet
Don’t get caught out with bad weather this winter! Doing small things now can save a lot of trouble later. Tune in with your class to Education Scotland’s Glow meet to hear from the MET office and...
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Robert Louis Stevenson Day 2015
Robert Louis Stevenson Day will take place on Friday 13 November, though celebrations will be taking place all week, from 9—15 November. This year the theme will be ‘Stevenson on Stage and Screen’ and...
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National Adoption Week 2015
We know that having a secure, stable and supportive home is vital to a child’s well-being. For the small, but important number of children who can no longer live at home, adoptive families across...
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Numeracy and Mathematics Resources
National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub The National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub is a virtual learning environment for all practitioners. The Hub provides an innovative approach to career-long...
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Reading for pleasure – What difference does it make?
This is one of a series of thought pieces from the Literacy and English team at Education Scotland. In this one, Helen Fairlie discusses some well-known research about reading for pleasure from the...
View Article1+2 – An Update: Glow TV Event, Wednesday 18 November
The modern languages team at Education Scotland will be delivering another series of Glow TV events to support the 1+2 approach to language learning. In the first session, we will give an overview of...
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A new look but same great content!
We changed the theme of our blog today, mainly to ensure it works better on mobile gadgets. A wee reminder of what this learning blog is all about… Colleagues working in Education Scotland are in the...
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Webinar: Career Education 3 – 18; Thursday, 3 Dec @ 4pm
When is it? Thursday, 3 December, 4 – 5 pm Where? Live on Glow TV (Glow login required). Who is this for? Head teachers, teachers, employers, parents and anyone one else interested/involved in...
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Decoding Scots
An interesting point emerged in a recent training session on Scots. We all know that not every learner has Scots at his or her disposal: we largely have a mixture of speakers and learners of the...
View ArticleSupport for Learning Event – 4th December, Edinburgh
Support for Learning teaching provides children and young people ways to improve their engagement and attainment in school. It offers personalised support and contributes to their support entitlement...
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West Lothian College STEM Manifesto
West Lothian College has pledged to develop a spirit of innovation, enterprise and partnership in STEM education and training. They aim to provide first class and consistent opportunities for all...
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Fly The Flag For Human Rights
New campaign to promote the benefits of human rights. The Scottish Government’s #FlyTheFlag for human rights campaign is part of a contribution to the objectives of Scotland’s National Action Plan for...
View ArticleVoice Assisted Technology for Gaelic
The world’s first Scottish Gaelic Computer Voice is now available from CALL Scotland’s Scottish Voice web site. The new Gaelic computer voice is licensed for the whole of the Scottish public sector, so...
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MINISTER VISITS SCHOOL TO CELEBRATE THEIR WORK IN SCOTS
Broughton High School pupils gave Minister for Learning, Sciences and Scotland’s Languages Dr Alasdair Allan a warm welcome today (Wednesday 2 December) as he visited the school in Edinburgh to...
View Article‘Manifesto on Adult Learning in the 21st Century’
The European Association for the Education of Adults launched its publication which sets objectives for creating a Learning Europe: a Europe that is able to tackle the future positively and with all...
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Strategic Forum for Adult Learning meeting with Cabinet Secretary
The National Strategic Forum for Adult Learning had a productive meeting with Angela Constance on Thursday 3rd December Pictured here with Angela Constance, are some members of the Forum who are...
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Boosting skills in Scotland’s digital sector
Claire Gillespie – Key Sector Manager – ICT and Digital Technologies Recent months have seen a wealth of skills activity in Scotland’s ICT and Digital Technologies Sector. With the launch of some...
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POLAAR professional learning opportunity
This is one of a series of thought pieces from the Literacy and English team at Education Scotland. In this one, Marion Cochrane discusses the Primary One Literacy Assessment and Action Resource...
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Glow App Library NEW! – Wood Crafts
A new tile has been added to the National Glow App Library by Kemnay Academy entitled Wood Crafts. Its content is multi-media learning and teaching resources to support practical woodwork in secondary...
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Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Competition
NEW SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION FOR 2016 Design Your Own Panel! In 2016-17 the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry team is offering Scottish schools an exciting opportunity to get involved, in partnership with...
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