5-14
5-14 Curriculum news
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02 July 2008NHS Health Scotland is looking for 15-25-year-olds to explain what health means to them by sending in ideas for pictures.
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01 July 2008Science centres will receive a £250,000 boost this year to improve the interest and ability of children in the subject.
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30 June 2008The deadline for submitting feedback on the draft experiences and outcomes for many of the curriculum areas within Curriculum for Excellence is 30 June 2008.
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26 June 2008Christian Aid and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland have teamed up with Hand Up Media to develop a film-making project for young people seeking to investigate and promote solutions to climate change and poverty.
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25 June 2008The Scottish Government has announced that increasing numbers of pupils are choosing to eat a nutritious, hot meal during their lunchtime at school. Newly published statistics show that of those pupils present on the survey day, 47.1% sat down to a meal supplied by the school, compared to 46.1% in 2007.
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24 June 2008The Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland has launched a campaign to highlight the shortage of educational material in accessible formats.
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20 June 2008Govan High School has compiled its own list of transferable skills to guide teachers in developing their curriculums, and students in understanding what skills they have and their real-world value.
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18 June 2008Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has published ‘Improving: Services for Children. How good are our services for young carers and their families?’
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17 June 2008Young Scot , the national youth information agency, is working with the Scottish Government to consult with the nation’s young people about Scotland’s future. In line with the wider consultation being delivered across the country, Young Scot will canvas the views of 11-19 year olds throughout Scotland around their hopes for the political status of the nation.
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17 June 2008The Herald reports on yesterday's launch of a project that will see the past, present and future of the River Clyde studied in Scottish classrooms as part of an initiative that will use the revival of the waterfront as a teaching resource for primary and secondary schools.
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16 June 2008The programme for the Edinburgh International Book Festival is out now, with booking opening on Friday 20 June.
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11 June 2008Scotland’s young people are confident that they will personally benefit from Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2014 (CG2014). This is just one of the key findings of a comprehensive survey and the focus of the National Discussion Day which was hosted on Tuesday 10 June by Young Scot , the national youth information agency.
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11 June 2008Count Us In: Improving the education of our looked after children has been published by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) and launched at the All Bar None Conference in Glasgow.
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10 June 2008Plantlife Scotland has published a new Pond Plant Education Pack aimed at 8-11-year-olds.
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10 June 2008'Building the Curriculum 3: A framework for learning and teaching' has now been published on the Curriculum for Excellence website.
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10 June 2008The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the next generation of National Qualifications in Scotland.
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10 June 2008HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has published 'Geography - A portrait of current practice in Scottish secondary schools', one of a developing series of publications by HMIE designed to reflect current good practice in subjects and aspects of Scottish education and to identify areas for further improvement.
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10 June 2008The 2007 Scottish Survey of Achievement on Science, Science Literacy and Core Skills has been published. The survey gives a snapshot across primary and early secondary.