Sharing practice for learning, teaching and assessment

Creativity Portal - LOOK!

Read about a project in which P1 pupils worked with the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney over several months to research and curate their own exhibition. (Requires Glow login)

Published on 20 January 2012

Creativity Portal - Ditty and Gaer Boxes

Case study on the Shetland dialect resources for nursery and early primary developed in partnership by the Creative Links Team, schools, artists and the voluntary organisation Shetland ForWirds. (Requires Glow login).

Published on 20 January 2012

Creativity Portal - Big Hairy Hamish: The Monster Who Cared

Discover how Scottish Opera worked with 27 primary schools to introduce pupils from pre-school to P4 to the importance of recycling. (Requires Glow login)

Published on 20 January 2012

Glow Cookbook: Jessie Porter nursery: sharing and collaborating through Glow

In this cookbook, Jo Bell, an ICT Staff Tutor, describes how she worked with Jessie Porter Nursery School to develop a Glow Group aimed at showcasing the work that is going on in the nursery, strengthen Nursery / Primary transition links and to share how they are planning for and developing Curriculum for Excellence in the early years.

Published on 18 January 2012

Outdoor Learning in the National Parks annual conference, October 2011

A collection of short clips from the introductory addresses at the second annual Outdoor Learning in the National Parks conference which was held at Glenmore Lodge in the heart of the ancient Caledonian pine forest of the Cairngorms National Park in October 2011.

Published on 10 November 2011

Learning through sketchbooks in art and design

Air Iomlich (On Exchange) is a partnership project that brings practising artists together with learners and teachers to explore their outdoor environments.

Published on 7 November 2011

Entrepreneurial skills across the curriculum

This group of case studies highlights the positive impact that developing entrepreneurial skills has had on the confidence and self-esteem of young people.

Published on 13 October 2011

RME as the focus for Learning and Assessment

This case study provides practitioners with examples to reflect on and ideas for enhancing their own practice relating to assessment and interdisciplinary planning.

Published on 29 September 2011

Developing skills for learning, life and work

These case studies from a variety of primary and secondary settings around Scotland, demonstrate evidence of progression in the development of skills for learning, life and work as outlined in Building the Curriculum 4.

Published on 23 August 2011