About the Scottish Learning Festival
Why is the Scottish Learning Festival so important?
The Scottish Learning Festival is about teaching and learning and offers a number of opportunities to enhance the education profession by providing:
- inspiration and new ideas
- an opportunity to network with peers
- a range of options to enhance the learning and teaching experience for all.
In addition, teachers want practical advice and ideas about effective use of ICT in their classrooms to improve the quality of learning and teaching.
Who can attend the Scottish Learning Festival?
The Scottish Learning Festival is suitable for headteachers, senior management, policy makers, librarians and teaching practitioners in early years, primary, secondary, further and special education establishments. Community education learners and practitioners are also catered for.
Who organises the Scottish Learning Festival?
The Scottish Learning Festival is organised by Learning and Teaching Scotland.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Scottish Government Education Department, with a remit to:
- actively promote a climate of innovation, ambition and excellence throughout the Scottish education system
- support teachers, schools and local authorities in improving the quality of education and raising levels of achievement of all learners
- ensure that the curriculum and approaches to learning and teaching, including the use of ICT, assist children and young people in Scotland to develop their full potential
- work in close partnership with the Scottish Government and other key stakeholders to build capacity and support the delivery of a first-class education that is recognised as such nationally and internationally.
Emap is the exhibition organiser for the Scottish Learning Festival.
Emap organises the BETT Show in London and the Education Show in Birmingham, the UK's largest and most prestigious education events serving the ICT and school resource markets.
Related links
Curriculum for Excellence
Information and resources for this national initiative.
Glow
Information on new intranet for Scottish schools.
ICT in education
Information, advice, support and resources for education practitioners who are looking to integrate ICT into their practice.