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A class teacher's perspective

A class teacher's perspective

Linda Clarke, class teacher at St Margaret's RC Primary School, describes how the project has taken her out of her comfort zone and caused her to to examine and improve upon her practice. She says lessons are bound to be more interesting if teachers themselves are challenged and not just left to do the repetitive classes year in, year out.

Educational attainment of Looked After Children

Educational attainment of Looked After Children

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde were commissioned by the Scottish Government to review pilot projects aimed at addressing the low achievement in education by looked after children. In this video lead researcher Dr Graham Connelly talks about the key findings of the research, and highlights some of the interventions that appeared to make the most difference.

A night at the Oscars

A night at the Oscars

The first Oscar Ceremony from Kersland School shows short clips of the children working on their movies and participating in their own learning.

Children's views on active learning

Children's views on active learning

The children from Rothes Primary and Nursery schools give their opinions on how the mini-project went. They discuss how they got along and what they did to help each other during the project.

Collaborative working between primary and nursery practitioners

Collaborative working between primary and nursery practitioners

Primary 1 class teacher Miss Miller and senior nursery nurse Mrs Mutter talk about their Planet Earth Biodiversity project.

Stirling show

Stirling show

A slideshow from the Mysteries Inc. conference, 2008.

Stirling connecting learning

Stirling connecting learning

A slideshow showing pupils work during the Mysteries Inc. project on the Mary Celeste.

Ownership of learning

Ownership of learning

Helen Sneddon, Education Support Officer, Stirling Council talks about promoting ownership for learning. She discusses that by allowing children to have ownership of their work and progress they are developing the life-skills that to take with them into later life such as motivation, engagement and setting themselves high standards.

Working collaboratively

Working collaboratively

St Margaret's RC Primary have introduced more group work into their teaching. The teachers and pupils have found that this improves the motivation within the class to complete their work and achieve their end goal.

Working in class

Working in class

St Margaret's RC Primary School, Cowie, Stirling. This video deals with a class working on being 'good investigators' and shows their teacher setting out their work for the day. This work includes making posters, writing diaries and debating their theories as a group.