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Fiona Hyslop Keynote Speech SLF 2009
Fiona Hyslop discusses Scottish Government priorities in education and the development of Curriculum for Excellence. Also includes a question and answer session.
- Posted on 24 September 2009 under Scottish Learning Festival, Topics, Curriculum.
Carol Dweck Keynote Speech SLF 2009
Professor Carol Dweck discusses how to develop a 'growth mindset' instead of 'fixed mindset', based on psychological research undertaken with students.
- Posted on 24 September 2009 under Scottish Learning Festival, Topics, Curriculum.
Keynote address: Adam Ingram, Minister for Children and Early Years
Adam Ingram Keynote at Healthy Food in Schools conference – Celebrating Success and Rising to the Challenge
- Posted on 20 January 2009 under Information about Curriculum for Excellence, Curriculum for Excellence Practice, Curriculum for Excellence, Topics, Good Practice Conferences, HMIE, Partners, Health and wellbeing, Curriculum.
- Tagged as Building the Curriculum 3.
Fiona Hyslop launches experiences and outcomes
Video of Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, launching the experiences and outcomes - an essential component of Scotland's new curriculum - on 2 April 2009 in Stirling.
- Posted on 02 April 2009 under Information about Curriculum for Excellence, Curriculum for Excellence, Topics, Curriculum.
Enterprising learning and teaching - Audrey Gibson
This video shows Audrey Gibson and a pupil from Larbert High School, Falkirk Council, talking about the Young Enterprise programme. They talk about how this is used throughout the school from creating board games to running a business. The programme is aimed at increasing the confidence of pupils in a working environment and developing their career skills.
- Posted on 04 February 2009 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Curriculum for Excellence Practice, Curriculum for Excellence, Topics, Good Practice Conferences, HMIE, Partners, Health and wellbeing, Curriculum.
- Tagged as home economics, HMIE, good practice, enterprise.
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.
- Posted on 06 November 2008 under Collaboration, How We Learn, Curriculum for Excellence Practice, Curriculum for Excellence, Topics, Curriculum.
- Tagged as planning, personal achievement, interdisciplinary learning, collaborative learning, active learning.
One to Watch: Learning and Teaching Scotland
A compelling insight by The Scotsman showing the lead role LTS has in the successful delivery of a number of programmes of work, including the launch of Scotland’s new curriculum guidance.
- Posted on 13 November 2009 under Topics, Curriculum.
- Tagged as corporate.
An introduction to Culture and Ethos
Area 5 of The Journey to Excellence. This video describes those attributes and values which contribute to an excellent school ethos and which help to create a successful school and it outlines why an ethos of achievement is integral to a successful school.
An introduction to Partnerships
Area 3 of The Journey to Excellence. This film describes the importance of working in partnership with outside agencies, as well as parents and families, in order to meet the needs of all learners and help them to make the most of their skills and abilities.
- Posted on 29 October 2009 under Broad area 3: Partnership, Journey to Excellence, Topics, Broad area 3: Partnership, The Journey to Excellence, HMIE, Partners, Curriculum.
An introduction to People
Area 4 of The Journey to Excellence. This video highlights the importance and value of people in achieving excellence. Reflection, self-evaluation and the use of data are key themes which make up this area.
- Posted on 29 October 2009 under Broad area 4: People, Journey to Excellence, Topics, Broad area 4: People, The Journey to Excellence, HMIE, Partners, Curriculum.