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Local radio station encourages young talent
Camglen Community Radio Station, Hallside Primary and Cathkin High School form a partnership strategy allowing pupils to gain a wide variety of skills, including broadcasting and digital music skills. Radio station staff work with pupils to develop playlists and programme schedules, which are broadcast live on air. Staff, teachers and pupils outline the benefits of partnership working and the positive effect it has on the pupils' education and self-confidence.
- Posted on 17 April 2009 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Curriculum.
- Tagged as illustrative.
Working in the hospitality industry
Stirling Managment Centre and Wallace High School work in partnership to provide pupils with experiences across a number of areas in hospitality industry as well as gaining transferable skills for work. Staff, pupils and teachers describe how this is an effective partnership for both parties and the benefits of using this approach.
- Posted on 17 April 2009 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Curriculum.
- Tagged as illustrative.
Dunoon Grammar School - Homecoming Scotland 2009
Paul Gallanach from Dunoon Grammar School outlines the programme of events and activities undertaken by the school for Homecoming year, including the remaking of the Homecoming Scotland advertisement.
- Posted on 18 March 2009 under Scotland's Culture, Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Technologies, Expressive arts, Curriculum.
- Tagged as Homecoming.
The Ramsay Challenge – helping to meet pupils’ needs
Jane St John, Christine Ross and pupils, Carluke High School, South Lanarkshire Council talk about their experience of participating in the Ramsay Challange. In this video we are told how pupils at the school enter a food product development competition and through practical learning methods, come up with sausage ideas for Ramsay's of Carluke. It is also discussed how such methods of learning can prepare pupils for future educational and career paths.
- Posted on 06 February 2009 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Curriculum for Excellence Practice, Curriculum for Excellence, Assessment and Achievement, Topics, Good Practice Conferences, HMIE, Partners, Health and wellbeing, Curriculum.
- Tagged as home economics, HMIE, good practice.
Interview with Martin Hunter
Video in which the Chairperson of the North Ayrshire Federation of Small Business explains how the emphasis on literacy and numeracy in Curriculum for Excellence, and the opportunities for children to have planned experiences in partnerships with businesses will improve their understanding of work and enterprise.
- Posted on 29 January 2009 under Numeracy, Literacy, Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Curriculum.
- Tagged as work experience, skills for work, numeracy, North Ayrshire, literacy, Federation of Small Businesses.
Growing plants with a garden centre
Video showing how Hopetoun Garden Centre helped children at Ladywell Nursery to grow their own plants so they could learn about the environment and healthy eating.
- Posted on 02 October 2008 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Partnerships with Employers, Determined to Succeed, Partners, Health and wellbeing, Curriculum.
Learning about languages and business
Local credit company Avance worked in partnership with Stonelaw High School to emphasise the advantages and importance of languages in business.
- Posted on 02 October 2008 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Partnerships with Employers, Determined to Succeed, Partners, Technologies, Curriculum.
Financial education reaches other curriculum areas
A visit to the Musem on the Mound in Edinburgh supported history and art as well as financial education for these P5 pupils at Royal Mile Primary School.
- Posted on 02 October 2008 under Numeracy, Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Partnerships with Employers, Determined to Succeed, Partners, Social studies, Mathematics, Curriculum.
Design curriculum enhanced by linking with IKEA
Sudents at Beeslack High School design products for a competition sponsored by IKEA helping them work to a brief and make design choices for a commercial environment.
- Posted on 02 October 2008 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Partnerships with Employers, Determined to Succeed, Partners, Technologies, Expressive arts, Curriculum.
E-mentoring brings business knowledge to the classroom
Kinross High School set up an e-mentoring project with local employers Norwich Union for its SQA Internet Basics unit for S2 pupils.
- Posted on 02 October 2008 under Enterprise Practice, Enterprise in Education, Topics, Partnerships with Employers, Determined to Succeed, Partners, Technologies, Curriculum.