An interview with June McGregor from the Scottish Music Centre, who talks about the Centre’s online composition chart which helps young people aged from 12-years-old share their own compositions in any genre with the rest of the world, and the other work of the Centre in promoting Scottish music.
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Interviews with lecturer David Muir from Jordanhill teacher training insitute at the University of Glasgow and with a group of student teachers from University of Paisley about they have seen at the Scottish Learning Festival and what has proved inspirational for them.
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Dr Merrotsy, a lecturer in gifted and talented education, talks about his work with bright pupils from disadvantaged and isolated rural backgrounds and his opinion on the Scottish Learning Festival.
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David Robertson, presenter of the BBC’s Reporting Scotland, talks about about the importance of engaging young minds with journalism and media in the classroom.
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Representatives from three different educational groups introduce what each of their projects involves. Fiona Fisher of the Scotland China School Links Program, Bridget Doogan of Scottish Health talking about ‘emotional literacy’, and Margaret Sutherland of the Scottish Network for Able Pupils feature in these short interviews.
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In this podcast Tim Laver, principal teacher of History and Modern Studies at Bishopbriggs Academy, talks about the Consolarium, and the Crazy Talk animation application, followed by an explanation by teachers from Gullane Primary School of their Active Learning project.

In this podcast school librarian Heather Kirkwood highlights the benefits of the Red Book Awards. This project successfully encouraged reading throughout a large number of pupils from the authority. Heather discusses how the project can be used by others councils or even be condensed for use at individual schools.

Pupils from St Fergus’ Primary School in Dundee describe their time travel drama about Glow while Lorna Kerr from Glow explains the project. Also an attendee to the Scottish Learning Festival explains how it supports his interest in social media in education.

In this podcast Mary Bellizzi, Development Officer from the Scottish Health Promoting School unit, discusses her forthcoming food and health in schools speech.

Pupils from Lasswade Primary School and a representative of Midlothian Council talk about their drumming project. They have used African drumming as a technique to improve memory and learning. In particular they used it when learning about Greek mythology and about the galaxy.