- September 2nd, 2010
SLF 2010 – Less than 3 weeks to go!
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It’s now less than three weeks until the Scottish Learning Festival returns for 2010 offering a unique opportunity to discover what is happening in education across the country. As Curriculum for Excellence reaches full adoption across Scotland, SLF 2010 aims to provide the chance to find out about successful, innovative approaches to learning and teaching.
This year’s conference programme includes inspirational keynote addresses from Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Eric Booth, leading Arts and Creative Learning Consultant, Richard Gerver, inspirational leader and educator and Professor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology from Newcastle University.
Spotlight sessions are available throughout the event as well 160 seminars over the two days. Host of SLF for several years, Heather Reid, OBE, will for the first time be delivering a spotlight session. Don’t miss your opportunity to come along and hear Heather talking about Climate Change as a Context for Learning. In addition to the conference programme, the exhibition will provide access to 200 exhibitors of educational resources and a whole host of features including the Scottish Education Village, the Health and Wellbeing Zone, the Education Showcase and much more.
As well as the usual two day festival new for 2010 SLF is introducing Twilight sessions; a full conference programme running until 18.30 on the Wednesday evening including a keynote address from Eric Booth, a number of seminars and the chance to explore the exhibition.
To book your place at Scotland’s key educational event and find out more about what is on offer visit the SLF website and register online.
- August 17th, 2010
Scottish Education Village (stands F40, H40, J30 and J40)
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Located in the heart of the exhibition, the Scottish Education Village will once again be home to LTS as well as the Scottish Government, HMIE and SQA. Bringing all the Partners together, this year’s village has a range of exciting new interactive features and gives you the opportunity to talk with staff from across the organisations.
Come along to the LTS stand and take part in an activity packed two days. You will have the opportunity to speak to the LTS educational teams about a range of activity in areas including Curriculum, Assessment, Glow and technology and Community Learning and Development. For the first time we will also host Meet the Team sessions on the stand. The stand will also feature a pupil lead Glow TV studio and games based learning area.
Education showcase
The Education showcase located next to the Scottish Education Village returns for SLF 2010. The Education showcase is an opportunity to see for yourself what’s happening in Scottish education. Demonstrating exciting new and innovative teaching practice, these sessions will be hosted by educationalists and young people from throughout Scotland featuring a range of activities that will capture the interest of all visitors to SLF.
Education Showcase Highlights
‘Diversecity’, James Gillespie’s High School, Edinburgh
Reflecting the school’s mantra ‘we celebrate the diversity that exists among us’ and international school community pupils from James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh present extracts from their annual ‘Diversecity’ showcase. Wednesday 9.30–10.00
Beauty and the Beast in French, Dedridge Primary School, West Lothian
Pupils from Dedridge Primary school in West Lothian will perform in French a play which they planned, rehearsed and performed when in Primary 4.The performance illustrates how the teacher has achieved links across learning within the areas of Modern Languages and Expressive Arts. Thursday 12.00–12.30
Find details of the various showcases on the online timetable, or just come along and see what’s on offer on the day.
- August 17th, 2010
Sign up now for one of our eight Spotlight Sessions at SLF
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As Curriculum for Excellence reaches full adoption, practitioners will be considering how they can develop innovative and relevant experiences for learners through planned activities which will lead to sustained, motivating learning and high levels of achievement for all.
Below we have listed all eight seminars over both days where inspirational speakers allow individual practitioners and educational establishments the opportunity to further develop their skills, knowledge and creativity to help identify their own priorities and develop solutions relevant to their own circumstances.
Wednesday 22 September
Curriculum for Excellence and Glow 09.30 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 A
Born to Fail – The Perfect Storm, Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, QPM, Violence Reduction Unit 12.30 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 B
Emerging Strengths and Challenges from the Review of Teacher Education in Scotland Graham H C Donaldson, Review of Teacher Education 13.30 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 C
Why our Young People Embrace Technology to Engage in Learning, Prof Stephen Heppell, Heppell.net 15.45 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 D
Thursday 23 September
Climate Change as a Context for Learning,Heather Reid, OBE 09.30 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 F
Assessment within Curriculum for Excellence, Development Officer, Learning and Teaching Scotland 10.30 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 G
The Evolving Role of School Inspection and Quality Improvement, Dr Bill Maxwell, HMIE 13.00 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 H
How Do We Create Health, Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland 14.00 Lomond Auditorium Seminar Code L 1 I
- August 17th, 2010
New to SLF 2010 – Twilight Sessions
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Tailored especially for practitioners who would you like to attend SLF 2010 but can’t attend during the day, a full programme of activities will run until 18.30 on Wednesday evening.
Delegates will have the opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee and slice of cake before exploring the exhibition and the key features being showcased and attending the conference without taking time out of the classroom. 
Join Eric Booth, Leading Arts and Creative Learning Consultant in a Keynote session when he will discuss Creativity as Catalyst: Manifesting the Potential of Curriculum for Excellence. A variety of seminar sessions will then be available for you to choose from including: Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Health and Wellbeing, Religious education and many more.
You can access the Twilight programme online. Make sure you don’t miss out – register today.
- August 17th, 2010
Five weeks until SLF 2010
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It’s only five weeks until the Scottish Learning Festival returns for 2010 offering a unique opportunity to discover what is happening in education across the country. As Curriculum for Excellence reaches full adoption across Scotland SLF 2010 aims to provide the chance to find out about successful, innovative approaches to learning and teaching.
This year’s conference programme includes inspirational keynote addresses from Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Eric Booth, leading Arts and Creative Learning Consultant, Richard Gerver, inspirational leader and educator and Professor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology from Newcastle University.
In addition to the conference programme there are over 200 exhibitors of educational resources, and a whole host of features including the Scottish Education Village, the Health and Wellbeing Zone, the Education Showcase and many more.
As well as the usual two day festival new for 2010 SLF is introducing Twilight sessions; a full conference programme running until 18.30 on the Wednesday evening including a keynote address from Eric Booth, a number of seminars and the chance to explore the exhibition.
To book your place at Scotland’s key educational event and find out more about what is on offer visit the SLF website and register online.
- April 19th, 2010
SLF 2010 Keynote Speakers announced
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We are delighted to announce that this year’s keynote speakers are:
* Mike Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
* Eric Booth, an award-winning actor, author, entrepreneur and arts education specialist
* Richard Gerver, author of Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today and former Headteacher of the internationally respected Grange Primary School in Long Eaton
Further information about the conference programme and details of how to book for these sessions and others will be available shortly.
- March 2nd, 2010
Digital Games Design Competition @ SLF10
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Fancy yourself as a games designer? Now is your chance to design, create and market your own computer game with great characters and compelling storylines. Your game only has to meet two criteria for your chance to win some great prizes.
1. It should be an adventure/platform/puzzle game with a story behind it.
2. The player should be able to control a character and solve a puzzle or collect items to progress to the next level / complete the game.
If you are a pupil at a school in Scotland then you can enter your game in one of four categories:
1. Primary Individual
2. Primary Group
3. Secondary Individual
4. Secondary Group
Find out more about the Digital Games Design Competition on the Consolarium blog.
- February 22nd, 2010
SLF10 Mario Kart Challenge
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Calling all Jenson Button and Lewis Hamiltons of the future.
Would you like to race head to head, in front of a live audience and win the title of SLF10 MarioKarter Champion?
This year at SLF10 there will be a Mario Kart Grand Prix for Primary and Secondary pupils. In order to qualify you must be in the top 4 verified time trial times.
Teachers must submit a photo of a pupil’s verified Time Trial time. These times will be logged on a leader board held on the Consolarium Glow Group and blog so you can track your position against the whole of Scotland. The four fastest primary pupils and four fastest secondary pupils will be invited, with school representatives, to compete in a live race final at SLF10.
Find out more about the SLF10 Mario Kart Challenge on the Consolarium blog.
- February 8th, 2010
Call for participation now closed
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The deadline for submitting seminar proposals for this year’s Scottish Learning Festival has now passed. Thanks to everyone who submitted proposals for SLF 2010. The review process is now underway and more information will be available shortly.
- January 7th, 2010
Theme for SLF 2010
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The theme for SLF 2010 is Curriculum for Excellence: Enhancing experiences, raising standards. We are now accepting abstracts for proposed participation. Visit the Scottish Learning Festival website for more information on the theme and details of how to submit a proposal.
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