Games Legacy for Scotland

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January 9th, 2012: Games Legacy for Scotland - National event reminder; mfarrell; Comments: 2 Comments » Tags: : Categories Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games, Get Set, International, International Inspirations, Paralympics, dance, global citizenship, health and well being, olympics, sustainable development

A Games Legacy for Scotland - Building the Legacy for Learning

Date: 31^st January 2012

Venue: The Hilton, William Street, Glasgow

Places are filling rapidly for the Education Scotland national event to share and develop your knowledge, experience and ideas in developing a legacy for learning from the Games.

London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 – the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games – put Scotland in a unique position over the next 3 years to make a lasting impact on our major national agendas: health, education, the economy, culture and the environment. London 2012 will be the biggest show on the planet with an audience of over 3 billion. It will be closely followed by Glasgow 2014 when Scotland will welcome teams from the 54 countries and 71 teams of the Commonwealth to participate in our Games. The coming together of athletes, performers and officials from across the globe in the pursuit of excellence offers educators an ideal opportunity to capture the spirit of the Games, encourage the values that underpin them and inspire young people in schools and communities across Scotland to be the best they can be and to become active, healthy, creative and enterprising global citizens.

This Games Legacy for Learning event will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas about how the Games can be used as a rich context for learning to encourage sustainable international partnerships and to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. As well as showcasing some of the ways in which schools, local authorities and partners have already engaged with the Games, the event will enable practitioners to access a wide range of resources and opportunities and to network with fellow professionals and partners to support their own practice.

Education Scotland is committed to supporting the aims of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy for Scotland plan and to working in partnership with the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee and the London 2012 ‘Get Set’ team, to enable a legacy for learning. London 2012, as well as being an exciting opportunity in its own right, provides Scotland with an ideal springboard for Glasgow 2014.

The programme

Click to download the draft programme

How to book

To register for this event please visit http://conta.cc/gameslegacy.

This event is free. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please contact Diane Carson on 0141 282 5172 or email [email protected] for further information.

December 22nd, 2011: Dance education in the Hague - opportunity for secondary teachers; mfarrell; Comments: 1 Comment Tags: : Categories Commonwealth Games, International, Paralympics, dance, global citizenship, health and well being, olympics

Education Scotland, in partnership with Creative Scotland, are offering an exciting international dance education opportunity for secondary teachers…

Scottish Continuing International Professional Development (SCIPD) Programme

Group study visit to The Hague - Dance Education

February 2012

Education Scotland is inviting applications from secondary teaching staff for a group study visit to The Hague to explore innovative work in dance and education. This visit has been arranged in partnership with Creative Scotland, which will support the additional active participation of Dance artists from across Scotland. This professional development will support ‘Get Scotland Dancing’, increasing the capacity of teachers to teach dance, and contributing to the Games Legacy for Scotland.

Complete the application form to take part in this exciting opportunity

SCIPD The Hague application form - download

SCIPD The Hague visit outline - download

or contact [email protected] for more information.

The deadline for submission of an application has been extended to 13th Jan 2012 .

The Netherlands school education system has high-quality Dance education, and the visit will take place during the “Festival of Dance” which provides an opportunity to engage in practical workshops with international contemporary choreographers and view their subsequent professional performances. http://en.holland-dance.com/page/festival

It is expected that the visit to The Hague will include

- Workshop sessions with professional choreographers

- Visits to see professional performance linked to the workshops

- Visit to a local school that is delivering dance

Please note the workshop sessions are aimed at semi-professional level and the choreographers have been made aware that it is a mixed ability group. Should you have any concerns about this or health problems please do get in touch with [email protected] as options can be provided.

Travel to The Hague will be on Thursday 16th February, with four full working days in the city, followed by return to Scotland on Monday 20th February.

SCIPD funding will cover return flights to The Hague, airport to hotel transfers, and overnight hotel accommodation in the city centre on a bed and breakfast basis.

Participants will be offered a pre-visit preparatory meeting, and a post-visit meeting to support follow-up activity and encourage wider impact.

This study visit is likely to be of most relevance to education professionals in Scottish secondary schools with a leading role in Dance education.

Expected learning outcomes

Participants will have an opportunity to:

investigate the place of Dance education in the curriculum and Dutch practice for support of teaching of Dance
broaden their knowledge of the effectiveness of choreographer -led pedagogical approaches to teaching Dance
share professional dialogue and insight with their hosts, with teacher colleagues in the group, and network with Scottish Dance artists.

Upon returning from the study visit, participants will be expected to:

produce reports for Education Scotland which demonstrate the impact on their professional practice of the study visit experience
disseminate findings, share ideas and new approaches within their own establishment and beyond
make changes to learning and teaching practices in their own professional context.

Applicants may wish to use the experience of the study visit towards professional recognition by GTCS or simply to enhance their professional understanding and practice.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified members of Scottish school or authority staff, who should complete the The Hague group application form:

SCIPD The Hague application form - download

SCIPD The Hague visit outline - download

or contact [email protected] for more information

The deadline for submission of an application has been extended from 6th to 13th Jan 2012

December 22nd, 2011: GET OLYMPIC WITH YDANCE; mfarrell; Comments: none Tags: : Categories International, Paralympics, dance, global citizenship, health and well being, olympics

GET OLYMPIC WITH YDANCE

If you want to inspire your young people and get them engaged with the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games then YDance is here to help. We offer CPD Training and Workshop Programmes that work for early years and all primary levels, from 1 to 7.

YDance CPD Training Day (Let’s Get Olympic!) – Tuesday 24 January 2012

We’re running an Olympic themed CPD day to give you the knowledge and skills to use dance to inspire your pupils and explore some of the themes of this landmark event. During the day you will learn how to use movement games, creative tasks and taught sequences to enable your pupils to create dances inspired by four areas of the Olympics and meet the dance outcomes for the Curriculum for Excellence:

The Olympic Motto & Culture
The Olympic Rings
The Olympics & Sport
The Olympic Torch

This day will give you everything you need to take straight back to school and get your pupils moving!

Cost: £60 per person (including VAT)
Venue: Dance HQ, Glasgow
To Book: Call 0141 552 7712 or email [email protected]

If you can’t come to us then we’re happy to come to you – find out more on the website!

YDance Olympic Workshop Programmes

We are offering 4 different workshop programmes that can be adapted for all levels, from primary 4 to S3. You can choose from the following areas:

The Olympic Motto & Culture
The Olympic Rings
The Olympics & Sport
The Olympic Torch

Cost: £50 per hour for a tutor to work with one class (approx £1.60 per pupil)

Offer: Book in 5 or more workshops and get 10% off e.g. 5 workshops - £250 with offer only £225

*Please note that costs are exclusive of VAT & travel

A Bit About YDance

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) is the National Dance Agency for children and young people in Scotland. We are committed to encouraging young people aged 3 to 21 to get active and realise their potential as individuals through dance and work in partnership with a range of agencies to make that happen. Working with a number of different organisations, including the Scottish Government Health Department, Creative Scotland, SportScotland and many Local Authorities, we address a range of objects like creativity, artistic development, increasing physical activity, improving health, personal and social development. We are here to help support delivery of the Curriculum For Excellence and provide a range of CPD, interactive educational resources and workshop programmes to help achieve a wide range of single subject and interdisciplinary outcomes and experiences.

To find out how we can help and support you with other areas of the Curriculum For Excellence please have a look at our website or give us a call – 0141 552 7712.