Global Citizenship

October 28th, 2011

Travelling Green

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 : Categories ICT, expressive arts, games and sport, health and wellbeing, languages, sciences, social studies, sustainable development

Travelling Green is a 6 week walking project which aims to encourage as many children as possible to change their method of travel to and from school, by increasing active commuting (walking) to school.

Travelling Green is an interdisciplinary project focusing on Health and Wellbeing with links to Science, Social Studies, Expressive Arts, Technologies and Languages.

Children learn about walking time and distance, they chart their progress to a more active journey to school and learn about healthy eating, why walking is good for them and how to stay safe on the walk to school.

Who is it aimed at?

Travelling Green is aimed at P5s (9 year olds) in primary schools in Scotland, but it can also be used in composite classes.

What can it achieve?

Increases in overall physical activity. Setting realistic, individual, achievable physical activity targets.

What’s new with Travelling Green?

Sustrans has developed new, free, eye-catching interactive whiteboard flipcharts that can be used with any interactive whiteboard. The flipcharts complement the paper resource pack and provide more opportunities for engagement in the classroom. You can download the interactive resources for free from the Promethean Planet partnership pages.

More info is available on the Sustrans website.

October 27th, 2011

British Council funding to develop International Education

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The following up-coming opportunities and deadlines are opened to any schools in Scotland to develop new and existing global connections supported by British Council.

You can apply today for the International School Awards to receive recognition for all the curriculum-based global citizenship and international work that is happening in your school. To apply and for full accreditation in 2012 please visit www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline.

Fancy going to the US?

The Fulbright UK/US Teacher Exchange Programme gives you the fantastic opportunity to trade places with an American teacher for up to a year… You continue to draw your salary and your international travel costs are covered. The closing date is Friday 18 November so apply now! www.britishcouncil.org/learning-fulbright.htm

Focus on China

We are delivering a workshop in Edinburgh on Tuesday 22nd of November (4-6pm) looking at comparing themes in Dickens to contemporary Chinese writers. The workshop will provide teachers with the opportunity to explore a new Education Pack outlining ideas and activities for use with students aged 7 – 16. http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/dickens2012.

Schools with existing China links are eligible to apply for up to £1,500 to plan future joint curriculum projects based on the use of the Dickens Education Pack. Deadline is 16 January 2012. http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/dickens2012

Last chance to apply for Reciprocal Visit funding!

Comenius can help schools to start new partnerships projects with European partners, In-Service Training for professional development course or job shadowing and to host Comenius Assistants in 2012.

www.britishcouncil.org/comenius

October 26th, 2011

Junior Climate Challenge Funding - apply now

imenzies

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 : Categories citizenship, renewables and climate change, sustainable development

The Climate Challenge Fund forms part of the Scottish Government’s Sustainable Action Fund. The Climate Challenge Fund is managed by Keep Scotland Beautiful and made funding of £37.7million available to communities across the four financial years 2008-12.

Since its creation, the CCF has supported 345 communities across Scotland to take action on climate change this action includes a wide range of activities, including increasing energy efficiency of homes and community buildings, helping communities to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste, encouraging the use of low carbon transport and active travel options, and the consumption and production of local foods.

The Scottish Government’s spending review has confirmed that the CCF will continue to support communities in this way. £10.3 million will be available to Scottish communities for each of the next three years to 31 March 2015.

A proportion of the CCF will support projects run by and for young people; this activity will be titled the Junior Climate Challenge Fund.

Applications are now being invited from Scottish communities for activities that will take place between now and 31 March 2015.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 2nd December 2011 (Fri).

More info is available at: http://ccf.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/overview.aspx

Scottish Government press release is at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/10/05091832

October 26th, 2011

Teaching in Nature: How going local into nature changes learning

imenzies

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 : Categories CPD, outdoor learning, primary schools, secondary schools, sharing practice, sustainable development

http://teachinginnature.stir.ac.uk/index.html

Take a group of teachers, introduce them to the wonders of a local natural place and then leave them to do what they do best. The results? Exciting, creative and motivating cross-curricular outdoor learning opportunities for pupils – and teachers who are confidently using the site across the curriculum!

Last year four groups of teachers met with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) National Nature Reserve (NNR) managers to learn about the natural and cultural features that make their site special. Over the course of the school year these teachers, from early years, primary, secondary and special schools, worked collaboratively to develop activities for their classes to do on these sites and test them out. Find out more about the project from the teachers and pupils themselves at http://teachinginnature.stir.ac.uk/index.html

A report on the project was written by educational researchers from the University of Stirling, who provided invaluable support and insight throughout the project. This is available at:

http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/publications/search-the-catalogue/publication-detail/?id=1839.

October 26th, 2011

World’s biggest tidal scheme gets go-ahead

imenzies

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 : Categories renewables and climate change, sciences, sustainable development, technologies

The Scottish Government has approved plans for ‘the world’s largest tidal scheme’, which could help to create new engineering jobs for Scotland.

Scottish Power Renewables can now commence construction work on the £40 million project in the Sound of Islay. The scheme will have a ten-megawatt capacity – enough to power over 5,000 homes.

Scottish Power Renewables will also work closely with the Islay Energy Trust to provide social and economic benefits in the area, including using local marine contractors during installation and providing local jobs in construction during the onshore development phase.

To find out more read the article here.

Visit the STEM Central Renewables Area to investigate how you can use this context with your pupils.

These Glow Science Videos on Renewables may also help. (Glow login required)

October 18th, 2011

Forest Pitch - Meet the artist in a Glowing Thursday!

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Glowing Thursday 10th November 2011

Forest Pitch – football strip design competition!

Meet the artist!

Join us on 10th November at 11am on Glow TV!

An opportunity to meet Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, creator of the highly innovative art project Forest Pitch. Funded by Creative Scotland and part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Forest Pitch will culminate in two football matches between amateur players who have recently taken up British citizenship. At the Scottish Learning Festival in September this year Craig launched a football strip design competition for primary age children to come up with exciting and innovative designs for the football strips that the players will wear.

As an arts project, Forest Pitch encourages debate about national identity, citizenship, the natural world, sustainability and participation in sport.

If you have already signed up for the competition or are thinking about doing so, then join us for this exciting Glowing Thursday to find out more and get some artist’s tips and advice.

Find out more about the competition, sign up and download the design brief and support materials here

And don’t forget - taking part in this competition is a great way of demonstrating a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic values and joining the London 2012 Get Set Network. Do this before 16th December and qualify for FREE tickets for the Olympics! Find out more >>

October 18th, 2011

Open Day CPD event - Hamilton Grammar School

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Date and time: 9:30am – 3.30pm, Tuesday 22 November 2011

Theme: An integrated approach to global citizenship

Who should attend: teachers, principal teachers, curriculum leaders and senior managers; those leading, or seeking to lead a whole school global citizenship initiative; co-ordinators for global citizenship, sustainable development education and international education in schools or local authorities.

This CPD event offers practitioners and school leaders an opportunity to visit Hamilton Grammar. Now onto its 4th Eco Schools Green Flag Award, the school is an inspiring example of the way in which global citizenship can be embedded in the curriculum in a secondary context in a sustained way.

From small beginnings over the past ten years Hamilton Grammar School has developed, and continues to push forward, its World View agenda. With its roots in environmental education, the school’s World View now encompasses health promotion, international education, citizenship and enterprise. The World View agenda occupies a significant place in the school’s improvement plan and is integral to the way it is taking forward Curriculum for Excellence. Activities involved in this ambitious agenda have helped the school

• develop pupil voice;
• provide opportunities for interdisciplinary learning;
• provide a richer learning experience for pupils through active learning and the development of outdoor learning spaces in and adjacent to the school grounds;
• led to opportunities for wider achievement, at whole school, stage and individual levels, for example, through the John Muir Award for S1 pupils.

The aim of the event is to identify and share the practical lessons and ideas that have helped the school move forward in its journey towards a whole school approach to global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence – and also to reflect on the challenges encountered along the way. Fundamental to the event will be the professional dialogue and exchange of ideas that takes place on the day, enabling participants to network, reflect on their own practice and develop intentions for improvement in their own context. With this in mind, participants are encouraged to join the Leadership of Global Citizenship online community and share their reflections - although this is not compulsory!

Participants will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the Head Teacher, staff and learners and also tour the classrooms, buildings and grounds. Time will also be set aside for participants to reflect and share their own experiences.

How to book

To book, please email: [email protected] or Tel. 0141 282 5172.

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

Download the Programme here

Follow this link to take part in the optional reflection activities

This is one of a series of open day events organised by Education Scotland’s Developing Global Citizenship Team. View the full programme of open day events here>>

October 14th, 2011

Online Global Citizenship Calendar now live!

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Education Scotland has launched an online calendar version of the Global Citizenship calendar that allows practitioners to plan rich learning experiences across the curriculum. The online version includes background information and resource ideas for each date in the calendar.

Access the online calendar here

Download a hard copy of the calendar.

If you wish to order multiple copies please email [email protected]

October 13th, 2011

Open day CPD event - Garrowhill Primary School, Glasgow

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 : Categories CPD, biodiversity, citizenship, community, outdoor learning, primary schools, renewables and climate change, sharing practice, sustainable development

Date and time: 9:30am – 3.00pm, Tuesday 29 November 2011

Theme: Sustainable Development Education

This CPD event offers practitioners and school leaders a wonderful opportunity to visit Garrowhill Primary School – winner of the ‘Sustainable school’ category in this year’s Scottish Education Awards.

Garrowhill Primary is an inspiring example of a school that has adopted a whole school approach to sustainable development education. The secret to the school’s success has been the embedding of sustainability across the curriculum which has had a demonstrable impact on every classroom and learner. This has been driven forward by strong distributed leadership and a positive, caring ethos which permeates the school.

A focus of the event will be to identify and share the practical lessons and ideas that have helped the school move forward on its journey including:

• Making the most of the curriculum to provide momentum and sustain programmes
• A strong focus on pupil voice to lead learning and activities
• The effective use of programmes such as Eco-Schools, Fairtrade Schools and the John Muir Award to support learning and teaching
• Extensive partnerships with the local community to transform the school’s ageing buildings and grounds through the development of an outdoor classroom, wildlife area and vegetable garden which are regularly used for curricular activities
• The reduction in the school’s energy consumption by 30% through sustained commitment.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the Head Teacher, staff and learners and also tour the classrooms, buildings and grounds. Time will also be set aside for participants to reflect and share their own experiences.

How to book

To book, please email: [email protected] or Tel. 0141 282 5172.

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

Download programme by clicking on the link below

Garrowhill PS Open Day 29 Nov 11

This is one of a series of open day events organised by Education Scotland’s Developing Global Citizenship Team. View the full programme of open day events here>>

October 12th, 2011

School Open Day Event: Woodacre Nursery School, Glasgow City, 18 November 2011

kmayer

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 : Categories CPD, biodiversity, citizenship, community, early years, europe, international, outdoor learning, sharing practice, sustainable development

Time: 9:30am – 3.00pm

Theme: International and citizenship education within Early Years

Woodacre Nursery invites practitioners to visit the school and find out about their dynamic international education programme gaining them full International Schools Award, Green Flag status and the ‘Trades House Citizenship Award’. The nursery school has been involved in Global Citizenship Education for the last 6 years embedding many initiatives related to this theme into their curriculum.

Key themes of the day will be a presentation on e-twinning programmes, the school’s transformative Comenius project involving 5 other European countries and the effective use of Glow to deepen international links.

The programme will also include:

• A live Glow meet with a nursery in Iceland
• A visit of the garden and recycling projects
• Latest information on international programmes by the British Council
• A presentation by the ‘Glasgow City Council Community Action Team’
• A presentation of partnership working with parents and local community groups as key drivers to advance the nursery’s eco schools programme.

Participants will also have an opportunity for professional dialogue and the exchange of ideas on the day.

Flyer and Programme: Woodacre Nursery Open day, 18 Nov 11

How to book

To book, please email: [email protected] or Phone 0141 282 5172.

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

This is one of a series of open day events organised by Education Scotland’s Developing Global Citizenship Team. View the full programme of open day events here>>