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Scotland’s mission to end period poverty
Period poverty is when girls and women don’t have access to sanitary products – a sad state of affairs in modern day Scotland. It leads to missing school, feelings of shame, and even using makeshift feminine hygiene like rags which can cause toxic shock. Menstrual cycles can be a taboo subject at the best of…
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Road safety learning within the Curriculum for Excellence
It’s Your Call but don’t be a Crash Magnet. Road Safety Scotland have developed two free road safety learning resources specifically for secondary school pupils, and linked to CfE. ‘Your Call’, is suitable for S1-S3, and ‘Crash Magnets’, for S4-S6. These online resources aim to engage young people in developing road skills to promote good…
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The Big Results Day Guide
Tuesday 7 August, 2018. The date you and your pupils have been working towards for months. Finally, it arrives and the results are in. As the nerves and excitement bubble over, make sure you ace the big reveal! Across Scotland certificates will be getting delivered or the ping of a phone will have an unread…
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Achieve your fitness goals with North Lanarkshire Leisure
North Lanarkshire Leisure has introduced a brand new programme to give students an insight into employment opportunities within the health and fitness industry. The programme will give students all the skills they need to start a career within the growing and exciting fitness industry. It is time to stop wishing for that new body and start…
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Stress: The burnout teacher crisis
Everyone has felt strained at some point in their lives: it’s a natural reaction to a hectic lifestyle. However, when stress becomes all-consuming it can cause physical symptoms, feeling mentally drained and ultimately cause a burnout. Research has shown that two thirds of people experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. The main cause…
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Gaelic in the classroom and beyond
The National Gaelic Language Plan 2018-2023 which sets out the framework for the faster growth of the language across Scotland has been launched by John Swinney, deputy first minister of Scotland. The central purpose of the plan is to encourage and enable more people to use Gaelic more often and in a wider range of…
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Obesity: Scotland’s sweet tooth
Young kids struggling to run in PE, only eating junk food at lunchtime, sugar highs and lows, and morbidly obese before they’re in double digits… It’s upsetting for any teacher to witness, but unfortunately it’s the reality in many Scottish classrooms. We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic.
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Have you thought about a long-distance masters?
As a teacher, you’ll be fully aware of the importance of education, but how much do you think about carrying on with your own? Your own educational journey doesn’t have to stop when you’re qualified to teach – and a Masters is a perfect way to give you a helpful push up the careers ladder…
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The power of music in education
Learning comes in various shapes and forms for students. Some are instantly invested in the classroom environment and others take time to adjust. In certain instances, pupils may be completely disconnected to learning. ARTISTIC DIRECTION COOL Music is a collaboration between Glasgow Caledonian University and the Edinburgh-based social enterprise Heavy Sound, founded by Jordan Butler.…
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Speak up: how to help young students to overcome communication needs
Communication plays a huge role in many areas of our lives, from being able to speak to others and enjoy good relationships, to understanding changes in tone of voice over the telephone. According to communication charity I CAN, over one million children in the UK have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). These students often…
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