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Cost of the school day acting as barrier to participation
New research published by Glasgow City Council has shown that costs across the school day are putting young people in the authority from low income families at a disadvantage. The year-long pilot project looked at the impact of poverty on the lives of children and young people. Carried out by the Child Poverty Action Group…
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Shortlist for Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2015 Announced
By Sophie Mead The shortlist for the ninth annual Scottish Children’s Book Awards was announced this week, inviting young people to select their favourite reads from Scottish authors. The nine shortlisted books will be read by tens of thousands of Scottish children who have until 5 February 2016 to cast their vote for their favourite title in…
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Scottish Teachers Sign up for Mindfulness Training
Teachers from around Scotland are being given the opportunity to learn mindfulness skills directly from the organisation that pioneered the meditative technique in UK classrooms. Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP), which introduced secular mindfulness to British education seven years ago, is holding training sessions for both secondary and primary teachers in Edinburgh this October. Participants…
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Scottish Book Trust’s New Online Learning Resources Revealed
Scottish Book Trust today announced details of new online learning resources designed to aid teachers and librarians achieve a wide range of literacy aims. The resources, linked to the Curriculum for Excellence, can be downloaded for free from Scottish Book Trust’s website. Written by practitioners, the resources encompass a broad range of cross-curricular, fun activities designed to…
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Research findings show tablet adoption continues to rise
BESA releases ‘Tablets and connectivity’ research Tablet use in schools continues to rise as barriers to adoption shift, new research from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has revealed. The annual ‘Tablets and Connectivity’ survey of 632 UK schools (335 primary, 297 secondary), conducted in June 2015, suggests that 71 per cent of primary and 76 per cent of…
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Global education programme to connect Scotland to the world
More than 100,000 pupils across Scotland, from the Borders to the Highlands, will benefit from a global education programme, connecting UK classrooms to over 30 countries around the world, the British Council and the Department for International Development (DFID) announced today. Connecting Classrooms is designed to help young people develop the knowledge, skills and values…
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Boys twice as likely to need learning support
New research has found that boys are more likely thank girls to need additional support in school. The study, which focused on children aged eight, showed that nearly one in five boys (18%) need extra learning support, compared to just 8% of girls. Overall, the research, from social research body ScotCen’s Growing Up In Scotland survey, found…
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Teachers work ‘extra 11 hours’ a week
Scotland’s teachers are working 11 additional hours on top of their contracted week, according to a survey carried out by union EIS. The union asked 3,500 primary and secondary teachers to record their hours over a two-week period. The average teacher was working 46.5 hours – well beyond the contracted 35 hours. Carried out as…
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#KiddyLingo: Study reveals social media is altering children’s language
Ben Bookless* A study of over 120,000 entries for a short story competition has shown that children’s language is changing because of the rise of social media. Researchers from the Oxford University Press (OUP) studied entries for this year’s BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show’s 500 Words short story competition. The report found an…
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Putting the Tech in Teaching
Students at Inverness College UHI are benefiting from exciting new technology-based teaching methods after a group of lecturers completed a unique qualification designed by the Centre for Engineering and Technology Skills (CETS). The Inverness College UHI-based Centre developed the Professional Development Award (PDA) in e-Learning to raise awareness of new technology and software systems amongst teaching…
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