Category: Guest posts

Interdisciplinary learning: creative thinking for a complex world

On Wednesday 30 January 2019, the RSE’s Education Committee will hold its first education conference, bringing together teachers, policy makers, educational leaders and researchers to discuss interdisciplinary learning. Interdisciplinary Learning (IDL) draws together knowledge and understanding from multiple subjects or disciplines in order to solve problems or advance understanding of a subject. During the Conference, the concept of IDL

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Take learning out of the classroom with Ocean Youth Trust

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland provides adventurous youth work voyages where young people build skills and gain qualifications. One teacher tells us about her experience of sailing with OYT Scotland. Funded through the Pupil Equity Fund and the Scottish Attainment Challenge Fund, she and a colleague were able to bring along

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Leckie and Leckie: supporting teachers and students

Leckie and Leckie is Scotland’s leading educational publisher, dedicated to creating resources designed specifically for Scottish teachers and students, and covering subjects right across the Secondary spectrum, as well as Primary English and Maths. Our Secondary textbooks and revision resources have been praised widely, and are trusted widely, too. We

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NASUWT: Putting teachers first

NASUWT is the largest teachers’ union in the UK and the fastest growing in Scotland, representing teachers and headteachers in all sectors from early years to further education. NASUWT has a philosophy of ‘putting teachers first’ and campaigns to improve teachers’ pay, reduce workload, remove bureaucracy, achieve a better work/life

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Volunteering with ChildLine

ChildLine stop by to tell us more about volunteering with their helpline service Every child has the right to be happy and safe. That’s why our ChildLine service is here for children whatever their worry, whenever they need help. A child contacts ChildLine every 20 seconds and some are going

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Adventures with PGL

School trips are a highlight for school pupils and teachers alike. So how do you go about arranging your own? PGL, the UK’s leading provider of school trips and children’s adventure holidays, is a hugely popular option with schools, offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences that fit with the curriculum too. Barry Forbes, a

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