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Saturday Seminar Series 2012

FULLY PREPARED FOR THE SENIOR PHASE?

Date:
Saturday 18 February 2012
Venue: Mott MacDonald Office, 1 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow G2 8JB
Time: 09:30 – 15:30

Are you….

  • looking for effective ways of organising your Senior Phase programme?
  • considering how you can maximise learners’ achievement and attainment whilst providing them with genuine choice and flexibility?
  • seeking to draw on emerging national good practice?
  • concerned about how you will design, cost and implement S4, S5 and S6 course structures?
  • wondering how you will build in interdisciplinary learning in S4-6?
  • concerned about developing and organising partnership learning opportunities?
  • looking for ideas on managing new National Qualifications?

If so, our SENIOR PHASE seminar can help you.

The seminar has been arranged in response to requests from Headteachers and Senior Managers in secondary schools for a focus on S4-6 provision.

It will feature Jim Scott, Headteacher of Perth High School.  Jim has been working with Scottish Local Authorities on curriculum planning in junior and senior phases and is the past chairman of the national BOCSH curriculum committee.

The seminar has been designed to be very practical, with case study, practical examples to take away and opportunities to network and share good practice with others through workshop activities. 

The cost of attending each seminar is £199 per delegate (excluding VAT).

To book a place or find out more please call us on 0141 222 4595 or click here to book online.

Download Fully Prepared for the Senior Phase booking form


DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING (IDL) PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES

Date: Saturday 24 March 2012
Venue: Mott MacDonald Office, 1 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow G2 8JB
Time: 09:30 – 15:30

Are you….

  • concerned about leading and managing IDL?
  • seeking to involve colleagues more fully?
  • considering how to use thematic, cognate, project-based, integrated task-based and fully integrated approaches to IDL?
  • wondering how to link IDL experiences to the other 3 contexts for learning?
  • looking for effective ways of producing IDL resources?
  • considering how you can maximise learner choice whilst managing staff workload?
  • wondering how other schools are planning and organising their approaches to IDL to draw on emerging national good practice?
  • concerned about whether/how you will continue IDL in the Senior Phase?
  • concerned about capturing pupil achievements and attainment in IDL experiences?

If so, our IDL seminar will help you.  The seminar has been arranged in response to requests from teachers, deputes and headteachers in secondary schools for a focus on secondary school IDL.

The seminar is led by Jim Scott, headteacher of Perth High School.  Jim has been working with secondary schools and Scottish Local Authorities on implementing Curriculum for Excellence and is also the past chairman of the national BOCSH curriculum committee. 

The seminar has been designed to be very practical, with fully-worked examples of varying types of IDL activity to take away, a case study and also opportunities to network and share good practice through workshop activities.

The cost of each seminar is £199 per delegate (excluding VAT).

To book a place or find out more please call us on 0141 222 4595 or click here to book online.

Download Developing Effective IDL Programmes and Resources Booking Form
 

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2011 Support, Training and Publications Catalogue

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NEW! ACTIVE, ENGAGED...AND WELL BEHAVED! £25

Supporting cooperative learning in pre5, primary and secondary schools
 
Written by a classroom teacher for classroom teachers this handbook will guide teachers in the process of creating a cooperative learning culture in the classroom.  It pulls together all the required information to save busy teachers time so they can extract the ideas and use them immediately in class.

  • researched benefits of cooperative learning
  • different ways to create home base and random groups
  • team building activities and suggestions
  • 13 different practical activities to use in delivering any content in the classroom
  • suggested team roles and social skills for each activity
  • suggested time requirement for each activity
  • an outline of the benefits of each activity together with teacher tips

Cooperative learning in-school training is available: half day, series of twilights or one/two/three day academy.  

Suitable for all teachers in all sectors.

To order or to find out more please call us on 0141 222 4595 or click here to order online.

 


Igniting Writing 
Igniting the Writing offers three exciting contexts for extended writing projects, one each for Early years, Middle and Upper school. Each book contains generic advice on teaching writing plus detailed lesson plans to guide teachers through the process. Each child's published story will be unique so be prepared to be amazed by rigorous, beautifully embellished end products!

The Magic Carpet Meeting with an Alien Learning Unlimited catalogue
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Realistic Record Keeping & Powerful Planning for Secondary


A planning and record keeping format taking secondary teachers through Third and Fourth Levels using subject specific booklets

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Realistic Record Keeping & Powerful Planning

Realistic Record Keeping & Powerful Planning


These materials with accompanying CD will help teachers track pupils’ progress through Early Level, First Level and Second Level - using a planning and record keeping format which ensures breadth, balance and progression.
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Realistic Record Keeping & Powerful Planning

6 Case Studies in the Joyning the Learning Series


How teachers have created their own interdisciplinary contexts and how their planning is moving forward from 5-14 content to CfE experience and outcomes.
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Case study - Joyning the Learning

 

 

Ian Smith It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague, Ian Smith. Ian died suddenly on Friday 18 February after a short illness. He shall be greatly missed by all of us and indeed the whole education community.

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Joyning the Learning - Four topics

  • Fairyland
  • The Unsinkable Ship
  • The Magic Castle
  • The Very Important Bear
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3 JOYNING THE LEARNING TOPICS

Joyning the Learning ... The Journey So Far


Designed to help teachers and managers implement the methodology.
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JOYNING THE LEARNING - The Journey So Far

PLC Toolkit


This Toolkit of resources is designed to help schools set up and support Professional Learning Communities where teachers volunteer to work together.
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PLC Toolkit

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