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National Trust for Scotland Schools Resources
This section contains practical information about class visits to Trust sites, including planning your visit, and free resources for curriculum-based work...
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Playday - the national day for play
Playday is the national day for play, traditionally celebrated on the first Wednesday in August...
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TED - The Creative Spark
Over 300 filmed talks on a broad range of creative themes by some of the leading speakers and innovators...
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Quotes
“The sciences develop enquiring minds and nurture learners’ natural curiosity, imagination and creativity...”
—CfE Briefing 15 - Sciences for all
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Inspiring Moments
Crime Scene Investigation: Kersland School
The popular television programme ‘Crime Scene Investigation’ provided the context for Kersland’s whole school interdisciplinary learning approach...
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Tweets
@ESskills Twitter Feed for Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)
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Kist o Riches
Online resource containing thousands of oral recordings recorded in Scotland and further afield, from the 1930s onwards...
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Rainstorms and Symphonies: Performing Arts Bring Abstract Concepts to Life
Edutopia article on what happens when early elementary teachers integrate music and theatre - student learning improves in reading, math, and science as they become better critical thinkers and problem solvers...
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Quotes
“Using our imagination, being ourselves, expressing our opinions - creativity challenges and develops the mind...”
—macrobert Young Consultant
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Transforming Learning approach
An improvement approach that offers a suite of resources aimed at empowering transformational change and leadership at all levels...
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Quotes
“Infants are extreme explorers; they possess qualities that are often lost by adulthood: curiosity, novelty seeking, always learning (and adapting) without much hesitation, and perhaps most importantly, not being afraid of failing...”
—Rachel Wu - Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, New York
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Creative Change Pilot Project - report
The final, and extremely visual, report on Education Scotland’s Creative Change Pilot Project which paired up educators with deep challenges and creative catalysts who could bring fresh perspectives, creative approaches and a full suit of creativity skills to the problem...
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Get Into Theatre
Get into theatre is all about working in the theatre...
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Inspiring Moments
Bankhead: Disrupting Fairness and Equality
Hidden Giants was invited to work with Bankhead Primary, a school in Rutherglen on the outskirts of south Glasgow...
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Quotes
“Science and arts are not an either/or...”
—Creative Industries Federation
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“Good teachers should be reflective, with critical and creative thinking skills...”
—Teaching Scotland's Future
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Quotes
“Creativity is everything...”
—Carole Williams, National Drama Advisor, Scottish Community Drama Association
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Rocket Fund: fuelling imagination in the classroom
An online fundraising platform for teachers...
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Room 13 Scotland
Room 13 is a social enterprise organisation which encompasses an expanding network of linked studios worldwide...
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Is this the best it can be? - self evaluation toolkit
a new toolkit that can be used by anyone delivering arts and creative learning through collaborative or participatory projects and programmes...