ADVERT/NOTICE

LEARNING & TEACHING SCOTLAND – APPOINTMENT OF 2 MEMBERS

The closing date for applications is Friday 26 October 2007

Details as supplied by LTS are below :-

Letter to organisations

Advert re appointments

Background details

Dyslexia Scotland are holding their annual one day Conference on "Inclusion". It will be held in Edinburgh on 8th September 2007 - please see the website page here for fuller details :- www.dsconference.org.uk

Careers Scotland's Parents Strategy group -  a national group which aims to:

• enable parents/carers to engage effectively as intermediaries in career planning
• establish appropriate stakeholder links with parents/carers' organisations at national and local level.

In respect of the first aim we have recently produced an information leaflet for parents, guardians and carers - see attached.  I would be most grateful if you could raise awareness of the availability of this leaflet in your communications to members.  Copies are available in local Careers Scotland centres.  The leaflet has been translated into 9 languages: Arabic; Chinese; French; Bengali; Gaelic; Hindi; Somali; Urdu and Punjabi and these translated versions are available on our website:www.careers-scotland.org.uk/parents

The Poverty Alliance currently has a Free School Meals Campaign in progress, details of which can be found here http://www.povertyalliance.org

Sexual Health conference details http://www.holyrood.com/nav/conference/future_events/conf_sexed/conference.asp?content=contents

Schools & School Boards

Fox Covert Primary School http://www.foxcovert.edin.sch.uk/
The Website for Fox Covert Primary School http://www.foxcovert.ik.org/

Liberton High School http://www.liberton.edin.sch.uk/

Learning Teaching Scotland: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/wholeschoolissues/

This area of LT Scotland provides quick and easy access to publications and websites designed to support a range of whole school issues. Includes information about the National Priorities, inclusive education, citizenship and other issues that affect everyday practice in Scottish schools.

Learning Teaching Scotland: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk

The new Learning and Teaching Scotland website now offers users an integrated online service with access to a wide range of information and resources for education in Scotland.  The site consists of a number of key areas which offer information and advice on national education initiatives as well as classroom and teacher resources to support all areas of the curriculum.

You can also find out about the work and remit of Learning and Teaching Scotland and the range of products and services we provide. More detailed information about LTS Online Services for Scottish Education can be found in the relevant sections within the resource catalogue.

www.careers-scotland.org.uk

www.careers-scotland.org.uk/careersscotland/Web/Site/People/ParentsArea/UsefulWebsitesParents.asp

www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education

Schools or Local Authorities can apply to the Scottish Executive for ‘Future Learning and Teaching’ funding. www.flatprojects.org.uk.