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News

28 August 2008

Norway offers lessons on learning

green lightsChildren’s minister Adam Ingram recently returned from a fact-finding visit to Norway arranged by Children in Scotland. The purpose of the trip was to gather information on the country’s education system for its youngest children, and to examine issues relating to the workforce and child-centred planning ahead of the publication of Scotland’s new early years framework, due later this year.

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Read more about the study visit in the September edition of Children in Scotland magazine.

To purchase copies of Northern Lights visit www.childreninscotland.org.uk/publications

 

19 August 2008

Arts education evaluation

Children in Scotland is seeking to award a contract to evaluate the pilot project of Arts Education in Practice, a new SQA (SCQF level 7) accredited Professional Development Award for arts practitioners in Scotland. The pilot project is managed by Children in Scotland and supported by the Scottish Arts Council. It will take place between September 2008-June 2009, with a written report to be produced by the end of August 2009. Tenders are invited and should be submitted to Children in Scotland by Friday 29th August.

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Arts in Focus for 2008
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Picture This! – 4-5 December 2008 in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling with Highland Satellite visit 3-5 December
This international two-day conference, organised in collaboration with Children in Europe partners from across Europe, will consider the significance of the arts in learning, social and emotional development and communication.

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New publications

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Adventures in Nature

young childre in a treeFocuses on a fascinating and inspirational

Italian project that uses the local natural environment to develop young children’s sense of independence, confidence and self-esteem.

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Abstract image of a child surrounded by supportive adultsWorking it out: developing the children's sector workforce

A revealing birds-eye view of Scotland's children's sector workforce, with analysis of its composition and how reform is required for it to operate as a single system, with the child firmly at its centre.

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Children in Scotland magazine – new issue out now

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August issue

From the
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Why children are taking the lead on shaping climate change policy

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Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2008

child sitting Making connections: how communities can collaborate for children and young people's lifelong wellbeing and learning – St. Andrews, 6-7 November

Children in Scotland's annual conference will look at how those working in the children's sector can share learning experiences in a way that sets the mood for continued collaboration, and what impact local communities can have on their children's wellbeing.

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Achieving the best start in life

Glasgow, 9 September 2008

A young boy holds up his half-eate watermelon and smilesThis major conference will be held in the run-up to the publication of the final Early Years and Early Intervention Framework currently being prepared by the Scottish Government. It will draw on international reviews and practice and hear from contributors to Unicef Report Card 8, OECD Starting Strong II, and Children in Europe’s policy paper Young children and their services: developing a European approach.

For more information and to book:   www.childreninscotland.org.uk/absl

Resources

Statistics give fresh perspective on children's lives in 2008

Children in Scotland has produced a new set of statistics on children's lives in 2008, with information on issues ranging from health to youth justice, and covering every local authority in the country.
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Scottish Pedagogue Model – FAQ now available

Children in Scotland's publication 'Working it out: developing the children's sector workforce', includes an examination of the potential role of a new Scottish pedagogue qualification. Children in Scotland has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions, which explains how the model works.
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Picture this... Young children and the arts

Children in Europe - Issue 14 examines the exceptional ability of the arts to transform and enhance the lives of young children, and contribute to lifelong creativity and wellbeing.

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