Scotland’s colleges have a tradition of working with young people to develop their skills and aspirations. Working with the Scottish Executive, colleges are supporting its strategy to reduce the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Scotland.
Brian will discuss how colleges are addressing issues identified in the document 'More Choices, More Chances' to provide young people with the best possible start to adult and working life.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/scotlandscollegesandneet.asp
Since the McCrone Agreement there has been a strong focus on the development of leadership in Scotland’s schools. This seminar will explore how teachers are developing leadership skills through CPD and career progression related to the Professional Standards.
<a href="http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/developingleadershipthroughcpdandtheprofessionalstandards.asp">Find out more on the LTS website</a>
This seminar will be delivered by the Active Citizenship Scottish Education Awards winning school which will exemplify the strategies used in the classroom to promote the wider citizenship agenda either locally or globally to its young people. In this session you will be able to find out how this excellent practice can support you own local developments.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/educationawardwinneractivecitizenship.asp
The coming year will see the emergence of learning outcomes and experiences across the curriculum. Teachers will have to consider how these outcomes and experiences will be delivered; through curriculum areas, as part of ethos and life of the school, through inter-disciplinary studies and projects and as opportunities for personal achievement. This seminar will highlight possibilities for and exemplars of curriculum architecture within the primary school. It will focus on the leadership role at different levels.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/towardsthecurriculumforexcellencecurriculumarchitecture.asp
The Teacher Induction Scheme was introduced in 2002 to provide a structured programme of experience, continuous professional development and support for newly qualified teachers, wherever they might be placed across Scotland. The Scheme seeks to ensure that, through a process or continuous professional review and development, teachers are supported effectively to achieve the Standard for Full Recognition.
The seminar will report on research conducted by the General Teaching Council for Scotland to evaluate the working of the Teacher Induction Scheme from the perspectives of probationer teachers, supporters and headteachers. It will highlight key issues for the future enhancement of the Scheme.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/modelsofsupportinthescottishteacherinductionscheme.asp
More and more teachers in Scotland are taking up international education opportunities helping to prepare their pupils for a globalised world, and enhancing their own professionalism.
This seminar brings together teachers who have taken the international education route to be recognised professionally. Between them they have studied and visited other educational establishments across the world, working with teachers and pupils and local education officials to share their experiences and bring back what is successful for their own classroom activities.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/previousconferences/2007/seminars/internationalopportunityandprofessionalrecognition.asp