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Interesting practice exemplar:
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Scottish Learning Festival 2017: All DYW related seminars
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Find out about all the seminars related to Developing the Young Workforce including curriculum pathways from 3 – 18, STEM, gender equalities, CLD etc here. | |  |
Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): Learning and Teaching Toolkit
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The EEF Learning and Teaching Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research designed to inform discussions on the most effective approaches to improving pupil attainment. A Scottish specific version of the toolkit is being developed.
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STEM: ‘1000 Girls, 1000 Futures’ – Programme
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Stephanie Leitch from North Lanarkshire talks about her participation in the New York Academy of Science programme and attending the Global Summit this summer in the US. Read more about Stephanie’s once-in-a-lifetime experiences and future plans.
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Primary pupils win big by busting gender myths
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Two Lanarkshire primary schools have come out on top in a national competition aimed at busting gender myths. Find out more about the competition and the winning schools here. |
You can find all e-bulletins with resources, videos links etc. published so far on our skills blog. | |  |
Let’s Talk! DYW Yammer group
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DYW Information update - in a glance |
A summarised outline of the latest developments, resources and reviews. Access the document from our DYW summary page. |
Skills Development Scotland |
 Foundation Apprenticeships: Get Work Experience. Get Qualified
A Foundation Apprenticeship can help young people whether they want go to university or college, do an apprenticeship or go straight into work. These are available in a range of industries with excellent job prospects. SDS will be explaining them further at the Scottish Apprenticeship Shows and Skills Scotland events in the Autumn. |
Case study: Beattock Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway are using My World of Work ‘I Can’ resources
The school was one of the first in Scotland to start using My World of Work’s new I Can tools and resources for children in primary 5 to 7 and their teachers. |
Maths Week Scotland is a brand new initiative which will provide opportunities for our nation to experience the benefits, joy and beauty of maths in exciting new ways. From 11-17 September we will see maths explored and celebrated throughout Scotland, and we very much hope that you will participate in some way. Read more about how you can get involved. |
Enterprise & Skills Review: Report on Phase 2
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Enterprise and Skills Review summarises the outcomes and progress achieved across all nine projects during Phase 2 of the Enterprise and Skills Review. |
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Developing essential employability skills through outdoor education
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On his visit to The Outward Bound Trust’s Loch Eil Centre Jamie Hepburn, Scottish Minister for Employability and Training, emphasized the importance of the trust’s work helping young people build their skills and confidence while enjoying the outdoors. Read more about Developing essential employability skills. | |  |
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FUTURE AS5ET – 22 September: Calling all S5 girls who know they can change the world, and just as importantly, those who don’t
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Future As5et conference is free and will provide girls in S5 with a unique opportunity to find out about career pathways in the finance sector. |
Our plan for 14-19 Education – Coherent, Unified, Holistic’ by the Edge Foundation
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This report identifies the key challenges the UK workforce faces over the next decade in the light of rapid economic change. It makes a strong case for education to focus on the development of skills for work and life and high quality career advice and guidance for young people. |
DYW in context: Mathematics
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Scotland’s Digital Technologies: Summary report
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#nowrongpath: Celebrating Pathways on Exam Day
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#nowrongpath was launched by the DYW Glasgow group to celebrate the range and diversity of career pathways followed after leaving school. | |  |
The Awards Network’s Awards Aware Scheme and new website will be formally launched at the end of August, committed to recognising the skills and achievements gained by young people through youth awards. More on this here. |
BBC news: ‘Moving on’ Project supports young offenders into training or employment
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As the Scottish Government places more emphasis on crime prevention new initiatives like ‘Moving On’ Project focuses on the skills and aspirations of young people in order to help them progress into positive destinations.
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‘Engineering Work Experience for All’ Campaign
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 The Institute for Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a campaign entitled ‘Engineering Work Experience for All’ in order to raise awareness of the value of high quality, practical work placements in helping to develop future engineers with the practical skills they need for the workplace. |
College Development Network: Learning and Teaching events for the 2017/18
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Find this session’s seminar programme including: | |  |
Young Enterprise Scotland - News
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It is now approaching four years since Young Enterprise Scotland launched the Bridge 2 Business programme. take a quick look at the News section to get a sense for the breadth and diversity of recent activity. |
Fife: ‘Their Future is Your Business’ - brochure
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A new brochure outlining opportunities for business to get involved in education has been released by Fife Council. 'Their Future is Your Business' highlights a number of mutual benefits for employers and schools such as work-based learning opportunities, staff development, business marketing and fostering new talent | |  |
DYW Aberdeenshire – new website now live
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Aberdeenshire Council’s new website is to provide a resource where those who wish can access all things DYW, including policy, support resources and examples of good practice.
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Glasgow: Impact on Glasgow’s pioneering mentoring project published
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Glasgow City Council and MCR Pathways have extended a pioneering and highly successful mentoring programme for disadvantaged and care experienced young people across a number of the city’s secondary schools. Find out more about the programme and its impact here | |  |
DYW West: Industry Twilight Talks and Tours 2017/18
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 DYW West are seeking employers across a range of sectors to host an event for teaching staff & lecturers. These “Industry Twilight” sessions will give teachers and lecturers the opportunity to learn more about:
- Your specific industry
- Jobs / careers and routes in (school leaver, apprentice, graduate etc.)
- Qualifications required
- Skills and qualities you look for
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Follow the very latest news from the following groups on twitter:
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Employability in Scotland’ - news |
Access all the latest news. |
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