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Connected 18
The new issue of Connected magazine is now available online
Includes articles on: NEET: cyber-bullying; international education; Highland 2007; and the Scottish Learning Festival. Gey your copy Connected 18
Four-year study shows tailored learning through technology is key route to educational improvement
The ICT Test Bed project by computer agency Becta showed gains in some GCSE and primary school test scores.
The ?34m ICT Test Bed project by computer agency Becta in three deprived areas of England showed gains in some GCSE and primary school test scores. Ofsted inspectors tended to disregard ICT, and computer use was inhibited by assessment methods, the study found. But Ofsted denied the report findings, saying its inspections highlighted the effectiveness of ICT. The study involved 23 primary schools, five secondaries and three further education colleges. More info at Becta
Write Times
This new anthology from SQA showcases top-quality writing by learners in schools and colleges.
‘Write Times’ includes poems, stories, drama and non-fiction submitted to English and communication courses. 3,000 copies of the anthology will be distributed to schools and colleges in Scotland. More information Write Times
Leadership for learning: The challenges of leading in a time of change
This report affirms that high quality leadership is essential in promoting excellent, effective learning across all sectors.
It adopts a cross-sectoral approach which asserts that the principles of effective leadership are common to all sectors although the challenges and methods of approach may well vary depending on context. The report builds on the findings set out in Improving Scottish Education and aims to encourage practitioners and managers to learn more about what is happening in other sectors and to share what is happening in each. The main thrust of the report, which draws together and builds on key messages of earlier Inspectorate work, is of primary relevance to the pre-school, school and community learning and development (CLD) sectors of Scottish education.
Download the HMIe report here.
SQA to allow dyslexic students PCs in exams after trial success
Children with dyslexia in Scottish schools will be able to sit electronic exams rather than the traditional paper version.
Scotland’s exam body has approved the scheme after a small study found that dyslexic pupils coped better with digital exams using laptops rather than having questions read to them and writing out answers in longhand. The British Dyslexia Association has welcomed the move, which it said would give new independence to dyslexic learners.
More info here.
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