British Council supports international school partnerships
British Council supports schools in Scotland to make connections in Europe and globally and provide a wide variety of opportunities including accreditation and grants for CPD, exchange visits, work...
View ArticleGet debating for St Andrew’s Day
On Monday 28th November, the annual St Andrew’s Day debating championship will be held in the Scottish Parliament with students and senior pupils from universities and schools across Scotland...
View ArticleFalkirk Council DGC Showcase and open day at Bo’ness Academy
Falkirk Council global citizenship showcase and school open day Venue: Bo’ness Academy, Falkirk 9:30am – 3.00pm This event will now take place on Thursday 17th May 2012 Theme: International Education...
View ArticleBusiness leaders support global education
The Global Skills Gap December 2011 Three-quarters (74%) of the 500 business leaders polled by ICM Research worried that young people’s horizons are not broad enough to operate a globalised and...
View ArticleEuroquiz success
Yesterday the national finals of the Euroquiz 2012 competition were held in the Scottish Parliament Debating Chamber in Edinburgh. Congratulations to St Mary’s Primary School, Duntocher, West...
View ArticleEurope and Languages
Buna ziua, bonjour and guten tag. Today is European Day of Languages 2012, and schools and organisations across the European Union will be running special activities to celebrate the excitement and...
View ArticleNew publication: Sustainable International School Partnerships
British Council Scotland and Education Scotland have recently published SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS – MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. Effective practices, challenges, opportunities and a...
View ArticleJoin the “Commonwealth Class”
The BBC, the British Council and the Commonwealth Secretariat have joined forces to bring you Commonwealth Class, an exciting new opportunity for schools. Commonwealth Class is a special initiative...
View ArticleEurope update, February 2014
Schools in Scotland have many opportunities to bring ‘Europe’ into the classroom. Curricular and cross-curricular work, projects, competitions, school partnerships, exchanges and study visits are just...
View ArticleChinese New Year 2015
Last week there were celebrations in many towns to mark the start of the new Chinese lunar ‘Year of the Sheep’ (or ‘Year of the Goat’). In Scottish schools there are often cultural, artistic and...
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