Today sees the first day of our FREE mini-online conference. The line up is incredible. Sign up now! #educationscotland #scoted #scotedu #teaching #teacher #edusky #teacherlife

5:00pm - 5.30pm - Holly Joseph - University of Reading - Do Specialist Typefaces Help Children with Dyslexia to Read More Accurately and Fluently?
5.30 pm - 6:00 pm - Alice Caldock - Conduit - Teaching the Teenage Brain' - providing information and advice for Secondary teachers.

5.30 pm - 6:00 pm - Kate Guthrie - Conduit - How to use Conduit as a Scottish Secondary teacher

Wednesday 5.11.25

4:00 pm - 4.30 pm - Holly Rumble - Maths Week Scotland - Wild Maths and Outdoor Learning: Examples from Maths Week Scotland 2025
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Karen Simpson - Tutors Alliance Scot

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Lyndsay McDade - Fearless - Supporting Positive Conversations about Reporting Crime
5:00 pm - 5.30 pm - Elaine Nixon and Samantha Hewitt - Respect Me - Anti-Bullying Week - Anti-Bullying Guidance and Spotlighting this Year's Anti-Bullying Week Campaign

teachers to elevate their teaching and support for pupils.

Details of each day are below:

Tuesday 4.11.25

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Vicki Ridley and Gavin Crosby - YouthLink Scotland - (NKBL) Violence and Knife Carrying Prevention in Secondary Schools

Join us for our FREE two-day twilight Online Mini-Conference for Scottish Secondary Teachers on the 4th and 5th of November. Book here: buff.ly/lmdtVD2

Expert speakers from charities and organisations across Scotland will be sharing helpful information and advice for Scottish secondary school

#HalloweenActivities #TeachingIdeas #ScottishTeachers

This resource is for creative writing, featuring images suitable for the horror genre. Learners choose at least 5 of the photo prompts to tell a story and use this planning to write their own story, from a choice of 12 images. buff.ly/ajTt6wv #Halloween #SpookySeason

self-directed learning as readers explore poltergeists and haunted bothies in Scotland. Ideal for a Halloween lead-up activity.#Halloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenActivities #TeachingIdeas #ScottishTeachers

This 'Spooky Scotland: Skimming and Scanning Activity' helps learners build confidence in skimming, scanning, and general literacy. Tasks include finding specific information and identifying word meanings and antonyms. buff.ly/gjqF9wV It features a research extension for personalisation and

This resource can be used as a lesson starter or extension task. buff.ly/2cqtiX6 #Halloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenActivities #TeachingIdeas #ScottishTeachers

This word search is perfect for expanding relevant learner vocabulary in relation to mythical creatures. Containing vocabulary such as Medusa, unicorn and the kraken, this resource is the ideal supplement to lessons around this time of year.

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This PowerPoint introduces the Gothic genre for BGE secondary learners. It can precede creative writing in this genre or serve as a foundation for studying Gothic literature or media by teaching Gothic conventions and features engagingly. buff.ly/8R04EkT #Halloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenActivities

These questions on Jack Prelutsky's poem ‘The Bogeyman’ are meant to be used with The Bogeyman PowerPoint or as a stand-alone activity. They cover punctuation, sentence structure, word choice, theme, and imagery. buff.ly/e5T5CQn #Halloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenActivities #ScottishTeachers

Each of the 10 Blether Stations focuses on one of these rights, offering questions to spark conversation. #deaf #SignLanguage #SignLanguagesAreHumanRights #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf

These Blether Stations encourage young deaf people to discuss their rights. In July 2023, the World Federation of the Deaf approved a Declaration on the Rights of Deaf Children, featuring 10 articles outlining essential rights for deaf children globally. buff.ly/EXruU7L

🆓 Want to investigate numeracy in the wider world? Use this #MathWeekScotland Codebreaker as a fun way to enhance learning. It's differentiated to three levels and will prove an engaging challenge for your students. @Mathsweekscotland

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#deaf #SignLanguage #SignLanguagesAreHumanRights #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf

Our engaging Deaf Education: History of BSL in Scotland Cloze Passages is a reading activity focused on the rich history of British Sign Language in Scotland. Learners enhance literacy skills while connecting with BSL's cultural significance in Scotland.https://buff.ly/psLBxhS

#deaf #SignLanguage #SignLanguagesAreHumanRights #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf

Our Deaf Education: British Sign Language Discussion Cards are a fantastic resource designed to spark curiosity and conversation about British Sign Language. These discussion cards are not only educational but also engaging, making learning about BSL a fun and interactive experience. buff.ly/o2YK4CI

🆓 Maths meets Science and Geography with this FREE resource for #MathsWeekScotland.
Students will think about habitat and adaption in a creative way with this activity. @mathsweekscotland
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🆓 This is where Maths meets Social Studies and Science and Health and Wellbeing for #MathsWeekScotland. Get students involved in designing a sustainable shelter, within a budget. @mathsweekscotland
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Last chance! Don't miss our upcoming FREE CPD webinar on Decolonising the Curriculum—it's set to be an intriguing session! Reserve your spot at buff.ly/QrwD7yb. All registered attendees will get the recording if you can't make it live. #DecoloniseEducation #FreeWebinar

The presentation introduces the concept of rights within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child before detailing those specific to deaf children. buff.ly/GQl7Etm #deaf #SignLanguage #SignLanguagesAreHumanRights #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf

This PowerPoint is designed to prompt discussion among young deaf people about their rights. In July 2023, the World Federation of the Deaf approved the Declaration on the Rights of Deaf Children, which includes 10 articles outlining essential rights for deaf children worldwide.

#deaf #SignLanguage #SignLanguagesAreHumanRights #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf

This fact file contains information about British Sign Language in Scotland, organized under these sub-headings:

- What is British Sign Language?
- Is Sign Language the Same Around the World?
- Thomas Braidwood
- The Milan Conference
- The British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 buff.ly/BJtMEUU

🆓 Here's another @mathweekscotland partnership resource that's completely FREE. Enjoy tackling Science, Literacy and Maths using an interdisciplinary approach with our Animal Adaptions Blether Stations. #MathsWeekScotland
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