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GTCS National Lecture Glasgow 2014 CEO, David Grevemberg, Considers the Legacy of the Commonwealth Games Council Election Dr Tony Pollard Senior Benchmarking Ensure you make Commemorating Exploring a crucial element an informed choice World War One of Curriculum for Excellence February/March 2014 Issue 53 For the teaching profession, by the teaching profession Professional Update is coming Get yourself ready for August 2014 Professional Learning What it means to you and your colleagues GTCS National Lecture Glasgow 2014 CEO, David Grevemberg, considers the legacy of the Commonwealth Games Teaching Scotland . 3 Are your details up to date? Check on MyGTCS www.teachingscotland.org.uk CONTENTS Teaching Scotland Magazine ~ February/March 2014 EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE David Drever, Convener, GTC Scotland PAGE 14 Contacts GTC Scotland www.gtcs.org.uk [email protected] Customer services: 0131 314 6080 Main switchboard: 0131 314 6000 32 History lessons With The Great Tapestry of Scotland 16 Let the Games begin 36 Professional Learning David Grevemberg, CEO Glasgow 2014, Teacher quality is at the heart vows to empower our young people of the new Professional Update 22 Make your mark 40 Reflective practice Information on candidates for the Dr Bróna Murphy adopts a more Council Election and FE vacancy dialogic approach to reflection 26 Lest we forget 42 How do you measure up? Marking the centenary of the A look at the new Senior Phase start of the First World War Benchmarking Tool 30 Unlocking treasure troves 44 Icelandic adventures Archive experts and teachers are How a visit to Iceland sparked Cherry Please scan this graphic adapting material for today’s lessons Hopton’s love of co-operative learning with your mobile QR code app to go straight 34 Creative Conversations 50 The Last Word to our website Creative Learning Network initiative Dee Matthew, Education Co-ordinator is helping educators share expertise for Show Racism the Red Card “Teachers teach respect and responsibility, discipline, determination, excellence and courage – all really important values” David Grevemberg, CEO, Glasgow 2014, page 16 4 . Teaching Scotland February/March 2014 KEYNOTE Ken Muir, CEO GTC Scotland Better future am writing this Keynote, value such tests have in comparing Scotland’s Future, GIRFEC, the my first as the new Chief the overall quality of educational post-16 Education Bill, new Executive of GTC Scotland, provision across a wide range National Qualifications and the in the immediate aftermath of countries. early years collaborative. All of of the OECD PISA results In Scotland, we are all engaged these elements align around what Ibeing announced and the funeral in what I am sure will be seen in I see as a number of key national of Nelson Mandela, and at a time years to come as a point where we aspirations that are designed to when the festive season is upon are experiencing and delivering a enhance and “future proof” the us with nativity plays and other “paradigm shift” in moving a good quality of teaching and learning in end-of-term school activities in full education system to becoming a Scotland. At its simplest, that swing. But, such are the demands great one; a system that sustains alignment is around: of journalistic deadlines, I know continuous improvement in Putting the learner at the centre you will be reading this when all of outcomes for learners and ongoing Supporting achievement by all these things have become distant professional learning for teachers. Reconceptualising the model of memories as hardworking teachers teacher professionalism once again crank themselves up, Establishing an effective and their children and young Nelson Mandela said: performance framework that allows people, in true “Spinal Tap” “Education is the most continuous review and improvement. fashion, to “level 11”. Many of us powerful weapon which you The continued implementation recognise the first term of any new of CfE, albeit progressively year as being the most demanding, can use to change the evolving in some areas at a faster not least in the secondary and world.” For me, that sums rate than it does in others, together college sectors as SQA up the importance of the with the embedding of some of the examinations loom large. job we do as teachers other elements mentioned above, The festive season is is already making a discernible traditionally a time for reflection Most immediately, many of us will difference to the experiences of and contemplation of a year just see CfE as the most challenging children and young people. past, with thoughts turning to what element in the ongoing changes we I was privileged to see the might be achieved in the year are making and let us all hope that stunning song and dance ahead. From my perspective, the recommendations in the recent performance given by the pupils of Scottish teachers and lecturers working group report on tackling Knightswood Secondary School have much to be proud about in bureaucracy are made to stick. and Taylor High School at the the year just past and the Scottish However, CfE is not the only opening of the Standard public should be proud and take element to this “paradigm shift”. International Conference for much reassurance from the GTC Scotland’s revised Professional Inspectorates in Edinburgh and the commitment and hard work of Standards and Professional Update, humbling and wonderfully Scotland’s teachers. Certainly, which will be rolled out to all emotional presentations given by there are many positives that can teachers in August 2014, and our two pupils from Pilrig Park School be taken from Scotland’s OECD new Fitness to Teach arrangements, in Edinburgh at the annual AHDS results. However, we need to are important contributory conference – events that showcased remember the narrowness of elements to the changes being the vibrant outcomes of high- what they measure and the limited made. So too are Teaching quality teaching in schools led by Teaching Scotland . 5 www.teachingscotland.org.uk Teaching Scotland is the magazine of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland). GTC Scotland is the independent professional body which maintains and enhances teaching standards and promotes and regulates the teaching profession in Scotland. We strive to be a world leader in professional education issues. GTC Scotland aims to promote equality and diversity in all its activities. Teaching Scotland is written, designed and published by Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of GTC Scotland. www.connectcommunications.co.uk Main office GTC Scotland, Clerwood House, 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh EH12 6UT T: 0131 314 6000 Editor-in-Chief: Glenise Borthwick Editorial office Connect Communications, Studio 2001, Mile End, Paisley PA1 1JS email: info@connect communications.co.uk Editor: Daniel Lambie email: teachingscotland@ gtcs.org.uk Design and production: Scott Richmond Advertising Clare Stebbing Tel: 0131 561 0024 email: clare@connect communications.co.uk The views expressed in Teaching Scotland are those of invited contributors and not necessarily those of GTC Scotland. The information contained in Teaching Scotland is of a general nature and is not to be taken as advice on any individual situation. GTC Scotland does not endorse any goods or services advertised, nor any claims or representations made in any advertisement in committed and far-sighted the Mindset Network in Teaching Scotland and accepts no liability to any person for loss or damage suffered as a headteachers, already delivering Johannesburg in 2003. He said: consequence of their responding to, or placing that aspiration for the future of “Education is the most powerful reliance upon, any claim or representation made in any advertisement appearing in their children and young people. weapon which you can use to Teaching Scotland. Readers should make appropriate enquiries and satisfy themselves Of course, none of this is easy, change the world.” For me, that before responding to any such advertisement, but among the many memories sums up the importance of the job or placing reliance upon any such claim or representation. By so responding, or placing of Nelson Mandela, one that is we do as teachers. It also explains reliance, readers accept that they do so at particularly poignant is the why the challenges we face must their own risk. Printed on paper sourced from statement he made in his speech be overcome, as we light the way well-managed sustainable forests on the theme “Lighting your way to a better future for all Scotland’s © GTC Scotland, 2014. to a better future” at the launch of children and young people. KM ISSN: 1469-3054. 6 . Teaching Scotland February/March 2014 Are your details up to date? Check on MyGTCS Renewal of registration 2014-2015 The General Teaching Council for Scotland would like to remind all registered teachers that the current registration period comes to an end on 31 March 2014. The annual registration fee will be payable for retention on the Register from 1 April 2014. Members will be alerted by a deduction via their salary in March or April by their employer, or will receive a letter from the Council in May 2014. Annual registration fees must be paid by 27 June 2014. Please also note the annual registration fee will increase by £5 to a total of £50 from 1 April 2014. Smart thinking Find out more A teacher from Cross Arthurlie facilitate Higher Order Thinking Full details of the arrangements Primary School in East Renfrewshire Skills’ investigated the extent to for payment of the annual scooped the prestigious George D which ‘Higher Order Thinking Skills registration fee are available on Gray CBE MA award for the best are present within philosophical our website: www.gtcs.org.uk/ undergraduate thesis in teacher dialogue and the ways in which the registration education in Scotland. study of Philosophy by children can Ainslie E McCabe, who graduated promote the development of these with a BEd (Hons) First Class from Higher Order Skills’.
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