Education Scotland podcast

Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini-podcast series: The Entrepreneurship episode

Strategic Director Ollie Bray is Joined by Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland for Curriculum Design, Nicola Crawford. The focus of the discussion is  Entrepreneurship and Nicola and Ollie unpack this cross cutting theme and talk about the questions we should be asking as we move through the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Listen now!

Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini-podcast series: The Careers Education episode

In this penultimate episode of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle cross curricular theme podcast series, Strategic Director Ollie Bray is Joined by Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Klaus Mayer and special guest, Director of Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance Operations at Skills Development Scotland, James Russell to talk about the importance of Careers Education.

Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini-podcast series: The Political Literacy Episode

Strategic Director Ollie Bray is Joined by Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Dr Lynne Robertson to talk about Political Literacy as a cross cutting theme of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Listen to find out more about what Political Literacy means and the story so far.

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Social Justice, Rights and Equalities episode

In this week’s mini podcast episode, Ollie Bray is joined by Senior Education Officer for Curriculum Design, Graeme Wallace to talk about Social Justice, Rights and Equalities as a cross curricular theme and the work that has taken place so far and how this work will enable Scotland’s Children and Young People to grow as individuals now and in the future.’

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Digital literacy episode

In this episode Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, is joined by Education Scotland colleague and Education Officer George Milliken to talk about Digital Literacy and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Find out more about the Digital Literacy story so far and what this will mean for Scotland’s Children and Young people.

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Learning for Sustainability episode

In this episode Ollie Bray, Strategic Director is joined by Education Scotland colleague and Senior Education Officer Ian Menzies to talk about Learning for Sustainability and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Find out just what Learning for Sustainability means and why the Curriculum Improvement Cycle co-design work fits in to the wider strategy for Scotland.
 
You can find out more by visiting the Learning for Sustainability area of the Education Scotland website:
 
https://education.gov.scot/resource-themes/learning-for-sustainability/

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Creativity episode

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Creativity episode
Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, hosts this podcast series to talk about the work of the cross-curricular themes win the context of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
In this 20 minute episode, Ollie is joined by Julia Fenby, Education Officer for Creativity at Education Scotland. They discuss the work that has happened around Creativity so far, emerging themes, next steps and what Creativity means for Scotland’s children and young people.

The Learning Conversations: Judy Murray

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Financial Education episode

Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, hosts this mini podcast series to talk about the cross-curricular themes within the context of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
 
In this 20 minute episode, Ollie is joined by Education Officers for Numeracy and Mathematics at Education Scotland Nanette Brotherwood and Jaclyn Andrews. They discuss the work around Financial Literacy so far, emerging themes, next steps and what they hope this will mean for Scotland’s children and young people.
 
Links to the following resources are recommended in the podcast:
Scotland's Financial Schools Homepage — Scotland’s Financial Schools
Money and Pensions Guides Financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools in Scotland | Money and Pensions Service

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