Sharing practice about co-operative and collaborative learning

Hip-hop culture: a primary motivator

Through the context of dance, the aim of the project was to increase learner’s engagement with school and learning.

Published on 28 March 2011

Lady of the Lake: A Literacy and Outdoor Learning Transition Project

This project was a partnership approach to an innovative transition process. This incorporated outdoor learning and collaboration with local artists to inspire creative works.

Published on 7 March 2011

Year-long Forest School sessions in a secondary school

This case study focuses on the Forest School sessions organised for S4 pupils at Gracemount High School. Primarily, this was offered to those taking biology, but also as a wider school approach to encourage regular attendance and wider achievement.

Published on 25 February 2011

Partnerships - Collaborative working

Colin Anderson (Senior Health Promotion Officer NHS Lanarkshire) describes a model developed to enable partners from across sectors to work collaboratively to train, plan and deliver across health themes, including Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood.

Published on 3 February 2011

Partnerships - Collaborative working

Colin Anderson (Senior Health Promotion Officer NHS Lanarkshire) describes a model developed to enable partners from across sectors to work collaboratively to train, plan and deliver across health themes, including Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood.

Published on 3 February 2011

Playing with numeracy

This case study involves pupils from Perth and Kinross creating numeracy board games. The pupils took an enterprising approach to this work and worked co-operatively to plan, create and present their work.

Published on 25 January 2011

Involving learners in their learning

Find out more about the recent Scottish Science Education Conference, 'Sustaining Science: bright ideas for the future'. This conference aimed to support learning and teaching in the sciences.

Published on 10 November 2010

Crime Scene Investigation: Kersland School

The popular television programme ‘Crime Scene Investigation’ provided the context for Kersland’s whole school interdisciplinary learning approach. The children and young people took part in a roleplaying exercise over eight weeks and, by using and developing their knowledge and skills in science and expressive arts, worked collaboratively to solve crimes.

Published on 10 November 2010

Developing opportunities for Interdisciplinary Learning - Benarty Primary

As part of a whole school Global Citizenship initiative, P4 pupils at Benarty Primary School learned about the lives of children in Norway and Japan. They shared what they had learned with parents and the wider community.

Published on 9 November 2010