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Research and Policy
A Culture Strategy for Scotland
A Culture Strategy for Scotland shows how important culture is to Scotland’s prosperity and sets the future direction for supporting culture in Scotland...
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Online Teaching Tools
Embracing Failure: Building a Growth Mindset Through the Arts
Edutopia article on how to teach your students the recipe for success: taking risks, making mistakes, and integrating critical feedback...
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Online Teaching Tools
Rock Operator
A collaboration between geologists, teachers, and artists that explores the igneous rock and geology of Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags - including an 8 minute animation, lesson activities, an online game and geological information for pupils...
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Research and Policy
Innovation Population - the UK's views on Innovation
Published by NESTA and based on online surveys of 6000+ UK adults and focus groups in six locations including Glasgow, the report examines views on innovation, technology and progress...
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Research and Policy
Scotland's Creative Learning Plan
September 2013 saw publication of Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan which was developed with a range of partners...
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Research and Policy
Eric Booth Website
As "one of the 25 most important people in American arts education" Eric Booth has influenced our own thinking about creativity across teaching and learning here in Scotland...
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Online Teaching Tools
Paint like Jackson Pollock
Voted amongst the top 50 "coolest websites" by TIME Magazine - try your hand at painting like Jackson Pollock...
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Research and Policy
Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Creative Industries sector
The influence and impact that the Creative Industries sector has on Scotland – both economically and culturally – is deep and varied...
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Online Teaching Tools
Live UnLtd
Live UnLtd backs people aged 11-21 who want to change their world for the better...
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Online Teaching Tools
Forest Pitch
Forest Pitch is an exciting art project by Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, creating a full size football pitch hidden deep within woodland in the Scottish Borders...
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Online Teaching Tools
Five top tips to run a successful design workshop
Based on the information in seperate guides for teaching design in primary and secondary settings, this article summarises the top five tips that will help to inform the quality of teaching when leading a design workshop, across all levels and settings...
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Online Teaching Tools
Get Into Live Music
Get into live music is all about working in the live music industry This site hopes to open your eyes to the huge variety of careers in the industry – and the different ways to get there...
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Research and Policy
Teach Kids to Daydream
Article in The Atlantic by Jessica Lahey on how mental downtime makes people more creative and less anxious...
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Online Teaching Tools
What is Graphic Design Poster Competition
A collection of posters on Flickr submitted to a contest: come up with something creative or witty that visualises the question 'What is Graphic Design...
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Research and Policy
The National Society for Education in Art and Design
If you teach art, craft or design in primary or secondary schools, or in further or higher education - especially teacher educators - the National Society for Education in Art & Design (NSEAD) site is for you: gallery educators, artists in residence, parents and all those with an interest in arts education...
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Online Teaching Tools
Dribble - Poster Design Inspiration
Dribble is a show and tell archive for designers, and offers professional cutting edge example of design from around the world...
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Online Teaching Tools
The John Byrne Award - Edinburgh only
The John Byrne Award presents sixth-year pupils with a unique challenge...
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Online Teaching Tools
Art Project
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces...
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Online Teaching Tools
BBC Blast - Creating a career
Listen to Blast's three-part audio programme on turning your hobby into a business...
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Online Teaching Tools
Rainstorms and Symphonies: Performing Arts Bring Abstract Concepts to Life
Edutopia article on what happens when early elementary teachers integrate music and theatre - student learning improves in reading, math, and science as they become better critical thinkers and problem solvers...