School of Education

Our first conference of 2025 will take place on 22 February and the learning will focus on The Culture of Childhood, with, for the first time every in Scotland, a groundbreaking keynote presentation from Dr Dan Wuori.

More information on this conference can be found on School of Humanities webpage.

During this session we will discuss how to nurture creativity skills through various pedagogical approaches. Using artworks from a variety of time periods and cultural contexts I will demonstrate how the visual arts can be used as a provocation to challenge and enhance cross curricular thinking. This session will be interactive, and questions are encouraged.

More information can be found on the School of Education webpage.

This CLPL will support practitioners to reflect on the role of parents and families in their setting and to explore effective strategies to connect with and engage parents and families from diverse contexts. We will also consider how to mitigate against potential obstacles to engagement.

The session(s) will encourage participants to consider how to:

- incorporate self-reflective tools into professional practice
- cultivate respectful, collaborative relationships with parents and families  
- strengthen relationships with parents and families which are firmly rooted in the unique context of the school and community.  

More information can be found on the School of Education webpage.