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Courses

We offer a wide range of professional development courses.

Returning to Teaching

Returning to Teaching course19 April - 21 June 2012, 6pm - 9pmMoray House School of Education, Paterson's Land
We welcome all qualified teachers who have been away from teaching for a number of years, or who have no classroom experience, or are new to the Scottish education system and who wish to return to the profession either full-time or as a supply teacher. If you are already in a supply post this may also be of value to you.
Further information and booking form
Paterson's Land (on map)

SCSSA courses

Details of courses run by our Scottish Centre for Studies in School Administration (SCSSA).

Date Course Sector
20/01/2012 Skills Development within and beyond the formal curriculum: Building the Curriculum 4 made real! Primary
27/01/2012 Developing an Inclusive School that Raises Expectations, Achievement and Attainment for All All Sectors
02/02/2012 - 03/02/2012 Motivating all Learners Primary
02/03/2012 Developing Staff to Meet the Needs of 2011-2012 and beyond: the Professional Development Challenge E All Sectors
08/03/2012 - 09/03/2012 Raising Attainment and Ambition in Secondary Schools Secondary
09/03/2012 Preparing and Applying for Senior Leadership Positions All Sectors
16/03/2012 Skills Development within and outwith the formal curriculum: Building the Curriculum 4 made real! Secondary
22/03/2012 - 23/03/2012 School Leadership in Challenging Times Primary
23/03/2012 Art Education - "Creative Futures" Secondary
27/04/2012 A Template for Improvement: Moving Forward on the Journey to Excellence All Sectors
17/05/2012 - 18/05/2012 School Leadership in Challenging Times Secondary
07/06/2012 - 08/06/2012 Faculty Leader/Principal Teacher Leadership of Learning Secondary

Information on further development opportunities offered on a regular basis can be found on the SCSSA website.

Additional Support for Learning

We have suite of Additional Support for Learning programmes which is carefully designed to meet the professional needs of all teachers and similar professionals. Programmes are offered in part time study mode. A three course certificate can be completed in one or two years and a six course diploma in two to four years. The programme may also be continued to Masters level.

Scottish Qualification for Headship (SQH)

The School of Education has made a significant contribution to the development and implementation of the Scottish Qualification for Headship (SQH). The following link leads to further information about the Educational Leadership and Management (which includes the Scottish Qualification for Headship Diploma).

Chartered Teacher Programme

Our Chartered Teacher programme gives you to opportunity to learn in a highly supportive community designed around your own needs and interests. Further details about the programme here:

Froebel

Froebel Course29 October 2011 - 16 May 2012To take place mainly in Moray House's Paterson's Land Building
This course considers how a contemporary analysis of Froebels work can provide practitioners with insights into how they can support young children to develop as confident learners. The course will run in the evenings and weekends at Moray House School of Education and includes some visits to Edinburgh Nurseries (for more information please see the timetable). The timetable may need to be altered slightly but everyone will be informed in advance. The total number of contact CPD hours will be 30 hours. This course has 2 assignments.
Froebel Course flyer
Paterson's Land (on map)

Book online

If you'd like to book to attend the Froebel Course, please do so through the following link:

For further details about the course, please contact Moray House School of Education’s Professional Development Office on 0131 651 6348 or email: cpd-education@ed.ac.uk

Developmental Physical Education Group's courses

Our Developmental Physical Education Group (DPEG) run physical education conferences, courses and workshops. Here you can find information about their '3-14 Physical Education' postgraduate certificate programme and more about DPEG.

Specially designed courses

The Moray House School of Education is involved in the design and delivery of many specially designed short courses and consultancy activity for schools, authorities and industry. Many of these are planned in response to specific requests from employers and agencies.

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This article was published on Jan 27, 2012


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