Argyll and Bute Council Community Services: Education

Welcome to the new Education online area for Education in Argyll and Bute. These pages have been developed for the purpose of providing information on the work of Education and access to a range of resources that are used for administration and curricular purposes. Information on individual schools is available on the Argyll and Bute Council Website.

Argyll and Bute's Quality Improvement Team will make a major contribution to their areas of responsibility and future plans include links to the services and resources currently being developed for the Scottish Schools Digital network (SSDN). It is essential that this site is of use to you and if you have any suggestions on how we can improve it, please let us know by emailing web.master@ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk.

About this website

Statement about this website from Douglas Hendry - Director of Community Services and Councillor Dick Walsh - Council Leader.

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Glow FAQ

Glow is a national schools intranet, providing pupils and teachers with an online facility allowing for joined-up working the length and breadth of Scotland.

Click here to view frequently asked questions relating to Glow in Argyll & Bute.

Argyll & Bute's latest Education News

This section of the website will contain up-to-date information on a range of issues that are of high importance and interest to school staff and managers. In turn, schools are invited to submit articles related to projects and events that would be of interest to others. Click here to view a news archive of recent articles.

National No Smoking Day : Wednesday 10th March 2010
Free resources for schools, including Gaelic leaflets, for all stages
(P1 - S6).
Click here for more information (PDF) ...more

Scottish Education Awards 2010:
Nominations for 2010 awards is now open!
Entry to the Awards is open to all publicly funded schools, including secondary, primary, nursery and special schools.
There is a wide variety of categories to enter which are linked to the Curriculum for Excellence Programme and that also recognise the dedication and commitment of teaching staff and education supporters.
Nominations will remain open until Friday 5 March 2010. ...more

World Maths Day 2010: WORLD MATHS DAY - 3rd March 2010

Register & play from 1st February at www.worldmathsday.com

FREE access to all schools
Covers ALL age groups (from P1-S6 inclusive)
Great prizes for students and schools
Contribute to a Guinness World Record!
This is a great opportunity for Argyll & Bute schools to interact with other schools both in Scotland and overseas. Your students will really enjoy taking part and making maths fun! ...more

Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 9th February 2010: European Safer Internet Day 2010 (SID) is supported by countries throughout Europe and during the week (from Monday 8th February – Friday 12th February 2010), a range of activities will be taking place across the continent to help protect young people online. The theme for SID 2010 is ‘Think Before You Post’ and the organisers hope to make the whole week a week of action in the UK. Go to the SID website for more information. ...more

Scottish Author Glow Meet for Secondary Schools: Catherine Forde, the Scottish Book Trust’s Online Teacher in Residence, will be speaking to secondary school pupils over Glow Meet on Wednesday the 3rd of February. Catherine will be answering children’s questions on creative writing over two sessions – 12:00 – 12:45 and 13:14 – 14.00. Go to the Glow page Click here