Events

Bin to win competition
The 'Bin to Win' contest, which is open to young people up to the age of 11 in schools and youth groups, is run by www.recycle-more.co.uk, the website that offers information and advice on recycling. Entrants have to give details of a recycling project they have thought up and carried out in their school or local community. It can be anything from organising a jumble sale to setting up a litter committee to collect rubbish for recycling! Entry forms available from the schools' section of recycle-more.co.uk

Contact: recycle-more@valpak.co.uk
Website: www.recycle-more.co.uk

1 January 2003
Nationwide

Celebrating Creativity
Up to 450 pupils will participate in a two-day arts festival. These pupils have been selected from the region's best schools for teaching of the arts and all have promising futures ahead of them.

Contact: Sara Teiger, info@celebratingcreativity.org.uk
Website: www.celebratingcreativity.org.uk

7 August 2003
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

BT Schools Awards 2003-4
DEADLINE: 14 NOVEMBER 2003! Your chance to apply for £2,000 worth of funding for a Citizenship and Communication project. BT will be giving away over 200 awards this year, but you only have one chance to apply. Visit www.bt.com/education/schoolsawards to complete your application.

Contact: BT Schools Awards
Website: www.bt.com/education/schoolsawards

1 September 2003
N/A

H.E.L.P education show on healthy eating
An educational programme about healthy eating. H.E.L.P. is a lecture assembly that uses magic and comedy to convey vital information to children about healthy eating habits. Topics covered include how to recognize good and bad eating habits, good food, self esteem and when are we healthy,

Contact: Soren Petersen, Tel: 01949 851953, Email sorly90@hotmail.com
Website:

3 September 2003
Touring Nottingham, Derby and Leicester LEAs

Special Needs London
Providing the ideal forum for teachers, deputies, head teachers and SEN specialists to source the most effective curriculum, management and SEN resources for schools across London and the South East.

Contact: Andy Wilkinson, andy.wilkinson@emap.com
Website: http://www.specialneedslondon.co.uk

25 September 2003
Kensington Olympia, London

European Day of Languages
Friday 26 September is European Day of Languages, which celebrates and raises awareness of the richness and diversity of the languages spoken in Europe. It also promotes and highlights the importance of language teaching and learning - and it is a great way to support the Languages Strategy.

Amount available: £150

Contact: Council of Europe Languages Policy Division: decs-lang@coe.int
Website: http://www.ecml.at/edl/

26 September 2003
Venue: Europe

Mathematics course for AS/A2 teachers
Will enable teachers to review and enrich the way they teach senior mathematics. Participants will also consider the use of ICT, pedagogical and policy issues in the teaching of the subject.

Contact: Email vp@villierspark.org.uk
Website: http://www.villierspark.org.uk/Courses1.html

29 September 2003
Cambridge Centre, Villiers Park Educational Trust

Eat a rainbow: Stroke awareness week
Children and adults are being encouraged by the Stroke Associateion to eat a rainbow of different coloured fruits and vegetables to help reduce the risk of a stroke.
The association is producing promotional materials, including information leaflets for adults and children aged 8-11, an A4 poster and stickers.
In schools activities will include:

• fruit and vegetable tasting sessions
• cooking a menu encompassing all the colours of the rainbow – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
• visits to schools by the SA’s education, training, information service organisers

Throughout the country free blood pressure checks and stroke information stands will be available.

Contact: Information pack available from tel: 01604 623 933/938; administration@stroke.org.uk
Website: www.stroke.org.uk

29 September 2003
In schools

Unilever International Schools Art Project: Splash!
Unilever is delighted to invite your school to participate in this year’s Unilever International Schools Art Project, Splash! Our relationship with water.

This project offers your pupils a unique chance to have their work displayed at Tate Modern and to participate in an exciting, all-expenses-paid, three-day art programme in London in December 2003. This will be a fantastic opportunity for them to meet celebrated artists and to make friends with pupils from other participating countries.

Contact: 0207 401 4070
Website: www.unileverseries.com

6 October 2003
UK

Association for Language Learning West of England Conference
All Aboard - Let's keep languages afloat! Launching the National Languages Strategy: this is the theme of this year's ALL West of England Conference on Saturday 18 October. The plenary speaker is Dr Lid King, Director of the National Languages Strategy. There is a choice of 3 workshops and an exhibition of materials.

Contact: For a programme/booking form please telephone Sheila James on 01788 546 443 or email SheilaJ@ALL-languages.org.uk
Website:

18 October 2003
University of the West of England, Bristol

Österreich-Tag (Austrian Day)
The Association for Language Learning in association with the Austrian Cultural Forum is holding its annual Austrian Day on Saturday 18 October. The course is free for members of the Association and members of the Austrian Cultural Forum. If you would like to join, ring the numbers below.

Contact: Association for Language Learning: 01788 546 443; Austrian Cultural Forum: 020 7584 8653
Website:

18 October 2003
Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ

Teaching Awards 2003 National Ceremony
The Teaching Awards 2003 National Ceremony will take place on Sunday 26 October at The London Palladium. The 10 National Winners will take a prize package of cash and equipment worth over £25,000 back to their schools. The Ceremony will be shown on BBC1 in early November.

You can register a nomination for the Teaching Awards 2004 at www.teachingawards.com.

Contact: www.teachingawards.com
Website: www.teachingawards.com

26 October 2003
The London Palladium

Estrategias para mejorar el aprendizaje del español en GCSE, AS y A2
Rates ALL individual members £50, group members £63 and non-members £70 including lunch and refreshments.

Contact: Telephone 01788 546443 for further details
Website: To view the programme vist http://www.ALL-languages.org.uk/language_days.htm

29 October 2003
Instituto Español

Your opportunity to shape the future of CPD in our schools
DfES in partnership with NCSL invite you to take part in a unique online event. Working alongside government and other school leaders you will share and develop your expertise in using CPD to tackle your school’s priorities. This six week event, which will create guidance and good practice in CPD for all schools, will take place in talk2learn, the NCSL online communities for school leaders.

Contact: Email ncsl-office@ncsl.org.uk or telephone 0845 601 3032
Website: www.ncsl.org.uk/index.cfm?pageID=cpd

3 November 2003
Online

Further Issues in Mentoring: in School Settings
A one-day training programme for experienced mentoring coordinators working in school settings.

Contact: Telephone 020 7843 6441/1906 or email training@ncb.org.uk
Website: www.ncb.org.uk

6 November 2003
London

The Cluster Project - Careers support in South Yorkshire
November 10 sees the launch of a careers based product funded by the careers service Lifetime BDR. The 'Cluster Project' provides a website, an interactive CD and paper resources for teachers. The creative & digital industries and hi tech manuafacturing are the new growth areas for employment in South Yorkshire. A Bioscience cluster will follow in March.

Contact: Email Keith Old
Website: BDR Careers

10 November 2003
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Threatened! Plants and Animals in Danger
A series of lunchtime talks is being given to tie in with the Threatened! Plants and Animals in Danger exhibition.
On 12 November, the talk will focus on detecting the illegal trade in endangered animals.

Contact: Email post@nmgw.ac.uk
Website: www.nmgw.ac.uk

12 November 2003
National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff

Pupil Involvement in School Leadership
Organised by the Schools Councils UK. £95 full rate; £65 reduced rate.

Contact: Helen Starling, Demeter House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RS
Tel: 01223 578 500, Fax:01223 578 501
Website: www.schoolcouncils.org/docs/TheorytoPractice.pdf

13 November 2003
Barnsbury Centre, Islington, London N1 1QF

National Languages Forum
The Association for Language Learning, CILT, the National Centre for Languages and the University Council of Modern Languages will be hosting a meeting of the National Languages Forum at the Languages Show on 15 November at which the results of their latest Language Trends (2003) survey will be announced. This is a free session to which all are welcome.

Contact:
Website: www.ALL-languages.org.uk

15 November 2003
Languages Show

The Teaching Awards 2004
Local communities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are invited to put forward inspiring teachers and teaching assistants for a Teaching Award – the profession’s most prestigious accolade. To make a nomination, log on to www.teachingawards.co.uk.

Regional winners in the ten categories will be awarded a prize package of cash and ICT equipment worth £3,000 for their schools. The 10 Teaching Awards 2004 National Winners will be announced at the National Ceremony which will be shown on the BBC. They will receive a prize package worth over £25,000 of cash, ICT equipment and professional development courses.

Deadline for nominations: 31 January 2004.

Contact: Nomination enquiry hotline 020 7776 2340 (during office hours)
Website: www.teachingawards.co.uk

17 November 2003
Nationwide

Spanish INSET day
'Estrategias para mejorar el aprendizaje del español en GCSE, AS y A2' - an INSET training day for teachers and trainers of Spanish.

Contact: Email info@ALL-languages.org.uk, Tel: 01788 546443, Fax: 01788 544149.
Website: Programme

29 November 2003
Instituto Español 'Cañada Blanche', London

Write Away 2004
Write Away 2004 is the seventh annual TES Literary Competition for key stages 2 and 3. The theme is "Autobiography". On the TES website you can download the Write Away Competition Booklet and read the competition terms and conditions.

Contact:
Website: www.tes.co.uk/write_away/competition.asp

22 December 2003
UK Competition

BETT 2004
BETT 2004, the educational technology show, is celebrating 21 years of Teaching and Learning with ICT.

BETT offers you the chance to compare, test and assess for yourself all the latest products and services from over 500 of the leading educational ICT suppliers. Along with the major policy makers in the Policy in Practice area, you can receive free advice and guidance to ensure you can make the most informed procurement decisions for your establishment.

The features for this year will reflect the current issues in educational ICT and you can find suppliers quickly and easily in the well-established exhibitor areas around the Show by ensuring you pre-plan your visit using the listings and search facilities on the main menu. As well as an exhibitor list covering the spectrum of suppliers of products and services in the educational ICT market, you can keep abreast of the most recent developments in your profession with the comprehensive INSET seminar programme.

Come and visit Talking Teaching at the BT stand (D40)!

Contact: Ticket hotline: 0870 429 4574
Website: www.bettshow.co.uk

7 January 2004
Olympia, London

GET REAL: 3rd Annual PSHE & Citizenship Conference
This is an important year for PSHE & Citizenship. Optimus Publishing's 3rd Annual PSHE & Citizenship conference on the 26th January is entitled "GET REAL".

We need to "GET REAL" in three ways:

1. We need to get real about the ambitions of PSHE and citizenship education
2. We need to get real about achieving these ambitions. We need to be clear about how PSHE and citizenship education together and separately contribute to the:
3. We need to get real about evaluating our achievements in consultation with pupils, colleagues, community partners and parents

The 3rd Annual PSHE & Citizenship conference will look at all these issues.

Contact: Email carla@optimuspub.co.uk or tel: 020 7251 6545
Website: Conference programme

26 January 2004
Britannia International Hotel, London

The secret world of codes and code breaking
This lecture by Claire Ellis will look at different secret codes used throughout the ages, from the Ancient Greeks right up to World War Two. The talk will include a demonstration of a genuine WW2 Enigma cipher machine and explain how scientists and mathematicians have changed the course of history by cracking secret codes. WARNING: this presentation involves stories of treason, espionage and deception as well as a good deal of problem solving.

Contact: Tel: 020 7670 2969, Fax: 020 7670 2920, Email: schools@ri.ac.uk
Website: insideout.rigb.org/insideout/lectureDetail.jsp?&id=227#

27 January 2004
The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London

Magical Science for Primary Schools. A day of Discovery by Pro-Education

Contact: Rupert Meadway, rupert.meadway@businesslinkkent.com, +44 (0)1732 220111
Website: www.rsc.org/lap/rsccom/locsecs/localsec46.htm

28 January 2004
Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough

Software in Focus - Learning Support
It is important to offer a wide range of educational provisions in mainstream schools and in special needs schools with units. The pace at which progress varies considerably, and pupils with learning difficulties in literacy and numeracy will need a learning aid that will relate to their specific difficulty. This event will highlight some of the more popular and recent software to the educational market that address learning difficulties in the curriculum. Cost: £45 + VAT per person.

Contact: Email learning@LTScotland.com
Website: Course information

30 January 2004
Glasgow

French Day
An INSET day organised by the Association for Language Learning. A chance to hear talks, to participate in practical workshops of direct relevance to French teaching, and to meet other teachers.

Contact: Email langlearn@ALL-languages.org.uk, Tel: 01788 546 443, Fax: 01788 544 149.
Website: View the programme

7 February 2004
Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, London

Dyslexia Friendly, User Friendly ICT Conference
The Adult Dyslexia Organisation, in conjunction with the e-Learning Strategy Unit (DfES) and Ufi/learndirect, proposes to run a series of high profile conferences that will demonstrate Dyslexia Friendly, User Friendly ICT. The Conference aims to illustrate where teaching in a dyslexia friendly, user friendly way will benefit not only dyslexics, but also disaffected learners, people with other disabilities and older learners.

Contact: Phone 020 7207 3911 or 07974 755 163, or email dyslexiahq@dial.pipex.com
Website: www.futurenet.co.uk/charity/ado/index.html

19 February 2004
Bristol (19/02), Manchester (15/03), London (21/05)

ICT and English
FREE Day Conference organised by the National Association for the Teaching of English on uses of ICT in the teaching of English and literacy. Keynote: Jack Kenny. Range of Workshops.

Contact: Tel 0114 255 5419, Fax 0114 255 5296, Email natehq@btconnect.com
Website: www.nate.org.uk

27 February 2004
Sheffield

BT Citizen Me!
Citizen Me! is a new citizenship initiative from the BT Education Programme, aimed at 11 to 14 year-olds. Pupils can win prizes by sending in photodiaries on the theme ‘What citizenship means to me’ – they could cover school projects, for example, or wider community issues.

The photodiaries will be shown on the Citizen Me website, which also features advice and support for pupils and teachers – including downloadable resources and curriculum information.

The competition runs in two stages from 1st March to 28th May 2004.

Contact: bteducation@edcoms.co.uk
Website: www.bt.com/education/citizenme

1 March 2004
(Competition deadline)

Music for Life – Wider Opportunities for All
This festival of children’s music-making is being hosted by the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. There will be presentations from schools standards minister David Miliband; former secretary of state Estelle Morris; and chief inspector David Bell. The event will then celebrate the success, achievements and benefits of 13 wider opportunities pilots in primary music. Since September 2002, schools have been working with local education authority music services and youth music providing sustained musical experiences in a wide range of traditions and styles. The festival will give teachers, heads and music professionals the chance to exchange ideas.
Entrance is by ticket only. A light lunch will be provided.

Contact: For an application form, call Comshows on 020 8747 4315 e-mail musicforlife@comshows.com
Website: www.dfes.gov.uk/musicservices

3 March 2004
Barbican Hall, London EC2

Association for Science Education Scotland: Annual Conference
The Association for Science Education Scotland will hold its Annual Conference from 5th to 7th March in Perth. The programme includes practical sessions to support 5-14 Science, Physics and Biology for the non-specialist, creativity in science, Optoelectronics, Forensic Science, interactive whiteboards in the lab and much more. Primary and Secondary teachers and technicians are welcome, and there will be an exhibition by manufacturers and publishers. A programme and booking form are available on the ASE Scotland website.

Contact: Telephone 01764 670 751 or email Steuart Cuthbert (steuart@the-tryst.co.uk)
Website: www.asescotland.org.uk

5 March 2004
Perth (Scotland)

The Education Show
The UK's leading event for educational resources, attracting over 18,000 education professionals. The Education Show offers visitors the chance to compare, test and experience all the latest products and services from over 600 leading educational resource suppliers.

Contact: If you have any queries, or to request registration forms for yourself and your colleagues, please call 0870 429 4580.
Website: www.education-show.co.uk

11 March 2004
NEC, Birmingham

SETT in Aberdeen
SETT in Aberdeen is the first SETT roadshow of 2004. It is presented by Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Learning and Teaching Scotland and offers delegates an exciting, informative and thought-provoking range of seminars, workshops, interactive classrooms and ICT resources.

The conference programme covers a range of topics which will be of relevance to school managers, teachers, and others interested in the effective use of ICT in schools. The varied programme has been designed to meet the needs of all sectors - nursery, primary, secondary, special and community establishments.

Contact: Email rmcleod@education.aberdeen.net.uk
Website: www.aberdeen-education.org.uk/information/reports/sett2004/settf.htm

24 March 2004
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, 10am to 8pm

75 Years of Votes for Women competition
2003 was the 75 anniversary of equal voting rights for women and 100 years since the suffragettes were established. To mark these anniversaries BT, with support from The Fawcett Society, The Women’s Library at the London Metropolitan University and The Museum of London launched a competition aimed at getting today’s young people who are tomorrow’s voters to think about what having a vote means.

Task
To produce a banner that depicts any subject of contemporary (citizenship) importance to the age group. It might be a local issue for the school, such as bullying or an issue of wider importance such as the environment, world peace or education for all.

Prizes
There will be top prize of £1,000 given by BT and BT Pay Phones to the overall best banner in each age group.
Their banners will be displayed at a prestigious location where pupils will attend a lunch reception so that they can see their work.
A selection of the hundred winning entries will also be archived on the internet.

Deadline: 26th March 2004

Contact: Email entries to banner.competition@bt.com
Website: Competition details

26 March 2004

Young Geographer of the Year 2004
The Geographical Young Geographer of the Year competition was launched in 1999 to promote the study of geography and to encourage students to carry out independent research alongside their usual studies.

The aim is to provide students with an interesting, challenging and topical project. This year, we are asking them to consider ways in which the world’s seas and oceans could be used in the future.

All students aged five to 18 from UK schools are eligible to enter. They should each submit a magazine article with the following title: Seventy per cent of the world’s surface is covered with water. How should we best use the seas and oceans?. They might like to include an interview, map or diagram or conduct a survey. The article must be interesting to read and easily understandable. It may be word processed or handwritten, as long as the latter is legible.

The winner of the 16–18 years category will win a place on a Biosphere Expeditions research project monitoring chamois, wolves and bears of the Nizke Tatry mountains in Slovakia from 15 to 27 August 2004. Silva, world-famous makers of compasses, navigational aids and optical instruments, are providing some superb prizes, including binoculars, headlamps, compasses, backpacks, T-shirts and hats.

Contact: (See website)
Website: www.biosphere-expeditions.org/younggeographer

30 March 2004
(Closing date)

Language World Conference
This is the UK's biggest annual language teaching event. The theme of the conference is "Reaching Out". For more information or a conference brochure and booking form, see the contact details below.

Contact: Telephone 01788 546443 or email info@ALL-languages.org.uk
Website: www.ALL-languages.org.uk

2 April 2004
Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Primary Naace Annual Conference
This is the first Primary Naace Annual Conference (previously known as the MAPE Annual Conference).

Take the opportunity to extend your own personal ICT horizons through a range of presentations and workshops.

Workshops include:

• Hands on control technology
• ICT to support early literacy development
• Creativity through Flash
• Experiments with the Intel microscope
• Art and ICT
• Digital videoing
• ICT and a second language
• ICT and SEN
• Introduction to Dreamweaver
• Producing Interactive Whiteboard resources
• Making animations

The Conference is limited to 60 people on a first come first served basis.

Contact: Email office@naace.org
Website: www.naace.org

2 April 2004
Swansea

Royal Shakespeare Company: Open Day
The Royal Shakespeare Company will celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday in style this year, as it throws open its doors to the public on Sunday 25 April between 11.30am-5pm. With talks, demonstrations, and many opportunities to get creatively involved, the day will provide a real insight into what makes the RSC one of the most famous theatre companies in the world.

In addition to the normal packed programme of activities that are free-of-charge, for the first time this year there will be a series of extra special events. These events will have an entry charge, and as spaces are limited, tickets can be booked in advance on the RSC Theatre Events Ticketline - 01789 403492.

Theatre masterclasses will see some the country’s leading experts in their field share their valuable knowledge of the industry. Sessions will be led by Cicely Berry (RSC Director of Voice), Richard Cordery (RSC actor), Dominic Cooke (RSC Associate Director), Paul Sirett (RSC Dramaturg) and John Cannon (RSC Director of Casting). In addition, Dame Judi Dench and Toby Stephens will talk about their stage and screen careers, and their roles in the highly successful Bond films.

Contact: For more information telephone 01789 403444
Website: www.rsc.org.uk

25 April 2004
Stratford-upon-Avon

Prisoners of the Tower: 1100-1945
Famous prisoners at the Tower of London have included Princess Elizabeth, Lady Jane Grey, Walter Raleigh, Guy Fawkes and Rudolf Hess. This exhibition at the Tower, London EC3 also tells the stories of lesser-known prisoners from the very first in 1100, who also became the first prisoner to escape, to 20th-century German prisoners-of-war. The history of the fortress/prison not only includes torture, murder and execution but also banquets, great works of literature, pregnancy and well-appointed accommodation. On May 3, visitors can become a prisoner of the Tower joining Sir Walter Raleigh, Princess Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More and other illustrious nobles in feeling the chill of the walls and hearing the thick doors slamming shut behind them.

Contact: Tel: 0870 756 6060
Website: www.hrp.org.uk

28 April 2004
The Tower of London

The Spirit of Youth in Music Festival
Gifted young musicians from the five specialist music schools of Great Britain – Chethams, Yehudi Menuhin, Wells, St Mary’s and Purcell – will be performing a lively programme of classical music. Guests from Japan will also perform.

Contact: To pre-book tickets call 01706 627747 (also available on the door)
Website: www.spiritofyouthinmusic.org.uk

29 April 2004
Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale 7.30pm

Dystonia Support Schools Competition
A prize of £100 will be awarded to the best essay written by anyone currently attending secondary school.

Essay topic: any aspect of Dystonia

Rules

1. The essay must be written by someone currently under the age of nineteen and attending secondary school education.
2. The essay must be emailed to chris@osl-ltd.co.uk AND ALSO sent by snail mail to ‘Dystonia Support’, 66 Sunderland Avenue, Oxford OX28DU. The snail-mailed essay must have with it a brief statement from your teacher certifying that the essay is all your own work.
3. Although you retain copyright, all essays submitted can be shown on this site and included in the ‘Dystonia book’ (see ‘The Project’, later).
4. The closing date is May 1st 2004.
5. The decision of the panel of judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Contact: Email chris@osl-ltd.co.uk
Website: www.dystonia-support4u.co.uk/schoolscomp.php

1 May 2004

Virtual Education Fair
Free online event at attracting more than 100 colleges and universities worldwide. European students, school-leavers and teachers interested in studying in the UK will be able to access information about study opportunities abroad and application requirements, apply for funding and scholarships and contact institutions directly.

Hobsons is a global organisation providing advice and information about education and careers opportunities to more than 2.8 millions students, teachers, parents and advisers. More than 1800 corporations and 2,500 education providers use Hobsons to recruit students and graduates.

Contact:
Website: www.hobsons.com/vef

10 May 2004
Online

Chloe's Concert
The 16-year-old violinist Chloë Hanslip with Classic FM’s Lisa Duncombe on percussion has compiled a programme of music for young people to help raise money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Chloë’s other favourite charities. The concert will take place at 8pm, and it features Bryn Terfel, Adrian Spillett, the first percussionist to win the BBC Young Musician of the Year (1998), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the massed chorus of Sing Live. Tickets: £10-£49.50.

Contact: Box office: 020 7589 8212
Website: www.royalalberthall.com

30 May 2004
Royal Albert Hall

Magical Mermaids and Pirates Workshop
DanceEast is presenting a magical morning for ages 5-8 based on the Imagine You’re a Mermaid and Imagine You’re a Pirate books by popular East Anglian artist Lucy Clibbon and writer Meg Clibbon. Lucy and Meg will be present to sign copies of these books.

Contact: Tel: 01473 639230; Email: info@danceeast.co.uk
Website: www.danceeast.co.uk

3 June 2004
Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich

Liverpool International Tennis Tournament
See top tennis stars in action in Liverpool free - six thousand tickets are available free to young people across Merseyside. Top names like Richard Krajicek, Vince Spadea and Robert Kendrick can be seen alongside legends such as Ilie Nastase and Gullermo Vilas. Tickets for schools are available from sponsors Northern Vision Ltd.

Contact: Tel: 0151 233 6392
Website: www.liverpooltennis.co.uk

9 June 2004
Calderstones Park, Liverpool

Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
'Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey' gives young viewers the chance to join in a huge celebration of sensational sound and rhythm.

From the streets of New York to the backdrop of Africa, this film embarks on a worldwide musical adventure with the creators of the internationally acclaimed show, STOMP, as the guide.

The film celebrates the diversity, culture and rhythm of percussion groups from around the world including Brazil, Botswana, Spain, Japan, the USA and India among others. Perfect for music and drama groups, it showcases global dance beats plus dramatic sights and sounds brought larger-than-life on the giant four-storey IMAX screen.

Contact: Booking line: 0845 345 1235
Website: www.at-bristol.org.uk/imax/default.htm

12 June 2004
IMAX Theatre-at-Bristol

The Giant Sleepover
The Giant Sleepover is a new free to enter fundraising event happening on June 19th. Schools are invited to participate in the Giant Sleepover to help smash a world record and raise funds which go directly back to the individual schools. 500 schools and 25,000 children are expected to participate. It's not too late to join in the fun and raise funds for your school.

Contact: For more information telephone 01732 455500
Website:

19 June 2004
Nationwide

Planning eLC spending
Two half-day courses, funded by the DfES, aim to help schools with all aspects of eLC spending.

Understand how to use your eLCs to raise standards and how to go about choosing the most appropriate titles to support teaching and learning.

Teachers completing one of the courses will also be eligible to be DfES evaluators and Schoolzone consultants.

Elements of the course include an introduction on how to use Curriculum Online to identify appropriate resources for use in schools. Guest speaker Russell Prue is an expert on how to help teachers get the most from this resource.

Once you've found a range of titles, how do you know which will be best suited to your needs? A tutor tells how to identify the most useful features of educational resources and what to look for in order to support teaching and learning.

Schools have found a range of ways to plan spending their eLCs. Find out how to develop a systematic approach to making whole school, and more specific, decisions so that schools are supported in their overall development.

Contact: Call 01242 262906 for more information
Website: www.dfes.gov.uk

6 July 2004
King's College London and Manchester University

Web-slinging wonders
He may have defeated the Green Goblin, but how does Spider-Man measure up to real life web-slinging wonders?

Join the Natural History Museum’s own spider-man and spider-woman for a series of free Darwin Centre Live events to see how the superhero’s talents compare to the real thing in 'Spider-Man Unweaved' on 15 and 16 July at 2.30pm.

Spiders in the Movies on 17 and 18 July (noon and 2.30pm), features radio-active spiders that can give you ‘spider sense’, to giant jungle beasts running rampage through small USA towns - Hollywood loves a spider scare story.

Join Janet Beccaloni to explore the myths behind the movies and find out where film and fact meet.

Contact: Telephone 020 7942 5000
Website: www.nhm.ac.uk

15 July 2004
Natural History Museum, London

BA Festival of Science
The BA Festival of Science is one of the UK's biggest events of its kind. It attracts 400 of the best scientists and science communicators from home and abroad who reveal the latest developments in research to a general audience.

This year’s festival will feature more than 120 events over the week and has hands-on activities and workshops for both primary and secondary students.

For students aged 14 - 19, At-Bristol offers Genome games on 7 September; and Spotlight on disease on 9 September. Students aged 8- 13 can join in 'The Brain and Body Show', three times daily.

The theme is the responsibility of being a scientist. The festival takes place at the University of Exeter from 6 - 10 September 2004, and throughout the city from 4 - 11 September.

Contact: Booking line: 020 7019 4941
Website: www.the-ba.net/the-ba/Events/FestivalofScience

4 September 2004
Exeter

Study Weekend: Visual Music
The film maker and kinetic sculptor Len Lye (1901-80) described his work as ‘visual music’. This study weekend will build on a week-long programme of live music and discussion, exploring music in the context of the St Ives artists and the current Tate St Ives exhibition. This weekend will widen the focus to examine the interaction between visual art, music and science. Contributors include Simon Shaw-Miller, senior lecturer in History of Art - Birkbeck College, and composer/writer Douglas Young.

Contact: www.tate.org.uk/contact/inforequest.htm
Website: www.tate.org.uk/stives/eventseducation/coursesworkshops.htm

10 September 2004
St Ives Guildhall and Tate St Ives

SETT 2004
Find out about exciting ICT practice in Scottish education and get useful practical advice and ideas. SETT 2004 is linking the major educational initiatives across Scotland.

Hosted by TV presenter Jackie Bird, SETT 2004 will be larger than ever, with an impressive selection of seminars, exhibitions and activities.

Contact: To book online, visit www.ltscotland.org.uk/sett/seminarprogramme/howtobook.asp
Website: www.ltscotland.org.uk/sett

22 September 2004
SECC in Glasgow and the Glasgow Science Centre

Ticket to space
Enrol in space school, take a virtual tour of the solar system, discover the possibilities of space travel, and pick the brains of an astro-expert.

These are just some of the opportunities afforded by Ticket to Space, a six-week classroom resource which has been funded by NGfL Scotland, and developed in collaboration with the astronomers at the Glasgow Science Centre.

There's both an offline and online resource, plus a space school competition. There will also be a teachers' forum to encourage the exchange of inspirational ideas.

The package supports the teaching of the Scottish curriculum science strand 'Earth and space' at levels C-D in Environmental Studies - Society, Science and Technology: 5-14 National Guidelines. The resource, however, is open to classes throughout the UK and wherever you are, you're cordially invited to take advantage of what's on offer.

The six-week event will run from 25 October - 3 December 2004.

Online registration will open on 23 August 2004, but if you log in as a 'Guest' prior to this date you will get a flavour of Ticket to Space, including details of free pre-event workshops taking place in four Scottish local authorities, event activities, case studies and testimonials from schools who participated last year.

Once registered your school will have access to teacher's notes, lesson overviews, learning outcomes and activities.

Contact: Email tickettospace@LTScotland.org.uk
Website: Register at online.pioneer.ltscotland.org.uk/login.asp

25 October 2004
Scotland

Hans Christian Andersen bicentenary
Next year is the bicentenary of the Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen. This will be celebrated worldwide through a wealth of activities to ensure that as many people as possible attain a greater and more varied familiarity with the writer. There is a great deal of interest in promoting this special year in Great Britain as well. The City Council of Edinburgh, for instance, already supports different ongoing projects.

In relation to this celebration a Hans Christian Andersen-related teaching program is being developed by the Center for Children’s Literature in Copenhagen. Rather than being a completed course content the program is to be considered as a collection of ideas and inspiration for the teachers - in classes of literature, history and as well as in math and physics. The educational project, which appeals to the pupils in primary and secondary school, will feature in a number of languages and can be downloaded free of charge from the Hans Christian Andersen 2005 portal (address below). This site also informs you about every other HCA-related events and projects.

The aim of the project is that school children in all grades are to experience the narrative and life of Hans Christian Andersen, to understand how other cultures perceive his work and life and to gather insight into the contemporary setting and literature of his time.

Contact: Email mail@hca2005.com
Website: www.hca2005.com

1 January 2005
Across the UK