Scott Lavery\’s Enterprise Blog

I have been extremely pleased with the progress of the project in Wallyford and how it has been receievd by both the children and staff involved.  The P7’s now have a number of projects running in class which they have responsibility for and also which incorporate elements of AiFL and CfE.  The children themselves were extremely [...]

I was recently involved in delivering a session to all staff at Dunbar Primary School focusing on what enterprising teaching and learning is and how this can impact on their practice.  A copy of the presentation is attached.
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My task was to dispell the myth that enterprise is only about making and selling and how it involves [...]

I attended the inter authority event looking at the science outcomes that had been released recently.  The purpose of the day was again to engage with the outcomes and look at how we could address these in different scenarios.  Our task was to focus on the transition from P7 to S1 whilst focusing on the [...]

I ran a joint CPD session with my colleagues in Edinburgh recently which was designed to show staff how resources from RBS could be used to meet the recommendations of Determined to Succeed.  The event itself was very successful in getting the message across and a number of school in both East Lothian and Edinburgh [...]

We ran our joint ICT and Enterprise event entitled Can You Make a Difference on Wednesday.  The purpose of the day was to give the participants the ICT skills in order to plan and run a campaign based around an issue in their local community.
We ran two workshops, one on podcasting and the other on [...]

The pilot at Musselburgh Burgh continues to be very successful.  I have been in the school delivering 2 CAT sessions with all staff which has allowed them to reflect on their practice.  At the same time I asked the staff to take a risk and find out from the children what their opinion was on what is happening [...]