Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)

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Our calendar of courses, below, is published annually in June and updated each term. You can see a summary of the course content by clicking on the course title. Full details of each course are sent by post to SCIS schools around six weeks in advance.

If you know the title and date of a course that you wish to attend, you can register on-line by clicking the link on the left. Confirmation will be sent by email, with details of the course content, venue and directions. Please note that paper confirmations are not sent.

Date Course Target Audience Venue
Monday 17 August 2009 Welcome to the Teaching Profession Probationers GTCS HQ, Edinburgh
Tuesday 18 August 2009 Behaviour Management Probationers and recently qualified teachers Strathclyde University
Monday 14 September 2009 Curriculum for Excellence - Forum Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Nearest Parking: 5 minute walk, Morrison Street.
Special Schools Workshop Special Schools Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 16 September 2009 Introduction to Child Protection Probationers and recently qualified teachers Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 17 September 2009 Heads' Conference Heads, Deputes, Bursars Thistle Hotel,Glasgow
Tuesday 22 September 2009 English Conference - Burning Issues English teachers Dollar Academy
Tuesday 22 September 2009 Governors' Seminar New and recently appointed Governors Glasgow Radisson Hotel, Argyle Street
Thursday 24 September 2009 - Friday 25 September 2009 School Leadership, Days 5 & 6 Delegates who have completed Days 1 - 4 Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Tuesday 29 September 2009
a.m. & lunch
Student Welfare: Self-Harm PSE/Guidance staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 30 September 2009 Curriculum for Excellence Framework Planning Senior management of Junior schools Edinburgh Academy Junior School
Thursday 01 October 2009 School Secretaries' Workshop School Secretaries Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh
Friday 02 October 2009 Drama Workshop Drama Staff Dundee Rep Theatre
Saturday 03 October 2009
a.m. + lunch
Nurses & Matrons Conference Nurses & Matrons Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow
Monday 05 October 2009 - Tuesday 06 October 2009 SCIS/BSA Certificate of Professional Practice - Part 2 Boarding House staff Queensferry Hotel, North Queensferry
Tuesday 06 October 2009
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. followed by lunch
OSCR Workshop: Preparing for the Charity Test Heads, Bursars, Governors SCIS Offices, Edinburgh
Thursday 08 October 2009 Team Leadership [Day 1]
Day One
Aspiring Heads of Department Edinburgh Hilton Grosvenor Hotel
Thursday 08 October 2009 Basics of Employment Law Heads, Depute Heads, Bursars, HR Managers, Line Managers Brodies, Edinburgh
Wednesday 28 October 2009 Classroom Assistants' Seminar Classroom Assistants Radisson Hotel, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Tuesday 03 November 2009 Primary/Secondary Transition Primary 6/7 & S1/2 staff Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 04 November 2009 VI Form Conference VI Form Co-ordinators Holiday Inn, West Nile Street, Glasgow
Thursday 05 November 2009 Guidance Workshop PSE/Guidance staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 10 November 2009 Classics Conference Classics Staff Glenalmond College, Perthshire
Wednesday 11 November 2009 Learning Support Conference Learning Support Staff Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
Friday 13 November 2009 Librarians' Conference Librarians Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
Tuesday 17 November 2009 SQA Seminar SQA Co-ordinators Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 18 November 2009 Modern Studies - Pupils' Conference Modern Studies staff Hamilton College
Thursday 19 November 2009 - Friday 20 November 2009 Junior Heads' Conference Junior Heads Dunkeld House Hotel
Thursday 19 November 2009 Child Protection Co-ordinators' Conference Child Protection Co-ordinators Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Monday 23 November 2009 Design Technology Workshop Design Techonology teachers Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh
Tuesday 24 November 2009 One click wonders: using online tools to promote your school's strengths
limited numbers
Staff with responsibility for admissions, marketing and development George Watson's College, Edinburgh
Friday 27 November 2009 Outdoor Education Conference Outdoor Education staff Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
Monday 30 November 2009 Child Protection for Nurses & Matrons Nurses & Matrons Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 14 January 2010
a.m. only
Employment Law Seminar: Redundancy Heads, Depute Heads, Bursars, HR Managers Brodies, Edinburgh
Friday 15 January 2010
a.m. only
Preparation for Retirement All staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 19 January 2010 Classroom Technology - Smartboards tbc
Wednesday 20 January 2010 Special Schools' workshop 2 Senior Management Holiday Inn, Glasgow
Friday 22 January 2010
a.m. + lunch
GAP Assistants' Seminar GAP Assistants Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Monday 25 January 2010 Post-Probationers' Seminar Recently fully-registered teachers Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 26 January 2010 Employment Law Seminar: Relationship Management Heads, Bursars, Depute Heads Brodies,Glasgow
Wednesday 27 January 2010 Directors of Studies Conference Directors of Studies Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 28 January 2010 - Friday 29 January 2010 School Leadership Days 7 & 8 Delegates who have completed Days 1 - 6 Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Tuesday 02 February 2010 Team Leadership [Day 2] Aspiring HOD's who have completed Day 1. Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 03 February 2010 Classroom Performance Probationers & recently qualified teachers Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh
Saturday 06 March 2010
a.m. + lunch
Nurses' & Matrons' Conference 2 Nurses and Matrons venue tbc

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Edinburgh EH3 7PE
Scotland

Telephone
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Fax
+44 (0)131 225 8594

Email
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