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
Thursday 19 August 2010 Welcome to the Teaching Profession Probationers GTCS HQ, Edinburgh
Friday 20 August 2010 Behaviour Management Probationers and recently qualified teachers Strathclyde University
Thursday 16 September 2010 Heads' Conference Heads, Deputes, Bursars Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 21 September 2010 English Conference English teachers Fettes College, Edinburgh
Tuesday 28 September 2010 Literacy Conference Primary and Secondary staff Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
Thursday 30 September 2010 Modern Languages Conference Primary & Secondary Modern Language Teachers Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Friday 01 October 2010 Employment Law: The Basics SMTs, newly-appointed Bursars, Heads of Department Brodies Offices, Glasgow
Friday 01 October 2010 Drama Workshop Drama Staff Dundee Rep Theatre
Saturday 02 October 2010
a.m. + lunch
Nurses & Matrons Conference: Scottish Mental Health First Aid Nurses & Matrons St George's School for Girls, Edinburgh
Monday 04 October 2010 Introduction to Child Protection Probationers & teachers not trained in Child Protection Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 07 October 2010 School Secretaries' Workshop School Secretaries Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh
Friday 08 October 2010 Good Governance Governors Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 02 November 2010 - Wednesday 03 November 2010 SCIS/BSA Professional Development Certificate – Boarding Education Boarding Staff Queensferry Hotel, North Queensferry
Thursday 04 November 2010 Support for Learning Seminar (Probationers) Probationers Radisson Blu Hotel, High Street (Royal Mile) Edinburgh
Friday 05 November 2010 HMIE - Curriculum for Excellence Directors of Studies Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel
Tuesday 09 November 2010 Classics Conference Classics Staff Glenalmond College, Perthshire
Tuesday 09 November 2010 Primary/Secondary Transition Seminar Primary 6/7 & S1/2 staff Holiday Inn, West Nile Street, Glasgow
Wednesday 10 November 2010 'Google Earth' Geography teachers & secondary teachers with an interest in cross-curricular work
Thursday 11 November 2010 Learning Support Conference Junior and Senior Learning Support staff Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
Saturday 13 November 2010 Student Welfare: Teenage Depression Guidance Staff Radisson Blu Hotel, High Street, Edinburgh
Tuesday 16 November 2010 Guidance Workshop Guidance/PSE staff Holiday Inn, Glasgow
Wednesday 17 November 2010 Team Leadership [Day 1] Aspiring Heads of Department Edinburgh Hilton Grosvenor Hotel
Thursday 18 November 2010 - Friday 19 November 2010 Junior Heads' Conference Junior Heads Dunkeld House Hotel
Monday 22 November 2010 Introduction to Using Smartboards Probationers Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel
Tuesday 23 November 2010 VI Form Developments Heads of VI Form Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 25 November 2010 Librarians' Conference Librarians Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 19 January 2011 SQA Co-ordinators' Conference SQA Co-ordinators Holiday Inn, Glasgow
Thursday 20 January 2011 Child Protection for School Trips School Trip Organisers Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Friday 21 January 2011 Preparation for Retirement All staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 25 January 2011 Student Welfare - Self Harm Guidance staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 26 January 2011
a.m. + lunch
GAP Assistants' Seminar GAP Assistants Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Monday 31 January 2011 CEOP - Child Exploitation & Online Protection All staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Monday 07 February 2011 Smartboard: Content Creation Staff keen to develop their Smartboard skills Holiday Inn, Glasgow
Tuesday 08 February 2011 Post-Probation Issues Recently fully-registered teachers Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Wednesday 09 February 2011 Directors of Studies Conference Directors of Studies Holiday Inn, Glasgow
Thursday 10 February 2011 Preparation for Residential School Trips at Home & Abroad School Trip leaders Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 22 February 2011 Classroom Presence: Voice & Body Language Workshop Probationers & recently qualified teachers Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh
Thursday 24 February 2011 Guidance Workshop2 PSE/Guidance staff Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 01 March 2011 SCIS/ISCO Conference Careers Staff Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Thursday 03 March 2011 - Friday 04 March 2011 Leadership Revisited Delegates from previous School Leadership courses Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Saturday 05 March 2011
a.m. + lunch
Nurses' & Matrons' Conference Nurses and Matrons The Edinburgh Academy
Tuesday 08 March 2011 Keeping Myself Safe - Primary Primary Staff Edinburgh Hilton Grsovenor Hotel
Wednesday 09 March 2011 Classroom Assistants' Seminar Classroom Assistants Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
Thursday 10 March 2011 - Friday 11 March 2011 Houseparents' Conference Boarding Houseparents Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Wednesday 16 March 2011 Smartboard: Train the trainers Staff interested in becoming Smartboard Trainers for the School
Wednesday 04 May 2011 School Secretaries' Seminar School Secretaries/Admin staff Holiday Inn, West Nile Street, Glasgow
Thursday 12 May 2011 Boarding Welfare House Tutors Huntingtower Hotel, Perth
Saturday 14 May 2011 Early Years Conference Early Years Staff High School of Glasgow
Tuesday 07 June 2011
a.m. only + lunch
Probationers' Workshop: Review of the year Probationers GTCS HQ, Edinburgh
Tuesday 07 June 2011
lunch + p.m. only
Probationer Supporters' Seminar Probationer Supporters GTCS HQ, Edinburgh

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