Past Courses
CPD course archive
Below are courses that have already taken place in the current academic session. They are in an archive to show the range of CPD offered by SCIS.
| Date | Course | Target Audience | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 02 February 2012 - Friday 03 February 2012 | School Leadership, Days 3 & 4 | Aspiring Heads who have completed Days 1 & 2 | Huntingtower Hotel, Perth |
| Wednesday 01 February 2012 | Team Leadership [Day 2] | Aspiring HOD's who have completed Day 1. | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Classroom Assistants' Seminar: Supporting Children in their Learning in Maths | Classroom Assistants | Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Saturday 28 January 2012 a.m. only |
Student Welfare Seminar: Eating Disorders | Guidance & PSE Staff; Nurses & Matrons | Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 27 January 2012 | Preparation for Retirement | All staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 26 January 2012 a.m. + lunch |
GAP Assistants' Seminar | GAP Assistants | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 25 January 2012 | Smartboard: Content Creation | Staff keen to develop their Smartboard skills | Dunblane Hydro Hotel |
| Tuesday 24 January 2012 | Introduction to Using SMARTBoards | Att staff | Dunblane Hydro Hotel |
| Monday 23 January 2012 | CPD Co-ordinators' Conference: supporting staff development and reflective practice | CPD Co-Ordinators | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 20 January 2012 | Critical & Creative Thinking in the Inclusive Classroom | Early Years & Junior teachers | Edinburgh Hilton Grosvenor Hotel |
| Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Preparation for Residential School Trips at Home & Abroad | School Trip leaders/coordinators | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 16 January 2012 COURSE POSTPONED |
Cyber-bullying & Internet Safety POSTPONED COURSE POSTPONED |
All Staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 13 January 2012 | Public Benefit, & Safer Recruitment Workshops | Heads/Bursars/Senior Managers | Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Termly Marketing and Admissions meeting | Marketing & Admissions staff | SCIS offices, Edinburgh |
| Friday 02 December 2011 - Sunday 04 December 2011 | Outdoor Education Conference and weekend | Outdoor Education specialists & enthusiasts | Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore |
| Tuesday 29 November 2011 | ICT Meeting - no charge | ICT Network Managers and Heads of ICT | Microsoft Office, Waverley Gate, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 29 November 2011 | Probationers' interim meeting | Probationers | George Watson's College, Edinburgh |
| Monday 28 November 2011 | Safeguarding Children on School Trips | School Trip organisers/leaders | Edinburgh Hilton Grosvenor Hotel |
| Friday 25 November 2011 | Heads of Boarding | Heads of Boarding | Huntingtower Hotel, Perth |
| Thursday 24 November 2011 | Librarians' Conference | Librarians | Stewart's Melville College. Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Promoting Health & Wellbeing | Primary & Seconadary staff with responsibility for Health & Wellbeing/PHSE/guidance | Holiday Inn, Glasgow |
| Monday 21 November 2011 | VI Form Developments | Heads of VI Form | Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 18 November 2011 PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE |
Drama Workshop - change of date | Drama Staff | Dundee Rep Theatre |
| Thursday 17 November 2011 - Friday 18 November 2011 | Junior Heads' Conference | Junior Heads | Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel |
| Wednesday 16 November 2011 | Guidance Workshop | Guidance staff | holiday Inn, Glasgow |
| Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Primary Science - Practical Skills for Primary Teachers | Primary Teachers | Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh |
| Friday 11 November 2011 | Team Leadership [Day 1] FULLY BOOKED - Waiting List |
Aspiring Heads of Department | Edinburgh Hilton Grosvenor Hotel |
| Thursday 10 November 2011 | Support for Learning Conference | Junior and Senior Learning Support staff | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow |
| Wednesday 09 November 2011 | Approaches in Maths: Challenges of the First and Second levels Maximum of 30 delegates |
Junior teachers | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow |
| Tuesday 08 November 2011 | Classics Conference | Classics Staff | Glenalmond College, Perthshire |
| Tuesday 08 November 2011 | Junior/Senior Transition Seminar | Junior & Senior school staff with responsibility for Transition | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 07 November 2011 | Good Governance | Governors | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 04 November 2011 | SQA Co-ordinators' Conference | SQA Co-ordinators | Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 02 November 2011 - Thursday 03 November 2011 | SCIS/BSA Part 2, Days 1 + 2 for delegates who have completed Part 1 |
Boarding Staff | Queensferry Hotel, North Queensferry |
| Tuesday 01 November 2011 | Quality Improvement & Education Scotland visits | Senior Management | Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 06 October 2011 | Facebook, Twitter & Blogging Workshop | Heads and Marketing staff, Admin/Secretarial staff | Radisson Blu Hotel, 'Royal Mile', Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 05 October 2011 - Thursday 06 October 2011 | School Leadership (Days 1 & 2 of this 8-day course) | Aspiring Heads | Huntingtower Hotel, Perth |
| Friday 30 September 2011 | Sport and PE Conference: 'Raising the Bar' | Directors of Sport, PE & Games staff, Coaches, ASL staff. | Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 29 September 2011 - Friday 30 September 2011 | Leadership Revisited | Delegates of most recent School Leadership course, 2011. | Morrison's Academy, Crieff |
| Tuesday 27 September 2011 | Employment Law: The Basics | SMTs, Bursars, Heads of Department | Brodies Offices, Glasgow |
| Thursday 22 September 2011 | School Secretaries' Seminar | School Secretaries/Admin staff | Holiday Inn, West Nile Street, Glasgow |
| Tuesday 20 September 2011 | English Conference | English teachers | Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow |
| Friday 16 September 2011 | Meet the Press | Heads, Marketing staff, Press Officers | Radisson Blu Hotel, 'Royal Mile', Edinburgh |
| Thursday 15 September 2011 | Heads' Conference | Heads, Deputes, Chair of Governors | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow |
| Wednesday 14 September 2011 | Marketing & Admissions meeting | Marketing & Admissions staff | SCIS offices, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Overseas Study Workshop | 6th Formers with an interest in attending University abroad | St Columba's School, Kilmacolm |
| Monday 12 September 2011 | Introduction to Child Protection | Probationers & teachers not trained in Child Protection | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 19 August 2011 | Behaviour Management | Probationers and recently qualified teachers | Strathclyde University |
| Thursday 18 August 2011 | Welcome to the Teaching Profession | Probationers | GTCS HQ, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 07 June 2011 lunch + p.m. only |
Probationer Supporters' Seminar | Probationer Supporters | GTCS HQ, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 31 May 2011 | SQA: Free Information Morning, New Qualifications | Heads of Dept/Subject Heads | SQA Offices, Dalkeith |
| Tuesday 24 May 2011 | ICT Seminar | ICT Network Managers & Heads of ICT | Radisson Blu Hotel, (Royal Mile), Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 24 May 2011 | SQA New Qualifications - free Information Mornings | Heads of Department/Subject Heads | SQA Offices, Glasgow |
| Monday 21 March 2011 | Disability Discrimination Law in Schools FULLY BOOKED - There is a Waiting List. |
Education practitioners; advisors working with parents and children | Edinburgh Holyrood MacDonald Hotel |
| Thursday 17 March 2011 a.m. followed by lunch |
Phone Application Workshop - electronic communications with parents | Marketing Staff and School Secretaries | Loretto School, Musselburgh |
| Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Curriculum for Excellence Workshop - Critical Literacy | Primary Teachers - all stages | Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 08 March 2011 | Keeping Myself Safe - Primary | Primary Staff | Edinburgh Hilton Grsovenor Hotel |
| Friday 04 March 2011 a.m. followed by sandwich lunch |
UK Borders Agency Workshop/Information Morning | Bursars, Registrars, and Admissions staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 01 March 2011 | SCIS/ISCO Conference | Careers Staff | Huntingtower Hotel, Perth |
| Tuesday 08 February 2011 | Post-Probation Development Issues | Recently fully-registered teachers | Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 04 February 2011 | Curriculum for Excellence Workshop - Numeracy | Primary Teachers - all levels | Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 31 January 2011 | CEOP - Child Exploitation & Online Protection | All staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 20 January 2011 | Child Protection for School Trips | School Trip Organisers/Group Leaders | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 13 January 2011 | Employment Law: Equality | Heads, Bursars, Management | Barcelo Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 10 November 2010 | Google Earth | Geography teachers & secondary teachers with an interest in cross-curricular work | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 08 November 2010 | Boarding staff qualifications | Heads of Boarding | Huntingtower Hotel, Perth |
| Friday 05 November 2010 | HMIE - Curriculum for Excellence | Directors of Studies | Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel |
| Monday 01 November 2010 a.m. followed by lunch |
National Assessment Resource Seminar | Junior Heads and Directors of Studies | Barcelo Edinburgh Carlton Hotel |
| Monday 01 November 2010 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. with lunch beforehand |
HMIE Curriculum for Excellence - Expressive Arts | Expressive Arts staff | Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 04 October 2010 | BSA Mentors' meeting | Mentors of delegates to BSA Professional Development Certificate | SCIS Offices, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 23 September 2010 | School Counsellors' network | School Counsellors | Loretto School, Musselburgh |
| Tuesday 15 June 2010 | Parental Attitudes to Independent Schools - Workshop | Marketing and Admissions staff | SCIS Offices, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 10 June 2010 | Data Protection Seminar: Dispelling the myths and breaking the barriers | Bursars and Administrative staff | Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 01 June 2010 | Modern Studies Workshop | Modern Studies teachers | Hamilton College |
| Thursday 20 May 2010 | OSCR Workshop 4 - ‘Preparing for the Charity Test' | Heads, Bursars, Chairman, Senior Management | SCIS Offices, Edinburgh |
| Friday 07 May 2010 | SCIS/AMDIS Marketing Conference | Marketing staff | Fettes College, Edinburgh |
| Thursday 06 May 2010 | Accrued Holidays: Maternity & Sick Leave | Bursars, HR Managers | MacRoberts, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 04 May 2010 | Drugs & Alcohol Awareness Seminar | Guidance & PSE Staff; Nurses & Matrons; Houseparents | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 28 April 2010 a.m. only |
Planning for Staff Savings? Expert legal advice from Brodies LLP Repeat course by popular demand |
Heads & Deputes, Bursars, HR Managers, Governors | Brodies, Glasgow |
| Friday 19 March 2010 | Geography Conference | Geography Teachers | Highland Spring factory, Blackford, Auchterarder |
| Tuesday 09 March 2010 | Classroom Technology 'drop-in' Workshop | All teaching staff | Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen |
| Thursday 04 March 2010 ** Date changed from January 19 |
Classroom Technology | all teaching staff | Adventi, Bellshill |
| Monday 08 February 2010 | Primary Maths Workshop | Primary Maths teachers | Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Relationship Management Seminar | Heads of Department | Brodies,Glasgow |
| Wednesday 20 January 2010 | Special Schools' workshop 2 | This course has been CANCELLED | |
| Tuesday 19 January 2010 COURSE CANCELLED - THIS WILL RUN ON MARCH 4TH. |
Classroom Technology - January 19 | ||
| Monday 30 November 2009 | Child Protection for Nurses & Matrons | Nurses & Matrons | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 25 November 2009 Nearest Parking: 5 minute walk, Morrison Street. |
Special Schools Workshop | Special Schools | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 24 November 2009 | One click wonders: using online tools to promote your school's strengths course full - waiting list in operation |
Staff with responsibility for admissions, marketing and development | George Watson's College, Edinburgh |
| Monday 23 November 2009 | Design Technology Workshop | Design Techonology teachers | Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 18 November 2009 NB Change of date & venue |
Child Protection Co-ordinators' Conference | Child Protection Co-ordinators | MacDonald Holyrood Hotel |
| Wednesday 18 November 2009 | Modern Studies - Advanced Higher Pupil Conference FULLY BOOKED |
Modern Studies staff & pupils | Hamilton College |
| Tuesday 17 November 2009 | SQA Seminar | SQA Co-ordinators | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 10 November 2009 | Active Learning Workshop | Upper Primary staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 30 October 2009 | OSCR Workshop: "Preparing for the Charity Test" | Heads, Bursars, Governors | SCIS Offices, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 06 October 2009 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. followed by lunch |
OSCR Workshop: Preparing for the Charity Test Fully booked: please go to October 30th |
Heads, Bursars, Governors | SCIS Offices, Edinburgh |
| Friday 02 October 2009 | Numeracy Seminar | Numeracy Co-ordinators: Primary & Secondary | Holiday Inn, Glasgow |
| Tuesday 15 September 2009 course date changed to November 25 |
Special Schools Workshop | course date changed to November 25 | |
| Monday 14 September 2009 | Curriculum for Excellence - Forum | Senior Management of Senior Schools | Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Friday 29 May 2009 | Problem Solving in P3 - P7: An Interactive & Engaging Approach | Primary Teachers | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Tuesday 05 May 2009 | Copyright Licensing Seminar | Bursars, Librarians, and all staff involved in copying | Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 02 February 2009 | Effective Communication with Parents & Pupils | Senior Management & Guidance Staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Monday 12 January 2009 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Scottish Qualification for Headship: Briefing Session Refreshments form 3.45 p.m. |
Staff considering undertaking SQH programme | SCIS offices, Edinburgh |
| Monday 10 November 2008 | Self-evaluation Workshop | Heads of Department | Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel |
| Friday 07 November 2008 | Handle with Care: Manual Handling Maximum of 12 |
Janitors, Lab Technicians & Assistants | Hutchesons' Grammar School |
| Wednesday 05 November 2008 a.m. only |
Conducting an Investigation | Heads and Deputies | MacRoberts, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow |
| Monday 03 November 2008 | Marketing Seminar | Heads; Marketing & Admissions staff | The Edinburgh Academy |
| Thursday 30 October 2008 Cancelled |
Health & Safety for Lab Technicians - cancelled Replaced with 'Chemical Handling for Schools' |
Lab. Technicians | |
| Wednesday 29 October 2008 - Thursday 30 October 2008 | Chemical Handling for Schools Limited to a maximum of 12 |
Lab Assistants/Technicians | SSERC HQ, Dunfermline |
| Tuesday 07 October 2008 | ESOL Seminar CANCELLED |
ESOL staff | |
| Wednesday 01 October 2008 Please note earlier start |
Child Protection in a Boarding Context | Boarding staff | Queensferry Hotel |
| Monday 22 September 2008 a.m. only |
GLOW Seminar | Heads | Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel |
| Wednesday 10 September 2008 (a.m. & lunch) |
Curriculum for Excellence - Technologies | Teachers of Home Economics; Business Studies;Computing; Tech Education | Holiday Inn, West Nile Street, Glasgow |
| Thursday 28 February 2008 | PSE Conference | PSE Co-ordinators | Holiday Inn, Glasgow |
| Thursday 31 January 2008 | Modern Studies Seminar | Modern Studies staff | tbc |
| Thursday 01 January 1970 | Student Welfare - Self Harm | Guidance staff | Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh |
Postal Address
SCIS
61 Dublin Street
Edinburgh EH3 6NL
Scotland
Telephone
+44 (0)131 556 2316
Fax
+44 (0)131 524 0000
Email
cpd@scis.org.uk
SCIS CPD programme and wall calendar 2011-2012