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SAGT Quiz 2017
Application forms should be emailed to: sagtwwq@hotmail.co.uk
Deadline: Friday 4th November 2016
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SQA Update to Understanding Standards
-National 3: Global Issues unit
-National 5: Human Environments unit
-Higher: Global Issues unit and Human Environments unit.
These materials are available from the SQA secure website and you can arrange access to them through your SQA Co-ordinator. They must be stored securely and treated as confidential.
Open Cast Mine – Potential Learning resource?
SQA Higher Geography Consultation
SQA are requesting feedback on possible changes to the Higher Geography course – these changes are based on the outcome of that consultation.
SAGT would appreciate if members could complete the questionnaire in addition please share the document with other geography teachers in your schools and local authorities.
Please return the completed questionnaire to joan.highton@sqa.org.uk by Friday 24th November 2017.
Sad news – Morven MacKenzie
Vacancy on SAGT committee – Treasurer required.
Marjorie is stepping down as treasurer in October and we would really like a committed SAGT member who could step into her shoes.The post will officially start in October but it would be a good idea if you could shadow her for a few months prior to this .
The treasurer would be required to attend 4 full committee meetings and 4 executive meetings each year, be responsible for the full SAGT accounts and expenses and will receive a small enumeration, and expenses, for this job.
Tasks of the Treasurer:
To maintain accurate records of SAGT finances
To run the SAGT accounts
To complete the documentation required for the bank accounts
To complete the documentation required for auditors
To complete the documentation required for OSCR
To pay expenses to Committee /Exec
To liaise with President
To liaise with Subs secretary re subs bank account
To liaise with Conference Convenor re conference account
To pay invoices / costs of SAGT incurred expenses e.g. CPD events
To produce a report / accounts for Executive meetings / committee meetings/ AGM
To book and pay for venue for meetings
To gather the applications for travel grants and to present to committee for their consideration
To “keep an eye” on income / costs
If you would like to enquire about the vacancy please email: sagtpresident@gmail.com
Save the Date – CPD ‘LAFI’ day
Saturday 20th May at Edinburgh Academy from 9.30am – 3.00pm
Speakers from Geobus, Field Studies Centre, Geographical Asssociation and current geography teachers. Limited number of spaces. Registration details will follow later this month.
Any queries should be emailed to: sagtcpd@gmail.com
(Free) Use of Twig on Glow being discontinued
If you would like to see this resource continue to be available [free of charge] you can sign the petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/retain-twig
If you would like to make a more direct case you may email your local authority’s Glow Key Contact, list of emails here: http://connect.glowscotland.org.uk/about/glow-key-contacts/, QIO, STEM/Science Develeopment Officer or Patricia Kemp the Head of Online Services at TWIG (pkemp@twig-world.com).
Education and Skills Committee call for views on its inquiry into teacher workforce planning
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/104266.aspx
Responses can be via
– questionnaire (available at the link) to be returned to es.submissions@parliament.scot by close of play on Thursday 20th April. The questionnaires are specifically intended to gain the perspective of: Teachers, Trainee Teachers, School Staff (not teachers) and Headteachers and Senior Staff.
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– written submissions of no more than 3 sides of A4 to es.submissions@parliament.scot by 5pm on Wednesday 26th April.
Please share this information with anyone working in schools in Scotland.