The ICT in Education Programme Team have today commenced the procurement of the new Glow authentication service.

The core of new Glow services will be an authentication service, the mechanism by which users can gain access to integrated service applications and hosted applications and content.  Only users who are approved for a Glow account will be able to access these tools and services.

Suppliers from Lot 2 of the Scottish Government IT Managed Services Framework have been invited to take part in a “Discovery Day” on 29 February 2012.  The discovery day will help ensure that suppliers are fully briefed on the technical and operational requirements prior to choosing whether to compete for this important Government contract.

Sanjin Kaharevic
On behalf of the
ICT in Education Programme Team

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All week long we’re seeing useful, interesting and sometimes inspiring things around learning, education and early years on the web and sometimes you tweet these at us.

In the past they might have made it into a “Best of The Web” bit in our newsletter but we thought it’s maybe time to share them a bit wider (though you’re still very welcome to sign up for the newsletter).

RECOMMENDED THIS WEEK:
- Susie Braham from the Scottish Government shared the following: 
” Handy survey tool, free version is great for educationalists and beyond http://www.surveygizmo.com/”

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Tell us about your favourite links of inspiring or interesting articles in the comments below or tweet it at @EngageForEd, hash tag (#EngageBest) and we’ll compile the best bits.

Want some inspiration? Last week:
Iain Ellis, Chair of the NPFS shared the following link with us via twitter:

“@IainEllis1: #EngageBest Don Ledingham’s Curriculum for Excellence refocusing on purpose http://edubuzz.org/donsblog/2012/02/13/curriculum-for-excellence-refocusing-on-purpose/”

A statement has been issued by five of Scotland’s education partners, re-affirming their commitment to CfE following recent discussions on implementation.

The statement from ADES, SQA, the National Parent Forum of Scotland, Education Scotland and the Scottish Government reads as follows:

“ADES, Education Scotland, SQA, The National Parent Forum of Scotland and the Scottish Government would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm their support for Curriculum for Excellence and the opportunities it offers to improve outcomes for Scotland’s children and young people. Parents should be reassured that the development of qualifications which reflect the new curriculum is on track and that the new qualifications will be introduced on schedule for the current S2 cohort of pupils in 2013/14. Schools across the country are making good progress with Curriculum for Excellence and we are confident that parents and professionals will remain focussed on meeting the learning needs of children and young people as their top priority.”

The Scottish Government’s has produced a number of new CfE films documenting some of the impact and benefits of Curriculum for Excellence, 18 months since its official introduction into Scotland’s publicly funded schools.

The films feature learners, teachers and parents discussing in their own words how CfE is changing education in Scotland.

They comprise of three sector specific films (early years, primary, secondary) and one combined film with highlights from all three and were developed in co-operation with the National Parent Forum of Scotland.

They are intended for parents/carers and learners, as well as teachers and other education professionals, please feel free to share them widely and do let us know any feedback you might have.

CfE Team
Scottish Government

Related CFE links:
Parentzone – http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/parentzone/cfe
Read: CfE – A quick guide.
Video: CfE in Action – A series of videos produced in August 2010 by the Scottish Government with examples of how Curriculum for Excellence is being implemented on a practical level in Scottish secondary schools.

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