
Engage Daily Update - 17 February
17/02/2021
Scottish Government - Update on schools
Remote learning to continue for majority
Youngest pupils return to classroom.
The majority of primary and secondary school pupils will continue with remote learning until at least mid-March while children in early learning and childcare (ELC) and primaries 1 to 3 will return full-time to classrooms from Monday 22 February.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that only strictly limited numbers of children and young people will return to classrooms next week, backed by strengthened school safety guidance and an enhanced testing for staff and senior pupils.
Very limited numbers of S4 - S6 pupils who require to complete practical work in order to achieve an SQA certificate will also return from Monday. Pupils currently in classrooms – primarily the children of key workers and those considered vulnerable – will retain their places.
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Support for Individuals
Scam Share Bulletin - 11 February
Digiteers Digital Support Facebook Group - Renfrewshire Libraries Digiteers are here to offer digital support to anyone in need. If you have any questions or issues relating to anything digital our fantastic volunteers can help! The group will be a place to ask questions, find helpful online resources and receive help with any digital difficulties you may have
Support for Organisations
Funder fof the Week
The Esmee Fairnbairn Foundation
Esmee Fairnbairn use outcomes and indicators of progress to track how grants, investments and their own actions contribute to our impact goals.
Why they think identifying key outcomes is helpful:
It helps to think through and express in tangible ways the intended results of the work.
It allows them to understand how the work might contribute to their impact goals.
If they award a grant, it gives them an agreed framework within which you and them can both monitor progress as the work proceeds.
For more information around outcomes and how to write these up go to: https://evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/?s=outcomes&submit=Search
Scotland on Mars Adaptation
The researchers who made the game Scotland on Mars want to interview up to 12 young people (aged between 16-18) to learn more about their thoughts on data sharing. The interview will take no more than an hour (which includes 20 minutes of gameplay, followed by a Q&A with a researcher). You will receive a £20 gift card as thanks for your time after the interview. If you are interested, hold off on playing the game for now! Go to this Calendly scheduler: here to pick a day and time between February 24th – 26th. Be sure to read and complete the consent form: here. A researcher will be in touch with more details.