Thursday, March 02, 2006

BBC Bitesize for Fluent speakers

As a result of collaboration between the ICT Gaelic Committee and the Gaelic Department of the BBC in Scotland there will be a new Bitesize exam revision web site for fluent speaker at Higher level. This will be avaialble for pupils to use from March 2006. Just in time for this years SQA examinations.

National Gaelic Masterclass

Following discussions between the Gaelic ICT Committee and Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) it has been agreed to introduce a national Masterclass programme for Gaelic teachers in secondary schools. All teachers who participate in this scheme wiill receive three days residential CPD in ICT. They will also receive a laptop to aid them. This scheme will start in November 2006.