Continuing Professional Development

Within Aberdeen city CPD courses are offered both directly to schools/cluster groups/pre-school groups and also through the Aberdeen Summerhill calendar of courses. The cost of Summerhill courses for Aberdeen city teachers is covered by Aberdeen Education.  Teachers from Aberdeenshire or any other area can attend but should contact Anna Bennett for details of charges. abennett@aberdeencity.gov.uk tel 01224 346 027.

Anyone interested in attending a course at Summerhill must register with Anna Bennett abennett@aberdeencity.gov.uk tel 01224 346 027

For other school based courses please contact us .

In Aberdeenshire courses are usually taken up by individual schools/cluster groups/pre-school groups. If any other grouping of teachers/educators are interested in any of the courses e.g. modern studies teachers, citizenship co-ordinators please get in touch with the centre. A charge is usually made for a course as the centre receives no funding from Aberdeenshire Council.

All courses include resource recommendation and a selection of suitable resources is available to borrow at the event.

Minimum number for a course is 8-10 participants. Maximum number 24 participants.

Fuller details of courses are available from CPDFind, the MDEC, or for Aberdeen courses from the Aberdeen descriptor, which can be downloaded from the Aberdeen CPD Glow Group.

DGSP workshop presentations

This workshop was held on Thursday 5th November 2009, in Aberdeen. A copy of the  presentations given by our partners Nadia from Pakistan and Kathy from Keith in Moray can be downloaded by clicking here .

Primary Schools

This course has been postponed until Spring 2010 (date to be announced).

 CITIZENSHIP: THE GLOBAL DIMENSION IN PRE-SCHOOL, NURSERY & EARLY YEARS

All early years and primary staff.

2 part twilight - Monday 18th January & Monday 8th February 2010, at Summerhill Education Centre

THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (UNCRC)

Resources and activities to introduce the Convention and teach about the Convention, rights and linked responsibilities, across the curriculum.

All early years / primary  & relevant secondary staff. 

Tuesday 2nd February 2010, at Summerhill Education Centre

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Primary staff

Monday 8th March 2010, at Summerhill Education Centre

 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Secondary Staff

Tuesday 9th March 2010, at Summerhill Education Centre

 GETTING TO GRIPS WITH GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

A 4 part twilight course to support a primary school / primary cluster group explore and develop teaching and learning linked to Global Citizenship across all stages and embed this in their development of a Curriculum for Excellence.

Available for individual whole schools or clusters, contact us for further details.

If interested please enquire further from the MDEC.