DYW Recognition Event
On Thursday 14 June the very first DYW D&A Recognition Event took place at Gardyne Campus, Dundee & Angus College. The event was a huge success with over 130 attendees coming along on the night to celebrate the successes of the past 18months.
Project Based Learning. Easy. Meaningful.
How can anyone meaningfully and easily engage with DYW work?Read more
Princes Trust - Mock Interviews
Ross and Rachel from the team were delighted to be asked to engage with and help out the current Princes Trust Team and were able to invite Linda from Al-Maktoum along with them.Read more
Harris Academy and EQ Chartered Accountants
Read below for an article written by a partner of Harris Academy, EQ Chartered Accountants.
Well done on your fantastic work together and your planning for the future.
Maggie's Penguin Parade Presentation Project!
TEACHERS!
If you are looking for a project to fill the weeks before the end of term, which still relates to your subject and allows your pupils to develop invaluable soft skills. Look no further!
To celebrate Maggie’s Penguin Parade Al-Maktoum College are hosting a competition which gives pupils the chance to develop their research, team working, communication and presentation skills.Read more
D&A College's Digital Mile
Rachel from the DYW team had the privilege of attending the opening of Dundee & Angus Colleges new ‘Digital Mile’ on Thursday.
The Computing and Creative Media department at the college have been working in hyper-drive for the last few months to provide the best possible environment and course they can for students as well as beginning to develop talent pipe-lines for local businesses.Read more
Project Barracuda a ‘Reel’ Success!
Overview
Last week ‘Project Barracuda’, the excellent collaboration between Arbroath Academy and Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd came to a very successful conclusion with pupils presenting their finished products to a panel of judges, Dragon’s Den style! Read more
BT Skills for Work Boot Camp
Today saw pupils from Harris Academy and St Paul’s RC Academy spend the day at BT House, one of Dundee’s biggest employers, at the BT Skills for Work Boot Camp. This is an incredible opportunity that BT and My Kinda Future have run across Britain for several years and has now been brought to Dundee.Read more
World Heritage Day
18th April is World Heritage Day. Scotland is home to six recognised World Heritage sites, as diverse as Scotland itself.
“World Heritage Sites are locations that have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Programme list of sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humankind.” We have six in our tiny country. That alone is an indication of the diversity and potential inherent in Scotland and its people.Read more
