New 2019 Dates for Visit Leader Training & Visit Coordinator Training

by Colin McCabe | Aug 20, 2019

Dates have been added to the 2019 -20 training calendar for Visit Leader and Visit Coordinator training.

These courses are designed for all Midlothian Council educational establishments involved in offsite visits and cover the core aspects and responsibilities of leading and approving educational visits.

The EVC and VLT training programme is overseen and monitored by the Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education and follows national guidelines revised by SAPOE/HSE, Going Out There – Scottish Framework for Safe Practice in Off-site Visits

Dates details and how to book can be found here, on EVOLVE, and you can also register on learnPro.

Midvisits Update

by The Editor | Aug 27, 2015

Over the last few months Midlothian schools who attended our launch of the new Midvisits/EVOLVE planning and approval system have been moving their visit and excursion planning and visit approvals to the new system that also replaces the current EV1 form.

Many of our schools are now using as a record for all their offsite visits including those that require local approval and LA approval – The system provides an excellent one stop place for planning, approving and evaluation of the learning outcomes associated with your educational visits.  Click here for full information

Teacher Exchange 2015/16

by The Editor | Apr 27, 2015

If you have been thinking about applying for Teacher Exchange next session but are still undecided, why not email one of this year’s participants to find out a bit more about it.  They are waiting for your questions!
Richard Garwood
Helen Gordon
Kim McIntyre
Gemma Ramsay

The closing date for applications has been extended to Tuesday 5th of May 2015.  Contact Elaine Napier for further details.

Images for Scottish Schools

by lawsot63 | Apr 25, 2012

Images for Schools is a website with thousands of free images for teachers and pupils to download.

Users search for the images they need by keyword.

The images include photographs, cartoons, illustrations and paintings, all of which are free for any educational use, from worksheets, presentations and essays to artworks and websites.

Glow Link: Images for Schools

Outdoor Learning

by The Editor | Apr 18, 2012

Visit the Midlothian Outdoor Learning website to see what’s happening this term.  Click here to go to the site or go to the ‘Staff’ drop-down menu at the top of this page.