Dear colleagues

Welcome to the March 2016 edition of SCILT’s 1+2 newsletter. Following the change in format that was introduced in the December edition, the newsletter now contains more content than ever before and, as a result, we are now hosting it on our website. The articles from the local authorities have proven to be of particular interest to our readers and I hope that the newsletter will continue to provide a national forum for the sharing of practice and ideas across the country.

Reading the recent report, Improving Schools in Scotland: An OECD Perspective, 2015, I was struck by the following:

Teachers who work in cultures of professional collaboration have a stronger impact on student achievement, are more open to change and improvement, and develop a greater sense of self-efficacy than teachers who work in cultures of individualism and isolation.’

In order to make 1+2 a success it is vital that, as a languages community, we continue to collaborate and share our successes and our failures. By working and learning together we will achieve much more than we could ever do in splendid isolation.

Please, therefore, continue to read, discuss and contribute to the newsletter. What may seem ordinary to one person can produce that ‘lightbulb’ moment for another! The team at SCILT is always on hand to support your enquiries and requests. All our activities are free of charge, so please remember to get in touch.

With best wishes

Fhiona

Fhiona Fisher, Director

Download entire issue of SCILT 1+2 Newsletter March 2016 as PDF.