News (updated 11 November 2008)

Teaching Moving Image Arts
SQA have ruled out any developments in moving image NQs in the near future. Scottish Screen and AMES wish to investigate whether Scottish schools and colleges would be willing to offer the Northern Ireland CCEA (Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment) in Moving Image Arts AS level (1 year) and A2 level (2 years). Qualification details can be found at www.ccea.org.uk/movingimagearts.

Interested teachers and lecturers are invited to a free meeting at Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ on Saturday 6 December 2008 from 1030-1230.

Email AMES convener Rick Instrell (info@rickinstrell.co.uk) if you would like to attend this meeting or if you would like to be kept abreast of developments. Download flyer.

AMES Conference, Glasgow, Fri 29 May 2009
This will be held in Glasgow. It will be themed round The Homecoming and will feature a keynote address by filmmaker Murray Grigor and John Caughie, Professor of Film & Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. Murray and John will look back on the Scotch Myths/Scotch Reels debate of the early 1980s and consider it in the light of changes in the political, cultural and media landscapes. Details will be distributed in the new year.

Courses in October-December 2008
Places are available on all courses:

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Teaching Higher English Section D: Film & TV Drama (for English teachers)
Friday 21 November 2008, 1000-1530

Teaching through Animated Film (for P5-7, S1-2)
Friday 28 November 2008, 1000-1530

Creating Stop-Motion Animation (for P5-7, S1-2)
Thursday 4 December 2008, 1000-1530. Course cancelled due to lack of numbers.

All courses will take place at the Teacher Building, St Enoch Square, Glasgow (near Central Station). Each course costs £125.

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Media Education Journal 44
The latest issue of MEJ 44 will soon be published. It has been produced in conjunction with the University of London Institute of Education, the world's leading centre for the study of media education.

A pdf of the ads featured my article in MEJ 43 can be downloaded here. Download ads pdf.

Copies of the journal can be obtained by sending £8 to Des Murphy (Secretary AMES), 24 Burnett Place, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 4QD. (d@murphy47.freeserve.co.uk)

Alternatively why not join AMES for £20 (individual) or £35 (institutional) and receive MEJ 44 and 45, regular newsletters and reduced conference fee.

Courses on CPDFind 2008-2009
The new Scottish CPD database CPDFind is now available. Most of my courses are listed here. Note that I can customise these courses to your own requirements. To find my courses click on the icon below simply enter words such as 'media' or 'climate change' in the keywords field.

Humbie Box Office programme 2008-2009
For details of the programme click here.

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