Find out about Access to Creative Education in Scotland (ACES), a Widening Participation programme based at the University of Edinburgh. We offer events and support to eligible S4 to S6 students who wish to study a visual creative subject such as art, design or architecture as well as to their teachers. What ACES is Access to Creative Education in Scotland (ACES) is a national Widening Participation (WP) project, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). It supports eligible S4 to S6 students in local state secondary schools, who are considering studying art, design or architecture. Eligible students can join at any time between S4 and S6. Learn more about ACES support for students What ACES Edinburgh offers to teachers We will advise teachers who support ACES Edinburgh pupils, with the application process to visual creative degrees. In addition to this, we offer Continual Professional Development (CPD) opportunities which may count towards the requirement to engage in Professional Learning for teachers registered in Scotland. All of our activities for teachers are free of charge. Teachers we work with ACES Edinburgh supports teachers working in state secondary schools in the following Local Authorities: Edinburgh The Lothians (East Lothian, Midlothian & West Lothian) Scottish Borders Falkirk Stirling Clackmannanshire We work with teachers of ACES-relevant subjects as well as those in pupil support roles, including: Teachers of Art and Design, Photography, Graphic Communication, Drama, or Design and Manufacture Guidance Teachers, Heads of House, Career Advisers, or Pupil Support If you work in a school in a different area If you work in a state secondary school in another area of Scotland, please reach out to your local ACES provider. Find out more about the ACES programme offered by the provider that is closest to you: Glasgow School of Art The University of Dundee Robert Gordon University ACES Teacher Events and activities We offer a range of events for local state school teachers. These may take place online, on campus, or in schools. Introduction to ACES and the support we offer Information sessions around the application process and portfolios Practical workshops focused on art, design, and architecture Visits of the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) campus and ECA Graduate Show Register your interest in ACES teacher events Sign up to the ACES Teacher Newsletter Join the ACES Teacher Newsletter to find out about upcoming events for teachers as well as events and support for ACES Edinburgh students. Sign up to the ACES Teacher Newsletter ACES visiting local schools We have some capacity to visit state secondary schools in the eight Local Authorities listed above. A visit could involve Meeting school staff A talk to senior phase students A practical workshop for an S4 class Register your interest in ACES visiting your school Download the ACES poster You can download our poster to display it in your school. Document ACES Edinburgh Poster (239.57 KB / PDF) Pupil resources Our ACES resources webpage provides an overview of the application process to visual creative degrees and directs to useful websites for further research and portfolio development. The resources can be used by any S4 to S6 student – not just those signed up to ACES Edinburgh or eligible for the programme. ACES Resources Contact us ACES Edinburgh Contact details Social media: Follow ACES on Instagram Social media: Follow ACES on Facebook Work: +44 (0)7766 511980 Email: aces@ed.ac.uk ACES is run in collaboration with Reach: Scotland, a project managed by five universities throughout Scotland (the University of Aberdeen; the University of Dundee; the University of Edinburgh; the University of Glasgow; and the University of St Andrews), and funded by the Scottish Funding Council. The University of Edinburgh is responsible for the delivery of ACES and Reach in the south east of Scotland. This article was published on 2024-07-22
