Scottish Learning Festival 2010

The Scottish Learning Festival rolls round again this week. As ever there'll be tonnes to see and do, from the opening address from Mike Russell and the other keynote presentations, to fun and games with the chaps from the Consolarium. And your pick of the huge range of seminars - from teachers sharing ideas and experiences to updates from the land of Curriculum for Excellence and Glow. It's SLF's 11th year and my 9th. And I'm jolly looking forward to it.

So what else to expect? I'm sure Heather 'no longer' the weather will be there promising that the Scottish Learning Festival 2010 will be bigger and better than ever before. And she's even taking a turn to present her own seminar this year with a look at Climate Change as a Context for Learning. Mike Russell will be Curriculum for Excellencing it to the max. Last year there was some great singing and dancing before the cabinet secretary's presentation and I fully expected Fiona Hyslop to come out doing cartwheels. I hope there'll be time for questions if no gymnastics.

I'm looking forward to taking the easy stroll for BBC types across the bridge to the SECC. And I always feel a great sense of comfort settling down for presentations as the swirly tune kicks in, sounding remarkably like the Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony (itself sampled from Andrew Oldham Orchestra recording of the Rolling Stones' The Last Time, copyright fans).

Last year I walked out of my first seminar early, and some presentations can be a bit hit and miss, but it's great to hear what is, and what has been, going on in classrooms all over the country. Some really inspiring stuff. Every year I come away with a headful of ideas and a bagful of freebies. There's always buzz and positivity, and it's nice to get an annual boost of both.

Claire will be sharing her thoughts from both days. And look out for twitter updates at #slf10, #slf2010, and from Wednesday's TeachMeet at #tmslf10 and #tmslf2010. See you there.