- ELC Information for Parents Booklet 2018
- Assistance with transport parent leaflet
- Early Entry to Primary School – Parent Leaflet
- Early Learning and Childcare application form 2018-2019
- Parent Information Leaflet 2017 – Deferred Entry and Add Year of ELC
- Nursery Application Management System NAMS Manual January 2016
- Shared Placements Guidance Note Aug 16
- Inspection Check List – Oct 18
- Packed Lunch Guidance for Daycare Services
All posts by Tom McLaughlin
Childminders
- Family Information Service Poster
- Childminding Wellbeing Indicators
- Registering and running a Childminding Service (Care Inspectorate publication)
- Guide to Becoming a Childminder (SCMA publication)
- Children’s service medication guidance (Care Inspectorate publication)
- Fire Precautions a Guide for Childminder
- Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare Settings (Daycare and Childminding Settings) – revised document May 2018
- Application for registering of food business establishment – Argyll and Bute Council online registration
- Data Protection – Information Commissioner’s Office – Self Assessment Checklist
- Records of Childminding services must keep and notification reporting guidance (Care Inspectorate publication)
- Review of the Quality of Childminding (Care Inspectorate publication)
- Childminder Start Up Grant – contact the Early Years team earlyyears@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- What is and how to become a Partner Funded Childminder
- Funded Partner Childminders Payment timetable 2020 2021
- Your Childminding Journey – Care Inspectorate document
- My Childminding Experience – Care Inspectorate document
- Animal Magic – Care Inspectorate document
- Food Matters – Care Inspectorate document
- Child-Led Participation – A Childminders Guide (SCMA)
- Introducing Children’s Rights – UNCRC Training Tool
- How Good is Our Early Learning and Childcare – Scottish Government document
Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative
- Overview of Model for Improvement
- A and B Pathway – Kintyre
- EYC Update
- Argyll and Bute Family Pathway Poster May 16
- Argyll and Bute Family Pathway Rationale and Implementation Plan
- Driver Diagram Template
- Early Years Collaborative Leaflet
- Introduction to the Early Years Collaborative Presentation Jan 16
- EYC Action Plan 2015/2016 – Impact
- Katie’s Journey on the Argyll and Bute Family Pathway
- Katie’s Journey –Measurement Plan
- Worksheet Presentation
- Model for Improvement Fact Sheet Jan 16
- Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) template revised
- Project Charter Template
- Quality Improvement through a Child’s Journey
- CYPIC Marie Claire (Improvement Advisor) Presentation
- Mid Argyll Family Pathway Agenda 1st June 2017
Care Inspectorate Guidance
- Daycare of Children’s Services – Checklist – Updated January 2020Space to Grow (Design Guidance for ELC and OOSC settings
- Early Learning and Childcare Policies October 2018
- Management Guidance – October 2018
- Hints and Tips – Safety Infection Control and Food Handling Feb 2020
- Health and Social Care Standards (new publication June 2017)
- Personal Plan Guidance for ELC Providers
- Nappy Changing Facilities CI (CI guidance)
- Working Together with Parents and Families
- Recording of Information (CI guidance)
- Management of Medication (CI guidance)
- Safer Recruitment through Better Recruitment
- Check List Guidance for Registered Providers Jan 2020
- Policy on peripatetic management arrangements (CI guidance)
- Scottish Social Services Council – a guide to getting started (SSSC document)
- Scottish Social Services Council – link to register
- Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare Settings (Daycare and Childminding Settings) (NHS Revised document May 2018)
- Gender Equal Play
- Food Matters Nurturing Happy, Health Children (CI document)
Attachment
Re Attachment – Tina Hendry:
- Attachment Disorder Chart
- CIS article Reattachment
- Dan Hughes Attachment Therapist
- Does Language influence our attitude to behaviour
- Let’s Learn Together
- Managing Transitions
- Supporting the Education of Children in Care
Connected Baby- Suzanne Zeedyk: The Science of Human Connection
1140 hours – Expansion of ELC in Scotland 2020
Our JourneyELC National Induction ResourceA Blueprint for 2020 Expansion of ELC in Scotland 2017-2018 Action Plan published October 2017
A Blueprint for 2020 ELC Service Model for 2020 Consultation Paper
A Blueprint for 2020 Funding Follows the Child Principles and Practice
A Blueprint for 2020 Funding Follows the Child Operating Guidance
A Blueprint for 2020 Funding Follows the Child Frequently Asked Questions
ELC National Induction Resource published May 2019
Evaluation of the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Trials published May 2018
Packed lunch guidance for ELC Funded Providers
Argyll and Bute 1140 Hours Phasing Plan
Our Journey (The Expansion of ELC in Argyll and Bute) published May 2019
Food Matters Nurturing Happy Healthy Children (CI document)
National PE events.
There are a number of PE events coming up in March.
Sat. 1 March: Outdoor Learning in the Secondary Sector, St Joseph’s Academy Kilmarnock
Sat. 15 March: Better Movers and Thinkers – Performance and Excellence, St Paul’s HS Dundee
Sat. 29 March: PE and Additional Support Needs
Education Scotland will provide cover, accommodation and travel expenses for up to six practitioners at each event from remote/island communities. For the Saturday events, accommodation can be provided on both the Friday and Saturday nights. Please get in touch ASAP in order that we can book places:
Rona Young, PE Co-ordinator. rona.young@ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk
Teaching food chains
The Bee Education Trust have produced a brilliant resource for teaching food chains and webs, with ideas, printables, games and curriculum links, as well as significant eco-schools links – bees_education_booklet
The children’s program ‘Deadly 60’ have produced an brilliant resource pack to teach for chains with loads of outdoor learning ideas and opportunities – livendeadly_teachers_pack-2
The use of owl pellets also provides excellent hands-on opportunities to investigate food chains, using keys, and with potential to then use numeracy skills to graph results (either as pictograms or bar graphs) of the animals the owl had eaten. Owl pellets must be responsibly sourced (through the Barn Owl Trust) and care taken with hygiene and possible animal hair allergies in your class.
owl_pellets_bulletin – SSERC bulletin with lots of useful information and risk assessments
Bank-Voles – template cards for pictogram
Field-Voles – template cards for pictogram
Mice – template cards for pictogram
Rats – template cards for pictogram
Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education news and updates
The following news items have been added to the SAPOE News page:
IOL National Conference: What is Outdoor Learning for?
http://www.sapoe.org.uk/news/iol-national-conference-what-is-outdoor-learning-for
John Muir Award Leader Training – 2016 Dates now available
http://www.sapoe.org.uk/news/john-muir-award-leader-training-2016-dates-now-available
The School of Adventure Studies is bringing more outdoor enthusiasts to Scotland
http://www.sapoe.org.uk/news/the-school-of-adventure-studies-is-bringing-more-outdoor-enthusiasts-to-scotland
Natural Connections Demonstration Project, 2012-2016: Final Report (NECR215)
http://www.sapoe.org.uk/news/natural-connections-demonstration-project-2012-2016-final-report-necr215
Numeracy across Learning
Creating a numeracy rich environment
A child’s numeracy experience is enriched by the people and the physical environment around him/her. A numeracy rich environment emphasises the importance of using materials and interactions which facilitate numeracy and mathematical opportunities. This Toolkit has been developed for use within the Early Years however has many different ideas for staff to engage with throughout their establishment:
Numeracy across Learning
Please use this link to download the Argyll and Bute Council guidance on Numeracy Across Learning for the secondary schools. It works across all of the Experiences and Outcomes, exemplifying Level 2, 3 and 4 examples for Numeracy in different subject areas:
GUIDANCE on Numeracy Across Learning vs 3
Have a look at these posters for Numeracy across Learning – a bright, colourful and very useful resource:
Numeracy-Across-the-Curriculum-Posters
This resource supports staff to develop knowledge and understanding about progression and standards in numeracy across the curriculum in the early years. It helps to ensure that numeracy is at an appropriate level for learners, promotes challenge and cross curricular links and illustrates how staff can make connections in their planning through exploring clear and relevant links across the curriculum. In particular this may be a model for further developments in learning and teaching across interdisciplinary areas of the curriculum such as STEM.
This link will take you to an exemplar for a Numeracy audit that can be used across departments when you begin to plan as a school for Numeracy across Learning. Please feel free to download and change to suit your own setting. This audit has been set up for use at Third Level:
Numeracy across learning audit for third level
In addition, we have created an example of a Third Level tracker example for teachers to use, as well as an example of a pupil log which again can be changed to suit your own purposes. There is also an example of a holistic assessment from the Geography Department at Oban High School, which includes numeracy outcomes.
Tracking document for Numeracy across Learning S1 pupil log book exemplar S1 mapping holistic task
Below are links to a variety of websites that can support staff when planning for Numeracy across Learning:
https://www.edfenergy.com/prettycurious
