Category Archives: Professional Development

Local and National Early Years Documents

Local and National Early Years Documents

  1. How Good Is Our Early Learning and Childcare (Scottish Government)
  2. Children and Young People (Scotland) 2014 (Early Learning and Childcare guidance)
  3. Workforce Review 2015
  4. Health and Social Care Standards
  5. National Parenting Strategy (Scottish Government)
  6. Building the Ambition (National Practice Guidance)
  7. Childcare Commission Report
  8. NHS Infection Prevention Control 
  9. Scottish ELCC Workforce Review
  10. Growing up in Scotland
  11. National Standards for Nursery and School brushing Programmes – Childsmile
  12. Setting the Table
  13. Setting the Table – revised May 2018 key amendments to reflect recent policy changes and evidence updates
  14. Setting the Table: Recipes
  15. My Play World Triangle
  16. Play Strategy Vision
  17. Play Strategy Action Plan
  18. Learning through Play
  19. Seven Golden Rules SCCYP
  20. Early Years Information Pathway for professionals (NHS Health Scotland)
  21. Children and Young People’s Services Plan 2017-2020 (Argyll & Bute Council and NHS Highland)
  22. My World Outdoors
  23. Loose Parts Play – A Toolkit
  24. Space to Grow (Design guidance for Early Learning and Childcare and Out of School Care services)
  25. Just like a child Respect gender equality in the early years A guide for childcare professionals
  26. Improving Gender Balance Scotland An action guide for early learning and childcare practitioners
  27. My Creative Journey Expressive Arts
  28. Animal Magic
  29. SBAR Hygiene requirements in Outdoor Nurseries in Scotland Health Protection Scotland
Learning and Development Framework

Learning and Development Framework 0 to 5 Years

Learning and Development Framework complete document for Practitioners to download (updated March 2018)

LAD Word documents for editing

LAD Framework Part One (0-3 Years) Appendices

Appendix 1 – All About Me Appendix 2 – Care Plan Appendix 3 – Individual Planner Appendix 4 – record of contact Appendix 5a – examp. envir. Planner Appendix 5b – blank envir. Planner Appendix 6 – ideas for play Appendix 7 – flexible routine Appendix 8a – Sleep Record Appendix 8b- Sleep Record Appendix 9 – observation sheet Appendix 10 (A&B Developmental Milestones) appendix 11 guide to development Appendix 12 Learning and development meeting Appendix 13- Progress Transition Record Appendix 14 – Positive Statements List Appendix 15a Daily Sheet appendix 15b Daily Sheet b

LAD Framework Part Two

DM Progress Tracker Learning and development meeting Shared ELC Placement Overview Shared Placement Progression

LAD Framework documents for downloading

Presentations from LAD Development day – January 2018

LAD Literacy Progression and Tracking LAD Numeracy Progression and Tracking LAD 3-5 Years Presentation LAD Transitions Presentation Jan 2018

LAD 0 – 3 Presentation Jan 2018

SHANARRI Stage One SHANARRI Stage Two Monitoring and Tracking Literacy and English updated Sept 2017 Monitoring and Tracking Numeracy and Maths updated Sept 2017

DM Progress Tracker

Early Learning and Childcare Support Materials

Early Learning and Childcare Support Materials

  1. Space to Grow (Design guidance for ELC and OOSC settings)
  2. An enabling, enriching environment
  3. Ferre Laevers emotional well being and involvement scales summary
  4. Focused Observation Sheet
  5. LAD Literacy Monitoring and Tracking
  6. LAD Numeracy Monitoring and Tracking
  7. Education Scotland Early Learning and Childcare
  8. Early Level Literacy
  9. ELC Curriculum Diagram
  10. Monitoring Recording and Tracking Success (Journey to Excellence)
  11. Monitoring Tracking progress and achievement (Education Scotland)
  12. Check list – guidance for registered providers
  13. Bookbug Sessions in ELC settings – Guidance
Early Years Collaborative, Uncategorized

Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative

  1. Overview of Model for Improvement
  2. A and B Pathway – Kintyre
  3. EYC Update
  4. Argyll and Bute Family Pathway Poster May 16
  5. Argyll and Bute Family Pathway Rationale and Implementation Plan
  6. Driver Diagram Template
  7. Early Years Collaborative Leaflet
  8. Introduction to the Early Years Collaborative Presentation Jan 16
  9. EYC Action Plan 2015/2016 – Impact
  10. Katie’s Journey on the Argyll and Bute Family Pathway
  11. Katie’s Journey –Measurement Plan
  12. Worksheet Presentation
  13. Model for Improvement Fact Sheet Jan 16
  14. Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) template revised
  15. Project Charter Template
  16. Quality Improvement through a Child’s Journey
  17. CYPIC Marie Claire (Improvement Advisor) Presentation
  18. Mid Argyll Family Pathway Agenda 1st June 2017
Professional Development

Professional Development

Early Years CPD Catalogue 2018/2019 (CPD course catalogue for early years training 2018/2019)

Scottish Social Services Council

National Occupational Standards Navigator (list of core units and optional units for SVQs 2,3 and 4  Social Services Children and Young People (SSCYP) plus case studies)

Integrated Children’s Services Training

CONFERENCE 2015 DOCUMENTS

Early Years Service CPD Record

Scottish ELCC Workforce Review 2015

Working in Childcare Recruitment Poster

Stages of Early Arithmetical Leaning training (SEAL)

 

Building the Ambition

Building the Ambition

Building the Ambition (National Practice Guidance)

BTA Young Child Experiences BTA Young Child Environment BTA Young Child Staff

BTA Toddlers Environment BTA Toddlers Experiences BTA Toddlers Staff

BTA Environment Babies BTA Experiences Babies BTA Staff Babies

Building the Ambition Support Materials – training materials linked to sections 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Building the Ambition Section 2 What do we know from policy and research? GIRFEC Section 3 What makes the difference for children and families? The image of the child Section 6 Early Learning and Childcare: what do children need? The question of developmental stages:

Building the Ambition Presentation September 2014

Developmental stages

Quality Matters

Image of the Child Sharing

Family Learning and Engagement

Family Learning and Engagement

Education Scotland – Engaging Parents and Families – A toolkit for Practitioners

Parents as Partners in their Children’s Learning Toolkit

Parent and Family Support Strategy 2017 2020

CONFERENCE 2015 DOCUMENTS
Family Engagement – Hamish Fraser EYC

Healthy Starts for Families – Jan Chapple

Healthy Starts for Families – Tracy Thornton

Psychology of Parenting Project – Kirsten Coull

Engaging Families – Nancy Magrath

A&B Family Pathway – Kintyre

FP Champions Attachment – Tina Hendry

EYC Conference Programme

Family Learning Guidance

Resources/Links (Numeracy)

Resources/Links

This guide is intended to stimulate professional reflection, dialogue and debate about
mathematics and how to improve it. It draws together themes, features and
characteristics of effective improvement in mathematics and descriptions of good
practice. It offers a reference point for staff and teachers2who are working together
to improve mathematics education. This guide will also be useful for learners,
parents and communities as they discuss how they can contribute to improving
learning in mathematics.

Learning Together Mathematics

This document, published by Education Scotland, is essential reading for teachers as they develop their work with the statements of the experiences and outcomes.

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The National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub – access using your Glow login.

“The National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub is a virtual learning environment for all practitioners. The Hub provides an innovative approach to career-long professional learning for all practitioners in all sectors. For practitioners, this provides a fantistic opportunity to collaborate, and take part in CLPL in a virtual environment, which means that you can take part in the courses and events listed from the comfort of your own home!  Unfortunately you’ll have to buy your own biscuits!  It offers practitioners:

  • Professional learning in different aspects of numeracy with a focus on progression, numeracy and mathematics skills, numeracy across learning, assessment and moderation and teaching.
  • Career-long professional learning opportunities of various types such as broadcasts, professional reading and action research.
  • An easy to use environment where you can share and work with colleagues from across Scotland as well as those from your own school or authority.”

If you are having any problems accessing GLOW please contact Maria.Mcarthur2@argyll-bute.gov.uk for assistance.

Fun Activities for Number and Maths

http://www.sumdog.com/

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/

http://www.mathplayground.com/

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

http://www.brainormous.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/firstlevel/mathematics/

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines/10

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage

https://www.youcubed.org/