{"id":534,"date":"2026-07-01T08:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/?p=534"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:31:45","slug":"flowerpots-staff-development-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/2026\/07\/01\/flowerpots-staff-development-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowerpots &#8211; Staff Development Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/2026\/07\/01\/flowerpots-staff-development-workshop\/20260523_112547\/\" 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S25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779535556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.009991324&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260523_112556\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2026\/07\/01083037\/20260523_112556-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2026\/07\/01083037\/20260523_112556-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2026\/07\/01083037\/20260523_112556-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently the teams from both Flowerpots sites gathered at the Kastille in Turriff for our bi-annual staff development workshop.\u00a0 Twice a year we step away from our daily routines to engage in collaborative professional discussion and in- house training. This dedicated time allows us to analyse our performance and reflect on our impact in improving outcomes for children and families.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key focus areas of this event included: Skills for life learning and work, developmental milestones, manual handling, health and safety, curriculum, the promise, pedagogy, and digital literacy. \u00a0We are incredibly proud of our team\u2019s commitment to providing the highest standards of care and support for our children and families.\u00a0 \u00a0The level of passion and professionalism brought to these workshops was truly inspiring.\u00a0 Such a valuable opportunity to learn together and we look forward to seeing the benefits of these refreshed insights in our playrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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