Since August 2025, staff in centre have been familiarising themselves with the Up, Up and Away document. This resource is part of the CIRCLE (Child Inclusion Research into Curriculum Learning & Education) framework, and has been created to support early years education in Scotland, by providing strategies to support the development of literacy in our little learners.
In January 2026 we will be introducing this resource into centre, focusing on our environment and using the audit tools and guidance to ensure we are creating a space which supports & promotes literacy development to the highest standards.
Here we have created a short video to explain the ‘Literacy Caterpillar’ and the components that this is made up of.
Up, Up & Away! Literacy Caterpillar
Also links to: Up, Up and Away – Literacy Caterpillar, Why is literacy important?, What is Literacy?
