A very warm welcome back to the new term in 2023! We hope you all had an amazing Christmas break and a peaceful start to the ‘New Year’.
We thought it would be nice to start off 2023 with some insight around the work of our pedagogues that make up our EYs focus group. I am sure by this time you will have had a visit from at least a one of them over terms 1 and 2. We have had a lot of feedback on the value of the focus work that the individuals within the group are offering and thought it would be good to get them to share their journey on the work that they do and the different ways that they can support you.
The purpose of these visits is simply to reach out to settings and highlight the targeted support that is available/offered by individual members of the central team. Each day this week one of our pedagogues from the focus group will share their work and talk a little about what that looks like and what support they can offer you. Please take this opportunity to ask our staff any questions you may have around their focus area.
The focus areas that are on offer at present are:
- Children’s rights and participation – Elaine Haughton
- Family Learning (ASN)– Lisa Boa
- ASN – Nicola McCarter Gall
- Marvellous Meals – Ashley Cupples
From January 2023 we will also have a member of the team offering support / advice on legislation around Care & Support. Margaret Aitken will also be out and about offering support and advice on safeguarding/risk assessments, infection/prevention, medication, accidents/incidents and ‘Cooksafe’. Watch out for Margaret’s blog in the coming days.
Many of you will also be aware of out ‘Hub’ at Woodlands ELC and the amazing networking opportunities that are available there.
We have one of our Pedagogues (Helena McPhail) from the central team also working there to help support this fantastic initiative. Another great blog to be looking out for!
We would love to hear your feedback on the range of support that we offer and more importantly how we can support you as an individual setting or cluster. Please remember reaching out for support or advice is a positive. We are all on a journey and we all learn from each other.
Learning is a journey and not a destination!
In February we will be sending out a Microsoft forms questionnaire to gather your feedback on the support and CLPL offered from all of the central team. Your feedback on this will help influence the support and CLPL offered in the new academic year 2023/24.
We really look forward to hearing from you and wish you all an amazing year ahead!
