Meet Falkirk’s Early Learning Central Team.

Susan McElhatton

@McelhattonSusan

Curriculum Support Officer; supporting the development of high quality early learning and childcare in Falkirk. Link officer for the Graeme cluster. 

 

Fiona Pascall

@fionapascallEY

Early Years Peripatetic Teacher; supporting learning and teaching in Falkirk ELC settings; linked with Grangemouth, Bo’ness and Graeme clusters

Elaine Craigen

@elaine_craigen

Early Years Peripatetic Teacher; cluster link for both Falkirk and Braes supporting practitioners to continue to develop their skills to deliver high quality learning and childcare. 

Cheryl Smyth 

@CherylSmyth15

Early Years Peripatetic Teacher; link officer for the Denny and Larbert clusters, supporting practitioners to continue to develop their skills to deliver high quality learning and childcare.  

Lysa Thomson

@MrsThomson_KPS

Early Years Peripatetic Teacher; focusing on Falkirk Council’s Play is the Way initiative supporting th development of high quality play pedagogy in our primary schools. Representative for Falkirk within the FVWLRIC EY Team. 

Margaret Aitken 

@MargaretDAitken 

ELC Training & Improvement Officer; working predominately with private partner nurseries and childminders, whilst overseeing Internal Verification for Level 6 & 7 SVQ qualifications. 

Vicki Muir

@VMuir20

ELC Training and Improvement Officer (early Intervention); developing and sustaining an implementation strategy for effective early intervention for children in the early years. 

Nicola McCarter-Gall

@NicolaGall

Early Intervention Pedagogue providing support to settings around Additional Support Needs. Also overseeing the SVQ programme for ASN and Internal Verification for SVQ Social Services Children and Young People 

Lisa Boa

@boa_lisa

Early Interventions Pedagogue supporting high quality inclusive practices, with a particular focus on ASN. Currently champion for family support and learning. 

Helena McPhail

@HelenaPedagogue

Nature Play Pedagogue, based at The Hub at Woodlands ELCC. Passionate about outdoor learning and deepening children’s connections with nature.

 

Elaine Haughton 

@HaughtonElaine

Early Years Peripatetic Pedagogue supporting ELC Settings on their improvement journey. Striving for equality for children and families across the authority to experience the same rights and opportunities irrespective of their individual needs. 

Yvonne Robinson

@Yvonnea1T

Early Years Pedagogue working as part of an Early Years Team supporting Equity and Excellence through the delivery of high quality play pedagogy with a particular interest in Early Language and Family Engagement. 

Ashley Cupples

@AshleyCupplesEY

Early Years Peripatetic Pedagogue/Marvellous Mealtime and support link for the following clusters: Denny, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Larbert, with particular focus on supporting settings developing a high-quality personalised approach to Marvellous Mealtimes as aligned by the values and standards.