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<\/a><\/p>\nHi, \u00a0I am Fiona Anderson and I am the Team Manager, Early Years. There are many different aspects to my role, but my main focus is to plan and deliver strategic support to establishments across Falkirk Council to ensure there is high quality early learning and childcare for all children and families.\u00a0\u00a0 This includes overseeing and developing the strategy for professional learning and development, co-ordinating the deployment of centrally based staff, and directing service delivery relating to quality improvement including about curriculum, learning, teaching and assessment.<\/p>\n
Before joining the team in September 2022, I held the role of Head Teacher at Head of Muir Primary School in Denny for nine years and before that, \u00a0\u00a0three years as HT in two schools Stirling Council.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I also have worked within the Additional Support Needs sector as a Support for Learning Co-ordinator and various roles within a special school in North Lanarkshire.<\/p>\n
I love my job!\u00a0 I work with a great team of teachers and pedagogues who are all strong practitioners.\u00a0\u00a0 We work well as a team and regularly reflect on our strengths and development needs.\u00a0 We are forward thinking and solution focussed. We also have a lot of fun and laughter too!<\/p>\n
I also enjoy my strategic role working with our Service Manager, Lisa and our Childcare Provision Co-ordinator Karen.\u00a0 It is so varied and each day is different from the other.\u00a0 It makes it exciting.\u00a0 However our commitment to ensuring all children have access to the highest quality of early learning and childcare underpins all our discussions and planning.\u00a0\u00a0 Like the central team we have a lot of\u00a0 laughter too though \ud83d\ude0a.<\/p>\n
Throughout my role as Team Manager, I endeavour to uphold the values of our service which include positivity, creativity, flexibility and collegiality.\u00a0 It is a role with great responsibility and I am honoured to hold this position.<\/p>\n
Some of the highlights of my role are my visits to establishments where I meet enthusiastic and passionate practitioners, dedicated senior leaders and amazingly creative children.\u00a0 I enjoy having the opportunity to share in children\u2019s play and learning in rich, inviting and well planned out environments supported by nurturing and caring practitioners. Nothing makes me happier than chatting around the clay, playing hide and seek, cutting and sticking shapes or sitting around a safe and warm campfire followed up by reflective discussions with practitioners.\u00a0 These experiences inspire me and make me very proud to be a leader in Falkirk!<\/p>\n
I am looking forward to future developments within our sector and continuing to support establishments to deliver the highest quality early learning and childcare within Falkirk.\u00a0\u00a0 Please feel free to reach out if you would like a chat or blether about \u2018all things ELCC\u2019. If you fancy a visit, drop me a line.\u00a0 I would love to come out and visit if I haven\u2019t yet been to your establishment.<\/p>\n
Thanks to everyone for all their hard work, dedication and warmest of welcomes when I visit.<\/p>\n
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