Education Scotland is now publishing Getting it right for every child: Where are we now? a report which reviews how well the core elements of the Getting it right for every child approach have become embedded in the daily practice of education establishments and services.
Category Archives: Early Years
The Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
A new updated version of the Dyslexia Toolkit was launched at the Scottish Learning Festival. The new Toolkit deals not only with the assessment of dyslexia but also with how to respond. There are new sections for parents, schools and local authorities.
Early Years Matters Survey
Education Scotland’s Early Years Matters magazine is published twice yearly, in the spring and autumn. The Early Years Team at Education Scotland is keen to seek practitioners’ views on this professional development publication in order to inform future issues of the magazine. The survey closes on Friday 30 November 2012.
Sound context on STEM Central
This week Education Scotland launched their Sound context which includes learning journeys from early to fourth level. The context builds the storyline through our ability to make sound, sound as a tool of communication, for example through talk or by using music to convey a message. It progresses on to sound as a tool of communication at a distance and our ability to manipulate sound.
The progression begins with What’s that sound? for early level, an exploration of sound sciences and technologies through constructive play. Make the Sound provides further opportunity for enquiry-based learning, and hands-on sciences and technologies in the context of sound.
How animals use sound, sound applications and communicating through sound are three learning journeys for second level, to illustrate breadth and application, and the basis for progression to Engineering Sound at fourth level, developed in conjunction with SSERC.
The Scottish Learning Festival 2012
This week Education Scotland hosted another successful Scottish Learning Festival. Over the two days, they welcomed around 4500 visitors, hosted 100 seminars, delivered inspiring keynote addresses and facilitated discussion and debate in the round table sessions.
You can watch the keynotes and a range of seminars on Glow TV watch again.
Early Years Network consultation – get involved
What creative activity for early years happens in your community?
Would you like more access to the arts and creativity for early years?
Would an Early Years Creative Network help?
Starcatchers is carrying out some research into the potential of an Early Years Creative Network for Scotland.
We want to hear the views of people across Scotland as part of this process – from parents, childcare professionals, artists, arts organisations, local authorities, and other local and national organisations working across different sectors with Early Years in Scotland
We would like to invite you to a consultation event to share your views. We are holding a series of events that you can attend:
- Tuesday 25th September at Eden Court, Inverness from 2pm – 4pm
- Wednesday 26th September at Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling from 3.30pm – 5.30pm
- Tuesday 2nd October at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Fife from 2pm – 4pm
- Wednesday 3rd October at Tron Theatre, Glasgow from 4pm – 6pm
- Monday 8th October at The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen from 10.30am – 12.30pm
- Tuesday 9th October at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from 4pm – 6pm
Places at these events are free but must be reserved by emailing info@starcatchers.org.uk
Creative Connections Fife 2012 – An Early Years Gathering
Creative Connections fife 2012 – an early years gathering
Free Event!
Fife Council’s Cultural Partnerships Team, in partnership with Fife’s Childcare & Early Years Services and The Byre Theatre are delighted to announce their early years event ‘Creative Connections fife 2012’ on Wednesday 23 May 2012 at The Byre Theatre, St Andrews.
Click here for more details
Fife pupils mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
PRIMARY 7 pupils from across Dunfermline welcomed Margaret Dean, Lord Lieutenant of Fife, to St Margaret’s Primary School to launch a website that pupils across Fife will be able to contribute to, to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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CPD – Early Years
Learning about Scotland in the Early Years, Saturday 19 May, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
The study of Scotland is right at the heart of Curriculum for Excellence. This conference will provide an opportunity to develop practitioners’ understanding of the renewed emphasis on learning about Scotland and how we can enrich the learning experience for our youngest children.
Keynote speakers:
• Liz Niven – an award-winning poet who writes in English and Scots
• Juliet Robertson – one of Scotland’s leading education consultants, specialising in learning and play outdoors
• Dr Donald Smith – Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, as well as a novelist, poet, playwright and storyteller.
