Early Learning and Childcare

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Welcome to the Education Scotland digital education support site for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). This site aims to provide support to educators to enhance their learning and teaching, their digital literacy skills and the use of digital across the curriculum.

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Cyber Scotland Week 25 – Scratch Code Along Recap and Resources Create a strong password generator using Scratch as part of Cyber Scotland Week 2025!… Read more

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