Welcome to the Early Level hub for Forth Valley and West Lothian RIC.
Click on the gallery items below to access collaborative development work by our RIC Early Level Team.
How Good is Our Play for Learning Toolkit
Leading Your School Through Play Pedagogy
Making the Connections
Latest Early Learning and Childcare posts on this site
How Good Is Our Play for Learning Framework
Final Play for Learning Framework Please read our “How Good Is Our Play for Learning Framework” which we have produced. Please click on pdf link.… Read more
Our December FVWL RIC/Education Scotland SWAY Newsletter
FVWL RIC /ES December SWAY Newsletter Just a reminder of our equity themed December SWAY Newsletter which showcases some of the amazing work going on… Read more
Anyone for Trifle? Improving Language and Literacy Through Collaboration.
Wednesday 9th June 4pm – 5pm Sign up via CPD Manager, ref: RicLit32, course ID: 74791 This session presented by FV Speech and Language Therapy… Read more
Achieving high quality interactions through collaborative practice in Early Years: the impact on children’s language development
Wednesday 12th May 4pm – 5pm Sign up via CPD Manager This session presented by FV Speech and Language Therapy will address the prevalence and… Read more
Collaborative Literacy: Early Years
4th May 2021 at 3:30pm We look forward to welcoming you to our third ‘Early Years Exchange’ event for Early Years practitioners in our series… Read more
Collaborative Literacy: Early Years
16th March 2021 at 3pm We look forward to welcoming you to our first ‘Early Years Exchange’ event for Early Years practitioners which will kick… Read more
FV&WL RIC Workstream Plans 2019-2020
We have set out our vision and priorities. In this document workstreams provide a detailed overview of their aims, priorities and plans set out in… Read more
ELC Inclusion fund
The fourth round of the Scottish Government’s Early Learning & Childcare Inclusion Fund is open to applications. The ELC Inclusion Fund provides funding to ELC… Read more
Prof Ferres Laevers comes to the Forth Valley and West Lothian RIC
The FVWL RIC are very proud to present… Early Childhood Education – Where Life Takes Shape with Prof Ferres Laevers 5th November 2019 in Albert… Read more
Space to Grow indoor/outdoor
The Care Inspectorate has developed this improvement support resource on behalf of the Scottish Government. It is important to try and ensure that providers and… Read more
Loose Parts Play Toolkit updated 2019
Toolkit aims The Toolkit aims are to: • increase the number of children and teenagers with access to loose parts play as part of their… Read more
Scottish Early Childhood and Families Transitions Statement
The Scottish Children and Families Transitions Position Statement recognises the value of working together with children and their families, positive relationships, positive continuity, learning, play… Read more
raising concerns
Guidance to advise employers, social service workers and social work students on their duty and responsibilities in raising and acting on concerns raising-concerns-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers-social-service-workers-and-social-work-students (1) Read more
National Induction Resource
This resource has been developed to support you in your induction to delivering ELC –whether that is funded ELC or ELC that families choose to… Read more
Best Start Grant
The Best Start Grant is a package of three payments. It provides parents or carers who get certain benefits or tax credits with financial support… Read more
link to key information, policy, resources and exemplification relating to ELC
This page provides a summary of key information, policy, resources, and exemplification relating to early learning and childcare (ELC). https://education.gov.scot/improvement/practice-exemplars/a-summary-of-elc-resources Read more
Children’s rights legislation quick reference guide
This quick summary guide is to: Set the scene on children’s rights legislation in Scotland, and Provide useful web links to key measures… Read more
Conversation event Wednesday 1st May
This aim of this conversation event is to provide an informal opportunity for practitioners from all educational sectors and settings, community learning and development and… Read more
Funding Follows the Child and the National Standards
Attached is the powerpoint used at the RIC consultation event at the Stirling Highland hotel the end of February. This presentation is for all ELC… Read more
Early Years RIC Sub Group
The Early Years RIC Sub Group met last week to discuss and evaluate the event “It’s a Good Time to be Two” which took place… Read more
Early Vocabulary Sub Group
The Early Vocabulary Sub Group met last week to share the work from the CYPIC Language Meets Literacy Practicum. We heard the journey of the… Read more
Schemas Resource
New schemas resource incorporating downloadable summary sketch, video and powerpoint for use with parents and carers now available from Parentzone website https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-at-home/schemas-learning-through-play Read more
Bringing generations together
The Care Inspectorate is encouraging care services across Scotland to bring together younger and older people for everyone’s benefit. A new resource full of good… Read more
Early Learning and Childcare Inclusion Fund
The third round of the Scottish government’s Early Learning and Childcare Inclusion Fund will open to applications at 12 pm on Monday 4th February 2019. The… Read more
A good time to be two
The planning group are looking forward to meeting everyone at our conference next Tuesday. During the event we will be using twitter to share the… Read more
Early Learning and Care for 2 year olds
Interesting article to read ahead of our conference “Its a good time to be two” Early Learning and Care for Two Year Olds Read more
Early Vocabulary and Language Development
Our Early Vocabulary and Language Sub Group met last week. We have been engaged in a harvesting of work to share practice across the RIC. Sound bites… Read more
It’s A Good Time to be Two
Looking forward to meeting two year old practitioners across the RIC at the event on 12th February in FV College (Stirling Campus). It will be… Read more
Early Learning and Childcare Inclusion Fund
The third round of the Scottish government’s Early Learning and Childcare Inclusion Fund will open to applications at 12 pm on Monday 4th February 2019.… Read more
A good time to be two
Please see the link below for further details of the “A good time to be 2” conference. Information on the conference will be sent directly… Read more
Early Learning and Childcare
Plans are well in hand for our conference “A good time to be two” on 12th February 2019. Watch out for booking information and the… Read more
Psychology and Numeracy
There are a number of psychology factors that are important in children learning numeracy concepts and skills. The Educational Psychology Services across the regional collaborative have been engaging… Read more
Raising attainment in early learning and child care and closing the poverty related attainment gap
Why is this being prioritised? Each local authority is undertaking work to improve practitioner professionalism and to raise standards across Early Learning and Childcare settings.… Read more
