School enrolment week is Monday 7th – Friday 11th November for children due to start school in August 2023. (children with birth dates from 01.03.18 until 28.02.19).
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Reflective Practice Opportunity
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With Kids are offering reflective practice sessions for schools and ELC staff, starting on the 7th November. For further information email l.paterson@withkids.org.uk
***OPPORTUNITY FOR NURSERIES WITH BABY/2-3 ROOMS***
ART AT THE START
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Art at the Start are offering FREE outreach sessions for parents/carers and their under 3s which can take place in your establishment. The sessions will be run by a fully trained art psychotherapist who will provide all the materials needed. Sessions focus on building attachment relationships and wellbeing for the child and their carer through using sensory and messy play experiences. This would be a fantastic opportunity for establishments who are engaging with nurture or looking to increase family engagement.
If you are interested please contact RSwitalski001@dundee.ac.uk to arrange sessions for your establishment ASAP – the sessions need to be run before the Christmas break.
If you are not able to facilitate sessions this term, check Art at the Start’s ideas and recipes for messy play and sensory activities to use in nursery or to share with parents.
Diary Dates – AIG Referrals (applying for an alternative pathway for school)
Information from the Area Inclusion Group (AIG)
The AIG will continue to focus on supporting establishments to include children and young people within their local communities and as part of this, their local school (mainstream).
Referrals to the AIG from mainstream establishments can be made at any point of the school session. Such a process is consistent with the aim of meeting the needs of individual young people and complies with the ASL Act (2004). However, it is expected that this will be part of a planned approach where suitable transition can be arranged. Therefore, there will be a cut-off date where there is consideration of an alternative pathway and no referrals will be considered after this date. Requests for support will be considered between September 2022 and the end of October 2022. To comply with legislation regarding planning time for transition, the final cut off for all applications of support will be 28th October 2022. No applications will be considered after this date.
Diary Dates – CPL – Identifying and supporting ASN
The next course of the module ‘Identifying and and supporting additional support needs in early learning and childcare’ will start on the 5th September, although enrolment remains open until 26th September. The course is a free online resource commissioned by the Scottish Government. See also the Professional Learning Framework for Early Years in the CPL section for other modules in the series.
Diary Dates – CPL – Inclusion Support and Development Group
The Early Years Inclusion Support and Development groups are back!
There is a group in each area (NE, NW and South). Please click on the links below to see further details for the groups and the dates and venues for each area.
**Please note there is a change of venue for the first session only in the North East only. This will now be held in the LEL base, top floor of Royston Primary School, Royston Road, G21 2NU. All other North East sessions will be in Pyschological Services, top floor of Rockfield nursery**
Inclusion SDG Flyer North West area
Inclusion SDG Flyer – North East Area
Inclusion SDG Flyer – South area
Diary Dates – PSADC application dates for 2023
Duntarvie PSADC and Linn PSADC support children at stage three and four. Find out more information about the PSADC service.
A small number of children may have needs which can be supported through the PSADCs 10-12 week placements. If you have a child you think may be appropriate the relevant PSADC paperwork should be submitted to the PSADC by the following dates:
- 5th October 2022 (for late November / December cohort)
- 25th January 2023 (for spring cohort)
- 10th May 2023 (for August 2023 cohort)
Please note paperwork needs to be received by 4pm.
ELC Quality Framework
The Care Inspectorate published a new quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare in March this year, informing the sector that they would use the framework in inspections from 1 June 2022. They have posted this Bitesize Introduction to new ELC Quality Framework which gives more information about the framework.
