October 23, 2015
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Languages are wonderful and diverse and according to the website ethnologue there are 7,102 known living languages in the world. This made me smile to myself. Then I realised that I only really knew smatterings of phrases from a mere … Continue reading
October 18, 2015
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I am deeply perplexed to hear of the recent news that the First Minister announced regarding the reintroduction of National Testing. I find it difficult to understand exactly how this can be achieved under the new curriculum. With 5 … Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Last year saw the increase of hours in nursery and partnership pre-school settings increased to 600 hours. This move meant that children were now entitled to sessions of three hours and ten minutes where previously a session would last two … Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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As part of my recent maths elective we were looking at the Ishango bone. Some mathematicians may argue that this form of tallying cannot be called true maths as there are no concepts of fundamental mathematics involved . However I … Continue reading
October 4, 2015
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This Saturday I had the fantastic opportunity to represent CSNIPs, the charity that I am involved with, at the annual Early Years Scotland (formerly SPPA) conference in Glasgow. As well as a fantastic opportunity to network for the charity this … Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Having already established in my previous post, I really was not a lover of maths (note the past tense) it would appear that the subject is warming on me. Let me explain why. Having recently opted to embark upon the … Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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I think to lay the foundations for this post I need to start at the beginning with my own thoughts, experiences and aspirations. Maybe it was growing up in the school system of the 80’s and 90’s or perhaps it … Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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The message of Child at the Centre (www.educationscotland.gov.uk) is clearly an easy one to pick up on and one that anybody working with children will be familiar with, albeit it being a tool for the early year’s workforce in … Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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My Educational Philosophy I strongly believe that nobody is unteachable. This applies to all age groups. The means in which we reach those people may differ and the extent to which they learn may change, yet at a … Continue reading
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