{"id":14520,"date":"2021-10-06T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:48:14","slug":"sbc-spotlight-on-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/sbc-spotlight-on-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Practice &#8211; Scottish Borders Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_117\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-2 layout-4\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_117-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4619 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/11\/19081827\/SBClogo432-1-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/11\/19081827\/SBClogo432-1-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/11\/19081827\/SBClogo432-1-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/11\/19081827\/SBClogo432-1.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_117-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h1>Spotlight on Practice <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf03d<\/span>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h3>Examples of Practice in SBC<\/h3>\n<p>See how practitioners across the Borders are embedding the Key Messages into their practice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-3 layout-4-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Documenting Learning using Book Creator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotlight on Practice Lilliesleaf - Using Book Creator to engage learners\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tx__m_U33rA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lilliesleaf Primary School Early Learning and Childcare<\/strong> share their approach to capturing learning using the Book Creator app and Showbie.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Quality Assurance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quality Assurance Case Study Fiona Duncan-Kerr\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObDdOJTP1lM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fiona Duncan-Kerr<\/strong>, funded childminder in SBC, shares her approach to quality assurance, self-evaluation &amp; monitoring the impact of training on outcomes for children. Also on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/pedagogical-leadership-continued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pedagogical Leadership<\/a> Portal page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Outdoor Learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St Peters ELC - outdoor learning\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APB3EYaVZ84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this video, <strong>St Peters Primary School\u00a0<\/strong>Early Learning and Childcare, a Scottish Borders Council Nursery, share how they support learning through the outdoor experiences that they provide.\u00a0 Also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/spaces-outdoor-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spaces \u2013 outdoors<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/spaces-beyond-the-gates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spaces \u2013 Beyond the Gates<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Quality Assurance Calendars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Argus   Quality Assurance Spotlight on Practice\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drJu9aKz01s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Argus\u00a0Early Learning and Childcare<\/strong>, a Partner Provider Nursery in Selkirk, Scottish Borders, share their approach to quality assurance through a Quality Assurance calendar for self-improvement. Also on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/pedagogical-leadership-continued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pedagogical Leadership<\/a>\u00a0Portal page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Learning Journeys<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natalie\u2019s childcare - Learning Journeys\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHTLlwaDZvY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Natalie&#8217;s Childcare<\/strong>, a funded childminder service in Kelso, Scottish Borders, share their approach to Learning Journeys. Also on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/learning-journeys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning Journeys<\/a>\u00a0Portal page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Developing Quality Interactions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chirnside ELC  - Developing Quality Interactions\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qdixq5gFQhE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chirnside Primary School <\/strong>Early Learning &amp; Childcare, a Scottish Borders Council Nursery Hub, share their approach to developing Quality Interactions in their setting.\u00a0 \u00a0Also on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/sensitive-interactions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sensitive Interactions<\/a>\u00a0Portal page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-7\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Out and About<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christine Green - Out &amp; about\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QwNZqimPM9A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Christine Green<\/strong>, funded childminder in Scottish Borders Council, shares her approach to using the community links &amp; resources to support and extend learning in her setting.\u00a0 Also on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/spaces-beyond-the-gates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Gates<\/a> Portal Page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_56\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-4\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_56-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_56-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_56-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_56-column-4\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotlight on Practice \uf03d\u00a0 Examples of Practice in SBC See how practitioners across the Borders are embedding the Key Messages into their practice.\u00a0\u00a0 Documenting Learning using Book Creator Lilliesleaf Primary School Early Learning and Childcare share their approach to capturing learning using the Book Creator app and Showbie. 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