Early Years
The Early Years Pedagogy Team develop and deliver training packages which align to national and local authority priorities, attainment data and national and local inspection findings.
You can access our training in a variety of ways:
- Cluster based training
- Individual bespoke training in your own setting
- Digital training sessions accessed via the Early Level Portal (see below)
- Training packages focus on different aspects of Early Years pedagogy and practice such as observations, ELC 2, planning and supporting self-regulation.
The Early Years PL Offers for 2025/26 are outlined below and further information will follow shortly:
Learning, Teaching, Assessment
- Interaction techniques for high-quality care, play and learning.
- Assessment in ELC – using high-quality observations to make professional judgements about children’s progress and achievements
- Getting it Right for 2 Year Olds
Curriculum
- Inspiring ELC children with rich stimulating Science, Expressive Arts, Technology and Social Subjects experiences.
- Literacy rich environments the #SBCway
- Numeracy and Mathematics rich environments the #SBCway
- STEM in Early Years
Leadership
- The New Early Learning and Childcare Quality Improvement Framework –effective self-evaluation for improvement
- Aspiring to Lead
- A variety of Communities of Practice with different focus
Inclusion
- Scotdec in Scottish Borders: Developing racial literacy
- Neurodiversity in the Early Years context – All Behaviour is Communication
For further information or to arrange Early Years Training from the pedagogy team please contact the central Early Years Team earlyyearsteamed@scotborders.gov.uk or your cluster link officer.
The Early level Portal is a one stop shop for key messages around pedagogy and practice across Early Years and the Early Level curriculum linking to national and local guidance and documentation. Scottish Borders Council’s Early Years Training Packages can also be accessed here.
Early years training from partner providers out with Scottish Borders are also advertised through the Professional Learning Blog and weekly communications. These can be booked through Business World.
