Early Years email update - August 2008
A round-up of recent additions to the Early Years website and other up-to-date information of interest to early years educationalists.
Contents
- Exploring the Early Years and Early Intervention Framework
- Early years events at the Scottish Learning Festival
- FE conference: Curriculum for Excellence and Early Years Programmes
- Critical Issues in the Early Years: Seminar report
- National Glow Group for Early Years
- Sharing practice - new case studies
- Research into CPD for early years (children under 3) practitioners
Exploring the Early Years and Early Intervention Framework
This Learning and Teaching Scotland Saturday Conference will take place at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 1 November 2008. It will provide an opportunity to hear about and explore the new Early Years Framework and to join colleagues for presentations, conversations and debate.
Speakers will include: Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland; Don McGillivray, Head of Early Education and Childcare, Scottish Government; and Kenneth Muir, HM Chief Inspector.
Early years events at the Scottish Learning Festival
This year the Early Years community has an extended range of events and attractions to choose from at the Scottish Learning Festival.
Find out more about early years events at SLF, including topic surgeries, education showcases and the Early Years Exchange Wall.
FE conference: Curriculum for Excellence and Early Years Programmes
Learning and Teaching Scotland is running a conference for lecturing staff who deliver early education and childcare programmes in further education colleges. All FE lecturers involved in the delivery of early years programmes are invited to participate in this event, which will focus on 'Curriculum for Excellence and Early Years Programmes'.
The Early Years team at LTS and representatives from various FE colleges have been working together to plan the conference, which will be held in the Radisson Hotel in Edinburgh on Saturday 29 November, from 10 am to 3 pm. Please note, there is no charge for this event.
Further information and registration forms will be sent out to college heads of faculties in September.
Critical Issues - seminar 3 report
The third in the series of 'Critical Issues for Pre-school Education' seminars focused on meeting the needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
Read a report of Critical Issues seminar 3.
National Glow Group for Early Years
Glow is the world’s first national intranet for education. It provides a trusted and safe environment with access to a variety of online tools to enhance learning experiences.
The Early Years community now has its own national Early Years Glow Group, which will include a vibrant discussion forum, current news, useful links to online resources and much more. Please log in to Glow and visit the National Groups area to join our group.
N.B. Access to Glow is provided by each local authority, in accordance with its local rollout strategy. For more information on the status of your local authority, please see the Glow in your area section of the Glow Scotland website.
Sharing practice - new case studies
Family time at Lochgelly West Primary School
Read about how Lochgelly West Primary School used family time to strengthen partnership with parents and ease transition from nursery to primary.
Glenlee Primary School - active learning and transitions
The Curriculum for Excellence website has text and video coverage of active learning at Glenlee Primary School.
Research into CPD for early years (children under 3) practitioners
The University of Strathclyde is currently carrying out research for Learning and Teaching Scotland to review continuing professional development (CPD) provision for early years practitioners and managers who work with children under 3 years of age. You can find out more about this research by visiting the Current research area of the LTS Online Service.