Early Years

Citizenship

Photograph of a girl preparing to throw a waterbomb

A child-led summer programme

Children at Bridgeton Family Learning Centre helped plan the summer programme and review their menu.

Photograph of children posting mail into a red pillar box

eTwinning with pre-school children

Children developed skills in ICT, enterprise and citizenship through corresponding with children in Milan.

Photograph of a small girl in front of an interactive whiteboard.

Children make decisions

Children helped to decide whether their nursery school should purchase a whiteboard.

Photo of little boy shouting to the camera

Children as partners

Stirling Early Education Centres put young people's views at the centre of their planning.

image of young child blowing bubbles

Decorating the nursery

Children were involved in every stage of nursery decoration from planning and costing to evaluation.

Adult listening to child at a planning session

Allowing children's voices to be heard

Children's planning helped the staff at Burnbrae Children's Centre to learn more about children's interests and ideas.

Girl choosing a resource from a selection in a folder

Using a resource folder to promote choice

Maryhill Park Nursery School photographs new resources and lets children choose from a resource folder.

Planning session at Pollok Children's Centre

Children contribute to short-term planning

Young children gained real-life experiences of taking responsibility, negotiating and listening to others.

Photo of two persona dolls with different skin tones

Persona dolls help children recognise racism

An anti-racist education project uses persona dolls to help children recognise and challenge unfairness.

Detail from a photo of a girl using a SmartBoard

Using ICT to support consultation with young children

Dalry Nursery School used a range of ICT to collect and record children's views on provision.

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