The big three essentials
A look at the importance of literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing as bulding blocks for lifelong learning.
Early Years Matters
Issue 16
Features
Take learning outside
If education is a voyage of discovery, why not follow the example set by schools across Scotland and explore the opportunities to take learning outside?
Meet the parents
The opportunities for parental involvement in early years provision are more plentiful than ever as Curriculum for Excellence becomes embedded in practice.
A postcard from the Highlands
A look at how collaborative working in the Highlands is helping to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Bright ideas for active learning
An initiative in the Scottish Borders is pioneering fresh approaches to active learning.
Bringing research to life
Looking for effective ideas for converting research into practice? Jean Carwood-Edwards offers some recommendations from the Early Years team at Learning and Teaching Scotland.
Latest
Children's Day Care Services: the vital statistics
The findings of the Care Commission’s inspection of children's Day Care Services have been revealed.
Curriculum for Excellence – Supporting the Early Level
Details of a new multimedia resource to help practitioners to review the background to Curriculum for Excellence, reflect on why it is time for change and investigate what the values, purposes and principles are.
Eight features of effective planning
Three participants from 2009's National Early Years Local Authority Forum look at how local authorities can help practitioners preparing to implement Curriculum for Excellence.
Other
- Equal health opportunities
- Glow – An example of research into practice in action
- Growing up in Scotland
- Making Curriculum for Excellence happen in Early Years
- Meet the new Commissioner
- Speak to me
- SSSC Early Years toolkit coming soon
- The Early Years Framework
- The HMIE perspective
- Waken the sleeping giant
- What's happening?