Supporting a smooth transition
Coatholm Nursery School works with its local primary school to help children make the move to 'big school'.
Early Years Matters
Issue 13
Features
Playing with guns: Zero tolerance or violence and mayhem?
Staff at Abernethy Primary School Nursery Class took a fresh look at attitudes to gun play.
Early years the key to reducing violence
How the Violence Reduction Unit supports early years initiatives.
Growing Up in Scotland - Findings from Sweep 2
Key findings from Sweep 2 of the major longitudinal research study.
Scottish budget puts spotlight on early years
Article on how the Scottish budget put a spotlight on early years care and education and aims to deliver a new relationship between central and local government.
Curriculum for Excellence update (Spring 2008)
As draft experiences and outcomes continue to be published, LTS is looking for feedback on all aspects of Curriculum for Excellence.
Latest
Opening the windows - fresh thinking about pre-school education
The Critical Issues for Pre-school Education seminar series (funded by ESRC) aims to take a wide-ranging look at pre-school provision and the experiences of children and practitioners.
Quality learning using persona dolls
Cathkin Community Nursery uses Persona Dolls to aid transition to primary school.
Promoting infant mental health in a group-care setting
Training was a key part of implementing the birth to three strategy in Midlothian.