Early Years Matters

Continuing professional development

Curriculum for Excellence – Supporting the Early Level

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.

Waken the sleeping giant

Waken the sleeping giant

Research is all too often left to gather dust on library shelves. Jean Carwood-Edwards explains why it's time to waken the sleeping giant and bring research to life.

Raising the bar

Raising the bar

Information on The BA Childhood Practice, a brand new degree programme intended for managers/lead practitioners in early education and childcare settings.

CPD and Working with Children Under 3 Years

CPD and Working with Children Under 3 Years

Information on a joint LTS/Strathclyde University review and a research conference.

Supporting CPD in the early years

Supporting CPD in the early years

HMIE and LTS have been working closely to provide CPD and training opportunities for early years staff.

To see ourselves as others see us

To see ourselves as others see us

Visit reflections from European Masters in Early Childhood Education and Care (EMEC) partner students from Norway, Sweden and Germany.

The New HND in Childhood Practice

The New HND in Childhood Practice

A new qualification has been introduced to fill the gap above HNC level in Childhood Practice.

CPD Scotland

CPD Scotland

Con Morris of the national CPD team outlines some of the challenges and opportunities presented by CPD online.