Early Years Matters

Research

Bringing research to life

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.

Glow – An example of research into practice in action

Glow – An example of research into practice in action

Jane Stirling explains how Glow makes a perfect medium for effective research into practice.

Growing up in Scotland

Growing up in Scotland

The Growing up in Scotland (GUS) study is a valuable example of how research can influence and inform practice.

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.

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.

Early Years: Developing a research agenda for the future

Early Years: Developing a research agenda for the future

Information on a seminar series funded by the European Social Research Council.

Growing Up in Scotland - Findings from Sweep 2

Growing Up in Scotland - Findings from Sweep 2

Key findings from Sweep 2 of the major longitudinal research study.

Opening the windows - fresh thinking about pre-school education

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.