📢 ELC Leaders Don’t miss our Autism & Inclusive Practice Resource! It brings together group learning materials that support reflection and development of inclusive practice within your setting. 🔗 Find out more: education.gov.scot/resources…

Early Learning and Childcare Educator (Maternity Cover x3) myjobscotland.gov.uk/council…

📢 Headteachers and senior leaders: Join one of our information sessions introducing Leading Play Pedagogy in P1, a new self-directed PL resource launching June 2026. 📅 Thurs 26 March, 3.30–4.30pm – ow.ly/H0P450YmZ9c 📅 Fri 27 March, 10–11am – ow.ly/7JZJ50YmZ9b

📚 Realising the Ambition supports reflective practice in ELC – focusing on children’s wellbeing, confidence and relationships, and highlighting how to recognise and respond to additional support needs so every child can thrive. 🔗 Explore it here: ow.ly/RyLj50YmUjY

The Early Learning and Childcare enrolment window will be open between 1-28 February. For more information, please visit our web page via this link: orlo.uk/c4VFw @ClacksEducation @ClacksTRF @AlloaCC @AlvaCommCouncil @MenstrieC @DollarCouncil

A very lovely couple of days 🥰 🌟 An all Dads Bookbug session 🐛📚🌟 Family Pizza making Have I ever mentioned I love my job?

Using our What Matters 2 U grant, we are running an After ELC family learning group. Within 10 mins of posting, all spots had been filled! Looking forward to seeing where this can go! #responsive #familylearning #parentalengagement @LornaWillows

Don't forget to book your place for our next training, this coming Tuesday 13th January. Learn how to design and implement a robust policy that supports a play pedagogy approach within your school. Book through our website: playscotland.org/schools-chi…

The Early Learning and Childcare enrolment window will be open between 1-28 February. For more information, please visit our web page via this link: orlo.uk/rimqg @ClacksEducation @ClacksTRF @AlloaCC @AlvaCommCouncil @MenstrieC @DollarCouncil

Download our major new report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, on the Early Years Workforce, with recommendations for the English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland governments on qualification requirements, career progression, pay and diversity. ow.ly/xo1n50XyJTu

🎄It’s a month today until Christmas! Did you know you can create your own Advent Calendar for your learners in #GlowBlogs? Check out this example with instructions – ow.ly/Ioym50XuBgf #glowspotlight 🎁

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We’re proud to launch 16 Days of Activism. Check out the full programme of events happening across Forth Valley below!
🟣 #16Days #ForthValley #EndGenderBasedViolence #CommunityAction
#UNiTe to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls🟣

Another achool ready to roll with my Learn to Lead programme. Empowering big girls to plan, set up deliver fun lunchtime 🎾 sessions for little girls. Teacher training, equipment bags, video back up, school visits club links for participating primary schools. @Miss_Hits 👇🏼

‘Successive governments failed to deliver real change since Autism Act 2009’: Successive governments have failed to deliver real change since the passing of the Autism Act 2009, a House of Lords special inquiry committee found. The Autism Act says the… dlvr.it/TPRppp

Our fourth webinar in our supporting the ELC sector series was originally planned for November, but this will now take place on 4 December. If you work in an early years setting, out of school club, or childminder setting, join us to explore how a learning approach can strengthen practice, improve staff wellbeing, support outcomes for children and families, and build a positive culture of continuous improvement. 📅Thursday 4 December ⏰19:00 – 20:15 👉 Register here events.teams.microsoft.com/e… 🎥 Recording will be available after the event for those who can’t attend live

Congratulations to @ClacksFWP Family Wellbeing Partnership & our partners on winning the @COSLA Chairperson’s Award Our Family Wellbeing Partnership – Place-Based Whole Family Support is making a real difference for families & communities. Truly well deserved #ProudWeeCounty

🏆 Last but by no means least…congratulations to @ClacksCouncil, winners of the COSLA Chairperson’s Award! Their Family Wellbeing Partnership – Place Based Whole Family Support is transforming lives with holistic, family-centred support. 👏

Stirling's Christmas lights are being switched on later today. 🎄❄️ A parade is being held through the town centre - featuring pipe bands and a local theatre group. Free entertainment gets underway from 2pm - with the big switch on at 5 o'clock.

Nearly 60 councils warn they will go bust when Send deficits no longer kept off books: The special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system faces “total collapse”, it has been warned, as 59 councils say they would go bankrupt overnight when… dlvr.it/TPH8gW