Carly MacLean

Work at South Lanarkshire College teaching Early Childhood Practice

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

The stress of modern life for toddlers born in Britain:
- confined in car seats
- daily partings from parents
- cold? hungry?
- adults distracted by phones
- slept alone from birth
- noise, lights & pollution
And now the govt wants to reduce adult attentn in EY settings, too.

[Bruce Adamson @Bruce_Adamson]

Today marks two years since @ScotParl voted to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into law #UNCRCScotland. Yet children are still waiting. Every day of delay from the Scottish Government is another broken promise to children.

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

I talked about this today at @earlyyearsscot event. The pandemic has had a massive impact on children’s speech & language. One in 5 delayed! Specialist services can’t fix this. We adults - parents & grandparents & early years staff - can take the lead. https://t.co/s3hgy7OxzF

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

This is why I keep talking about t way adults treat children, t beliefs adults hold about children, t sense of entitlement adults hold toward children - and t damage adults do as a result of those factors. This is machismo & cruelty writ large in Florida USA. @no2hitting

[Carly MacLean @CarlySLCMacLean]

HNCA relaxing and enjoying Xmas activities. Making biscuits and crackers along to some Xmas music 🎶🎤🎼🎹The learning is in the process not the end result! The students had some interesting end results! #keeplaughing #havingfun @SLC_ELC @Angela_R_ELC

[Angela Reid @Angela_R_ELC]

Team @SLC_ELC eventually got some downtime last night! You guys are just the best bunch of hardworking and passionate EY and FE professionals. You’re also an absolute tonic and my cheeks are still sore with laughing 😂 roll on Christmas night out number two!!!

[Angela Reid @Angela_R_ELC]

Could you use your skills and experience to train to work with children?
This course beginning January 2023 will let you study around school and nursery hours 👇👇👇 @SLC https://t.co/VPGYeZtHnE

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Battleground Childhood's 🧠🌱

[Dr Lisa Cherry @_LisaCherry]

For anyone is 'underwhelmed' by the @JohnLewisRetail ad
as I've read on a LinkedIn post...

[Angela Reid @Angela_R_ELC]

A huge welcome to Becca and Charlotte from @udston_primary today and thank you for delivering an engaging and informative session on play pedagogy @SLC_ELC @SLCek #Play #PlayPedagogy #TheoryToPractice

[Kimberly Hart @KimberlyEHart]

“Children need play. They NEED play to develop well. It’s not a luxury, it’s not something that we should regard as recess or a break from learning. It IS learning.” — Dr. Peter Gray

Why play is so beneficial for healthy brain development: https://t.co/iJjFnCAAKy #Playmatters

[Care Inspectorate @CareInspect]

We have updated our guidance for providers on the assessment of staffing levels: premise-based services .

You can find the guidance here: https://t.co/WsNHmFWVCo

To learn more about our Safe Staffing Programme, visit #TheHub https://t.co/Aku3wbslLZ.

[Carly MacLean @CarlySLCMacLean]

HNCA- take a look at this thread. We were discussing cognition, language and neuroscience today. Interesting read below 👇

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

Why do Liz Truss’ hand gestures trigger so many people? A THREAD
(Feel free to replace the word ‘trigger’ w/ ‘irritate’ or ‘confuse’ or ‘embarrass’ or whatever word you like. My point in this 🧵still holds.

[Carly MacLean @CarlySLCMacLean]

HNCA-Creating fun ways to educate children about GIRFEC. Students used their imagination to invent a game relating to SHANARRI. The class would love to know what kind of resources you use in your nursery/school? #sharinggoodpractice @Angela_R_ELC @SLC_ELC

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

I've seen some questions being asked from some individuals about behaviour management/trauma approaches etc.All I can say is that this approach has been extremely beneficial to many pupils under my watch,who could have been written off.They are now on an incredible journey. 🧠🌱

[A Place in Childhood (APiC) @PlaceChildhood]

LAUNCHED TODAY: A Survey on the Draft CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S MANIFESTO, Scotland!

1/🧵Young Consultants from #ScotYouthandCovid3 have been working hard, supported by us and @cypcs to work out how Scotland can be better for children and young people! https://t.co/hoKbc9w6oL

[Tigers Early Years Academy @TIGERSEYAcad]

Our Early Years team are inspired by this @TEDTalks from Riat Pierson, one of their all time favourites!

Watch the TED Talk here: https://t.co/WGDkbhigjB

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

There is a long forgotten story in Britain's history which shows how class & privilege intersect w/ the push for trauma-informed policies. It helps us understand resistance to change. It starts in 1945 in children's hospitals. A THREAD.
Warning: You will need #FierceCuriosity.