For P1s, almost ¼ of their lives have been spent in a COVID pandemic. Lockdown. Scary stories. Maybe deaths in the family. Maybe problems at home with families going stir-crazy due to lockdown. We must use the return to nursery/school to help them deal with this. #PlayIsTheWay
Countries with the best education and wellbeing outcomes, like Finland, start school at age 7. So why are children in Scotland still starting at age 5 or even younger?
It is only 5 DAYS & 15 HOURS until the #STAFamilyZone website launch! 🥳🤩
We have been working hard on the zone & @MissCBowes has done an amazing job of putting it all together! 💙
Please help us spread the word! 😊
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These are two of the BEST & MUST reads for the EY sector.They put the child at the centre,respect children's spaces,environments & interactions & most of all place huge value on the importance of PLAY! 💙
@UpstartScot@EducationScot#realisingtheambition#playistheway#EYmatters
Ready for some unfeartie big thinking and curious conversations after this tonight @UpstartScot ,@suzannezeedyk inspiring as always, loving the thought of Covid as an opportunity for curiosity!
Very excited about our first Play Is The Way Book Group tonight with the wonderful @suzannezeedyk & Cathy McCulloch of @Creative_Voices. Doors open for ticket-holders at 7.15 for a 7,30 start. If you're tweeting, it's #PlayistheWay!
P1 children return to school next week. Almost ¼ of their lives have been affected by the pandemic. All are stressed, some traumatised. PLEASE: think of their longterm mental health. NO SNSA, NO 'catch-up' lessons!
@NicolaSturgeon@JohnSwinney@MareeToddMSP@ScotGovEdu