The Scottish Government has provided further guidance on ‘What is meant by a key worker’. They state: “Local authorities should put in place provision to ensure that children of key workers, for example, NHS and social care staff, have continuing access to appropriate learning and childcare that allows their parents/carers to participate in the national […]
Care Inspectorate – Update on the closure of schools and early learning and childcare settings The Deputy First Minister has issued a letter with an update on the closure of schools and early learning and childcare settings. You can read the letter here. Remote Learning: Ideas and activities for parents and teachers Some ideas from the […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of the latest free e-learning module ‘Understanding the Child’s Plan’ – made in partnership with HIGHLAND CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE. To access the module, visit www.calaelearning.co.uk If you have any difficulty in accessing the module, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] We hope you enjoy and […]
The guidance for educational and Early Learning and Childcare settings has now been updated and incorporated into the following general advice for all non-healthcare settings: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/web-resources-container/covid-19-guidance-for-non-healthcare-settings/. You will see it has some specific material for educational settings in Section 2, as well as other advice that applies more generally. The guidance includes useful Educational resources […]
Care Inspectorate have revised their notifications guidance with immediate effect for all Early Learning and Childcare settings until further notice. Care Inspectorate state: “Every registered service with the Care Inspectorate must complete a notification of ‘Outbreak of Infectious Disease’ via their eForms account. Providers must notify the Care Inspectorate within 24 hours of any suspected or known […]
Being and becoming a funded ELC Provider Saturday 25th April 2020 Click here to read about this free event. For childminders who are not able to attend but would like to know more – content and any presentations from the day will be made available after the event and posted on the Knowledge Hub in […]
The following is a new public health poster for COVID-19 from NHS SCOTLAND to provide advice for places of education. This poster should be downloaded/shared on Social Media/displayed in your settings etc. Please share widely. PLEASE NOTE: It is a requirement for all registered childminders and daycare of children’s services to notify the Care Inspectorate […]
An exciting free Continuous Professional Development opportunity organised by South Highland Outdoor Woodland Learning to encourage and support practitioners wishing to take learning outside more. Hosted by Juliet Robinson and South Highland OWL Saturday 21st March 10am – 1pm Nethybridge Community Centre Find out more at: https://facebook.com/events/s/woodland-beastie-hunt/429450877697104/?ti=as
Come along and hear the findings of the 9-month research project funded by the Scottish Government and EU Innovation Fund on ‘Exploring innovative models of ELC to sustain rural communities’ The research project has been led by Care and Learning Alliance (CALA) in partnership with The Shieling Project, University of Highland and Islands (UHI), University […]
Scottish Government have provided the following link to assist schools, early learning and childcare settings and other educational settings in providing advice for children, pupils, students, staff and parents or carers regarding the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 how to help prevent the spread of all respiratory infections including COVID-19 what to do if someone confirmed […]
The seventh edition of the Child Protection Bulletin (February 2020) is now available to download. It provides information about ‘Sowing Seeds – Trauma-Informed Practice for anyone working with children and young people and the ‘Upstream Project’. Click here to access
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