early years sharing the agenda 12 th august 2014
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Early Years Sharing the Agenda 12 th August 2014. Early Years Update. Update on Early Years Strategy Implications of the Children’s Act Aileen McLean – Senior Education Manager. Early Years. National Initiatives Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014 Early Years Collaborative - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Early Years Sharing the Agenda
12th August 2014
Early Years Update
Update on Early Years StrategyImplications of the Children’s Act
Aileen McLean – Senior Education Manager
Early Years
National Initiatives• Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014• Early Years Collaborative• National Play Strategy• Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund• Curriculum for Excellence• Pre-birth to 3
Early Years Strategy
Aim1. To develop integrated flexible services to provide effective learning and childcare for all children and families.
• High quality in LA classes and centres• Good inspections across partner provider settings• Development of literacy and numeracy trackers• Maintaining the improvements to deferred entry• Planned and opened new nursery class provision• Additional training to support 0-3
Early Years StrategyAim2. To develop a highly skilled and motivated workforce to
deliver a high quality Early Years service• All LA staff registered with the SSSC• 59 practitioners studying for the BA/17 completed• 9 supported for prof dev award• 7 completed the Froebel qualification• Plans to train staff to deliver 600 hours• Introduction of SEYO post
Early Years StrategyAim3. To develop universal services in partnership to support all
children and families• Improved partnership working with the Early Years
Collaborative• PEEP and a range of parent programmes delivered• Reviewing breakfast club provision• Launch a co-operative charter to support parent led after
school clubs• Partnership with economic development
Early Years StrategyAim4. Learning through play opportunities and active learning
are developed and integral parts of the early years service• Learning through play CPD• Play Forum and Play Champion• Grounds for Learning worked with 6 schools to transform
playgrounds• 2 schools gained legacy funding• 750 staff attended 22 training opps • OPAL water play won national play award• Play Day on Royal Mile
What next?Implementation of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland)• Passed in February• Draft statutory guidance issued• Commencement 1st August 2014• Parts 6,7 and 8 relate to Early Learning and Childcare and the
powers within LA related to day care and out of school care• Entitlement of early Learning and Childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds• Increased numbers of eligible two year olds to include children from
“workless households.”
National GuidanceLook at questions such as• The image of the child• Involvement of the family• How play and learning are connected• Understanding attachment• What practitioners can do to help• Developmental stages of babies, toddlers and young children• Consultation on the early years workforce
National Workforce Review Grouphttps://consult.scotland.gov.uk/early-years/second-call-for-evidence-for-the-independent-revie
Other news
• Additional in-service day 18th SeptemberCfE Moderation of QI 5.1 - CF2033 venue tbc
• Information about 2 year olds
• Additional funding for support for parents
• Additional funding for Early Years PrioritiesLiteracy, Numeracy and Outdoor Play
Staffing to support 600 HoursEELCA – Edinburgh Learning and
Childcare Academy
Donna Murray – EYC Project Manager
Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy (EELCA)
Sharing the Agenda
12th August 2014
Early Years Strategy
Aim 2:
To develop a highly skilled and motivated workforce to deliver a high quality Early Years
service.
Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy - EELCA
Meeting the requirements of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
Ambition to ‘grow our own’ highly skilled workforce.
EELCA Working Groups and Networks
• BA students Network• New Nursery Teachers and Early Years Officer Networks• Modern Apprentice EYP working Group• Trainee EYP Working Group• Working with 2 year olds and Leadership Networks• Play Network• CPD Network
Modern Apprentice and Trainee Early Years Practitioners
11 Modern Apprentices appointed as part of the Council’s determination to provide positive outcomes for the capital’s young people through the Edinburgh Guarantee.
15 Trainees for anyone who is interested in a career in Early Years
“The Flagship” for early years
training.
600 hours
Sharing practice:challenges and solutions
Table discussion
Budget
Aileen McLean
B O L D BETTER OUTCOMES LEARNER DELIVERY
BOLD ThemesThe BOLD programme is comprised of 12 themes:
• 3.1 Workforce Management
• 3.2 Property Rationalisation
• 3.3 Income Maximisation
• 3.4 Neighbourhoods
• 3.5 Education Transformation
• 3.6 Health and Social Care Transformation
• 3.7 Coordinated Services
• 3.8 Service Reducation
• 3.9 Structural Change
• 3.10 Benchmarking
• 3.11 Third Sector Payments
• 3.12 Enablers and Tools (including procurement)
Education Transformation Phase 1
• Neighbourhood based support services• Automated services (Wisepay)• Deployment of non teaching staff• Maximising use of schools• 3-18 year campuses
Education Transformation Phase 2
• Special Education
• Early Years
• Community Services
Early Years Collaborative Workstream 4
Healthy Start Vouchers
The Early Years Collaborative
Our Achievements so far
• Joint police and midwife visits.• Fathers involved in child’s planning meetings.• Children in temporary accommodation• Bedtime reading.• Healthy Start Vouchers and Vitamins.
Healthy Start Video
New developments
• AimThe number of primary 1 children who are obese
will reduce form 8.5% to 8.1% by December 2016
Parental factors
Level of fitness
attendance
Access to physical activity
Workstream 4 – reducing childhood obesity
Aim90% of
Primary 1 children
at ...primary school will
participate in daily intense
physical activity by December
2014
Child’s physical health and
development
Improve parent knowledge of the health benefits of
physical activity
Community factors Community spaces
Increase amount of intense physical activity
Increase access to community spaces.
Increase amount of daily physical activity
Family income
Parent knowledge
Improvements
School factorsTimetable
resources
Indoor /outdoor activities
Teacher skills
Physical space
EquipmentImprove children’s
knowledge of the health benefits of physical
activity
venues
Family time
The way Forward....questions, evaluations and close