Archive for 'Parents'
Literacy starts young in East Lothian!
Buggy Buddy books in action
One week ago today, we held a target literacy conference in East Lothian. Literacy is a key focus for the authority and this conference was the starting point for building a coherent strategy to ensure all our children are literate. One of the key outcomes of our Service Improvement [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under Communication, Culture, Curriculum for Excellence, Early Years, Event, Language, Literacy, Parents, Schools, Talking and Listening, conference, elcouncil.
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Learning Stories - 2 years on
At the Early Years Head Teacher’s meeting today, we evaluated our use of Learning Stories in the Early Years to record children’s achievements. The Learning Stories were introduced in East Lothian two years ago, the purpose to involve children in making decisions about their learning, to record achievements and show the progress made.
The [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2008 under AiFL, Curriculum for Excellence, Early Years, Language, Parents, Schools, elcouncil.
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EAST LOTHIAN SCHOOLS LEAD THE WAY ON INTERNET SAFETY TRAINING
In June this year, East Lothian Council, in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police, will be hosting a series of Internet safety and responsible use training sessions for parents with pupils in P5 - S6 across the county. This is in response to growing concerns, expressed by individual parents and parent councils, about how to [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2008 under Internet Safety, Parents, Schools, elcouncil, networks.
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Curriculum for Excellence - Hot of the press!
Today, Stenton Primary held a Curriculum for Excellence assembly for Parents. The aim was to raise awareness of the new curriculum and to explain, in the words of the children, what it means in practice. In the last few weeks as I have attended events as the new outcomes and experiences [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2008 under AiFL, Curriculum for Excellence, Parents, Schools, elcouncil.
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