Happy Mental Health Awareness Week! 🎉🧠💙 May 11th - 17th 2026. This year’s theme coordinated by @mentalhealthfoundation is ‘Take Action’ to support good mental health. So of course we are very excited because that’s what we are all about at Action for Happiness! What action will you take today?

Through play outdoors and in the wider natural environment, children can learn about living things and think about bigger questions of the environment, sustainability and climate change. 🍃

Hi everyone, here is our ELC professional learning bulletin for May for you to take a look at 🤩. You can access the full year offer here: www.canva.com/design/DAGq5... . If you have any questions just get in touch 😄

The things that matter most are often the things we forget to prioritise. Join us for Meaningful May and make the most of each precious day 🌤️ Get your calendar here 👇 actionforhappiness.org/meaningful-may #MeaningfulMay

We hope you all have a wonderful INSET Day tomorrow with your colleagues. We hope you enjoy the day and leave feeling inspired 🤩 👏. We look forward to working with some of you tomorrow!

INSET Day 1st May-A wee reminder for anyone attending our "Inspiring New Learning for Children; role of the adult" CLPL on Friday. This will take place in St Bernadette's Primary School and the morning session is 9.30 - 12 and the afternoon session is 1-3.30. See you there if you have signed up 😄

We hope you have all had a chance to rest over the past few weeks and spend time doing what you love most 🤩. We are looking forward to working with you all again in Term 4 and we can't wait to see what this term brings for you all 👏🥳

Our team are wishing you all a wonderful break over Easter, either for the Easter weekend or longer break 🥰. We hope you spend time doing what you love most and find some time to relax and focus on you! It has been a very busy term and we can't thank you all enough for your hard work. Enjoy! 🥳

Life is happier when we go outside and get active. Join us for Active April and find ways to keep moving forward 🌤️🚴‍♂️🏃🌿 actionforhappiness.org/active-april #ActiveApril

This amazing job opportunity closes today. Don't miss your chance 🤩

📣 NEWS UPDATE: Responsibility for the #MathsWeekScot programme is moving to @educationscotland.bsky.social Planning is underway for the tenth anniversary of the programme. Further information will be available from Education Scotland soon. #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky

Friendly reminder - The Under 3's Senior Network will take place at Camelon ELCC at 3.30pm today. We hope to see you there 🤩

A huge thank you to everyone who made the Learning to Achieve Festival a success! 🌟 Thanks to our wonderful hosts for showcasing their practice. It’s been fantastic to see practitioners from all sectors coming together to share learning. Looking forward to seeing these ideas in action!

Play Network A huge thank you to the incredible team @beancross.bsky.social @beancrosselc.bsky.social for hosting our Play network with a focus on Numeracy and Maths. What brilliant rich discussion with colleagues across early level and beyond. Thank you to everyone who came along 🎉

If you are passionate about supporting children with additional support needs, this is an exciting opportunity to come and work across Falkirk in the early intervention team @fceyteam.bsky.social

Our Education Scotland STEM e-bulletin for March is live - packed full of news about resources, events and activities to support your STEM journey: blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/ST...

Thank you to our settings that have all opened their doors for our Learning to Achieve Festival, we cant wait to hear and see the impact in our playrooms and classrooms. Tomorrow we finish the first week with an open doors at Library Services and Easter Carmuirs ELC :)

The Learning to Achieve Festival is kicking off this Monday, and the line up just got even better! ✨ New sessions have been added to a packed calendar of professional learning across Falkirk. Don't miss out - secure your spot on CPD Manager now! #PACTFalkirk

Easter Carmuirs ELC Class will be hosting at our upcoming Learning to Achieve Festival. Get signed up via CPD Manager and go along on the 12th March to hear more about their approaches to supporting children's early language and communication 🥰. You don't want to miss it!

Please find details attached for Bonnypark ELCC who will be hosting at our upcoming Learning to Achieve Festival. Get signed up via CPD Manager and go along on the 17th March to hear more about their approaches to supporting children's early language and communication 🥰

The Learning to Achieve Festival offers a unique open door look at effective practice across all sectors. Whether you are looking for fresh pedagogical inspiration or want to connect with colleagues across the authority, there is something for everyone. Sign up today falkirk.cpdservice.net

Our amazing Falkirk Learning to Achieve Festival includes an opportunity to hear & talk about the national review of Curriculum for Excellence. Come along on 18th March to join the discussion.

Deep breath in, deep breath out. No matter how busy or overwhelming life feels, we can choose to slow down, notice and make the most of life's precious everyday moments. Join us #MindfulMarch actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march

The Learning to Achieve Festival is almost here! The Learning Resource service is pleased to be part of this. Carronshore primary are looking forward to showcasing their new library. #FalkirkPACT #literacy @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Happy Friday everyone 🤩. Here is our ELC professional learning bulletin for March. You can access the full year offer here: www.canva.com/design/DAGq5...

@fceyteam.bsky.social These events weren't on Education Scotland's event list when created our March professional learning update so here are the details ⏬️

Get signed up for these amazing sessions being hosted by our wonderful settings🤩. You can sign up for them all on CPD Manager.

2 weeks to go.... It's only two weeks until our Learning to Achieve Festival 2026 where our ELC and Schools open their doors to share their brilliant practice! Check out our amazing ELC specific sessions, pop over to CPD manager to sign up today!

The CLPL takes place on Mon 2nd & 16th Mar 9-12.30 in The Foundry. 1 place will be allocated and confirmed per setting until Tues 24th Feb. Any remaining places will be allocated to those on the waiting list on a first come, first served basis. Sign up on CPD manager🤩

‼️CLPL last call-Film & Screen: Practical Application for Early Years‼️For anyone wanting to take part in an intro to the new film and screen curriculum (the newest section of Expressive Arts, added in Autumn 2025). The CLPL will provide practical ideas to help you develop confidence in this new area.

Less than 3 weeks until the start of the Learning to Achieve Festival. Whether you’re looking to refine your pedagogical approaches or develop your feedback techniques, these are not to be missed. Sign up today via CPD Manager #PACTFalkirk

Here is the ELC professional learning bulletin for February. Sorry for the delay in posting this information. You can access the full year offer here - www.canva.com/design/DAGq5...

The Pedagogy and Curriculum Team have launched their Glow Blog! Click on the link to see how they can support teams and practitioners in every education setting in Falkirk. blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/pact/ @pact-falkirk.bsky.social

⭐ Only 2 weeks to go until our first STEM Nation Award Open Day of 2026! 📍 Menstrie ELC, 4th February, 4:00–5:30pm. 🎟️ Free to attend — but spaces are limited! Don’t miss out. For full details and to book your ticket, visit: ➡️ blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

📅 SAVE THE DATE! 📅 Our Learning to Achieve Festival returns this March! After a brilliant week last year, we’re moving to TWO weeks of inspiration and practice sharing. We can’t wait to share what’s in store. Watch this space for more info coming soon! #PACTFalkirk #LearningtoAchieve

Join us at our next drop-in session to have a chat about your next steps with the Education Scotland #STEMnation award programme. We can help you evaluate current practice and draw up a plan for future actions. blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

Help shape our new strategy by sharing your views on our work! 📣 We want to hear your thoughts on the resources, research and support we provide to the early years sector and how we can improve our work to better support you in the future.

Check out these top tips to boost your #STEMnation Award application 💫 #STEMpartnership - True partnership - Professional learning - Co-creation - Skills View the hints and tips for all five elements here: blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/pu... @scotstemambassador.bsky.social

Last month over 270 people joined us for the Singing with Young Children webinar with Paula Lester and Rachna Joshi! 🎉 The event marked the launch of our pamphlet, Singing with Young children, and explored how singing, music, rhythm and dance can be used to inspire and teach young children. 🎶

Last chance to register for the Power of Froebel webinar, happening this Thursday at 7pm GMT! 🎉 The special online event celebrates the launch of the book The Power of Froebel, bringing together book editors Lynn J. McNair and Luke J. Addison, plus contributing authors.

📢 Exciting news! Several STEM Nation Award settings will host open days this Feb & March. The first event is on the 4th Feb at Menstrie ELC – we’d love to see you there! Find out more ⬇️ blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st... Tickets are limited so don't miss out! #STEMnation

✅Are your learners engaged in #STEMleadership? ✅Do you have a STEM plan or working group? ✅Are staff taking part in STEM PL? Explore how the #STEMnation Award can help you develop STEM leadership in your setting: bit.ly/4gqpcde @youngstemleader.bsky.social @esteamelc.bsky.social

The ELC Team are looking for a new Support Officer - responsible for providing effective administrative support, with a primary focus on the administration of the ELC Admissions Policy as well as for the administration and processing of payments to private ELC providers Check out @myjobscotland

Next week, Local School Nature Grants return for 2026 🤩 Ahead of applications opening, take a closer look at the outdoor learning training on offer, and discover how a grant could benefit you and your pupils this year 👇 ltl.org.uk/news/local-s...

Join us on Teams on Wednesday 14th January between 3.30- 4.30pm to hear more about the new Quality Framework and some of the self-evaluation tools you can use with your teams. This is open to all practitioners and you can sign up via CPD Manager 👏

Please see attached our CLPL offer available to you all in January. You can view the full offer for the year by following this link 🤩 www.canva.com/design/DAGq5...

Happy New Year to you all 🤩. We hope you have all enjoyed making some special memories over the Christmas break 🤩. We look forward to working with you all again in Term 3 😊

Our account will be quiet over the next few weeks as we celebrate the festive season🎄. We hope you all have special times in the next few weeks with your loved ones and make sure you take time to relax and recharge 😊. Thank you for all your hard work this term, we have loved working with you all 🥰