1 DAY TO GO! Have you booked your place at the Learning to Achieve Marketplace? Don't miss out - sign up today on CPD Manager. 📅Thursday 27th November 📍Falkirk College ⌚Drop in between 3:30pm - 5:30pm Come along and be inspired! #PACTFalkirk

It's the first day of #bookweekscotland! 📚 Discover activities where STEM is woven right into the story - not just an add-on. blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st... @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

To celebrate #BookWeekScotland we're sharing some of our favourite #kidsbooks featuring maths. Next, we have the wonderful counting caper 'How Many Legs' by Kes Gray & Jim Field. What's your favourite picture book about maths? #MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #kidslit #kidsbooks #booksky 💙📚

To celebrate #BookWeekScotland we're sharing some of our favourite #kidsbooks featuring maths. Next, we have 'The Perfect Fit' by Naomi Jones & James Jones, which is all about shapes. What's your favourite shape? #MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #kidslit #kidsbooks #booksky 💙📚

Are you passionate about providing high-quality STEM learning experiences for all learners? Is your setting taking sustained action to tackle issues relating to #STEMequity and equality? We'd love you to share your practice👉 bit.ly/4oVPqcW

Calling all Falkirk Practitioners! 📣 You are invited to join us at the Learning to Achieve Marketplace in November. Come along and be inspired! #yourinvited #PACTFalkirk

**Falkirk ELC** Watch out for signing details for the next webinar on 30 Oct. from CI on core assurances.

How do you get your team, group or community talking about how they feel about maths? ...with our Big Number Natter activity ✨ Get our online toolkit, including slides and tips on running a session for your organisation: https://ow.ly/HUy950X71NV

Reminder about our PEEP Network Meeting on Thursday 2nd October from 3.30-4.30 in the Foundry. This is a great opportunity for you to support each other and also to hear from inspirational guest speakers. Make sure you sign up on CPD Manager. We will see you there 😀

FREE to watch all this week! Our new short film on sustainability was received so well last week that we've made it FREE this week too. The film is ideal for staff training, curriculum planning or just some classroom inspiration. www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/sustainability-in-the-early-years/

Was such a pleasure to see the Glenburn team flying our Falkirk flag by showcasing their fabulous ELC provision with these visitors today @fceyteam.bsky.social

Are you ready to go wild for maths?! #MathsWeekScot officially kicks off tomorrow. Here's a quick overview to get ready: Families >> mathsweek.scot/families and bit.ly/MWSFamilyEve... Schools >> mathsweek.scot/schools and bit.ly/MWSSchoolsEv... #MathsToday #UKMathsChatr #EduSky 🎓

*NURSERY* We’re celebrating #MathsWeekScotland this week and today we started a visual weather chart. At the end of the week we will create a bar graph to collate all the weather types we have spotted in Whitecross this week. ⛅️ ☀️ 🌬️ @mathsweek.scot

Are you interested in finding out about the key elements of the national review of Curriculum for Excellence? If so, come along to our online session this Thursday from 4pm-5pm. Sign up available via CPD Manager. #PACTFalkirk

Only 1 week to go until #MathsWeekScot 🤩 Have you checked out this year’s programme yet? Here's the overview for schools mathsweek.scot/news/maths-w... And here for families & adults mathsweek.scot/news/maths-w... More events are being added, so keep checking back! #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Enjoy a powerful exploration of inclusion and belonging through a Froebelian lens with Catriona Gill! As our settings become increasingly diverse and the needs of our children increase, here is your chance to learn how a Froebelian approach can help us to deeply see each child for who they are.

👀 Watch our webinar recording celebrating the launch of her book on our website. 🔗 www.froebel.org.uk/training/fil... #FroebelTrust #FroebelianPrincples #FroebelianPractice #FroebelLitrature #2025ProfessionalBookoftheYear #FroebelRecognition

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the central team with Falkirk Education Services as Quality Improvement Officer (Secondary). More details and can be found on MyJobScotland myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/fal...

Another reminder of the professional learning available in September. Where appropriate, you can sign up via CPD Manager. Get in touch if you have any questions 😄

A helpful read for anyone looking to develop maths through books and stories this term @fceyteam.bsky.social

🚨 LAST CHANCE🚨 Round 2 of the Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund closes TONIGHT (Weds 3 Sept) at 5pm! Don't forget to submit your applications!! All details can be found here >> mathsweek.scot/support/fund... #MathsWeekScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday

This morning in the under 3's, we went on a walk around the local community. We took Simoa with us to keep us safe along the way! We noticed some signs of Autumn "the leaves are orange "its raining" and there are lots of leaves on the ground" were just some of the things the children communicated.

We have over 100 schools and ELCs on our map already! Still missing entries from Clackmannanshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, and Shetland Islands. Who is going to make the move? Add yourselves here >> mathsweek.scot/schools/put-... #MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Amazing creativity & skills shown with Wonderful Woodwork today @woodlandselcc.bsky.social Fantastic to see how some of the new children are becoming interested & showing progression whilst being highly engaged & confident using real tools 😍👏🔨⬇️

[Opposites Attract: I AM BIG, I AM SMALL](www.scholastic.co.uk/big-small) [Dazzling story-time and draw-along for THE NIGHT BEFORE DIWALI ](www.scholastic.co.uk/night-before...) [Come on a PAPER CHASE with Julia Donaldson and Victoria Sandøy](www.scholastic.co.uk/paper-chase)

Scholastic are offering live read and draw along events with children's authors. Three of these would be suitable for children in the ELC if anyone is wanting to try them 😊. Please see links below.

Here is September's ELC professional learning offer (sign up on CPD Manager). You can view the full year's offer here 😁 - www.canva.com/design/DAGq5...

As Autumn is just around the corner, you might want to plan ahead for some seasonal outdoor learning🍂🍂. Don't forget we have a range of activities for all seasons and any time across Early, First and Second Level. blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

All ELC Centre Staff - have you completed the Staff Census - deadline is Friday 5th September

Have you completed the Staff Census? - This link is for ALL staff in ELC Classes within a Primary School

🚨 NEWS FLASH🚨 Round 2 of the Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund closes at 5pm on Wednesday 3rd September - don't delay, get your applications in! Details on how to apply can be found here >> mathsweek.scot/support/fund... #MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Teachers! Have you added your school or ELC to our map yet? We have 64 entries so far - help us get to 100! Add yourselves to the map >> mathsweek.scot/schools/put-... #MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

VACANCY ALERT - We are looking for an Early Years Officer to join the team @stfrancisxaviers.bsky.social - for more details check out myjobscotland myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/fal...

LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE? The post @wallacestoneps.bsky.social for Early Learning and Childcare Assistant may be your perfect role - apply now on myjobscotland myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/fal...

NEW VACANCY AVAILABLE @wallacestoneps.bsky.social for part time (2 days) Early Years Officer, term time - check it out at myjobscotland myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/fal...

Lots of great ideas to help explore Wild Maths as part of this year's Maths Week Scotland in our ELC settings. @fceyteam.bsky.social

If you know an Early Years professional doing amazing things with BookTrust programmes, don't forget to nominate them for #StorySharerOfTheYear! We've been so touched and inspired by the nominations we've received so far ❤️ https://bit.ly/3V7bxPZ

📝Don't forget to add #STEMnation award registration to your to do list. The programme is free and open to all schools, ELC settings and CLD providers. Our team are on hand to help you plan your next steps with STEM. Get in touch or read more here: blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

For anyone who is interested in sensory stories. Here is some free CLPL www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/vi&m... @fceyteam.bsky.social

A little reminder that we will no longer be posting any updates on our X page. Going forward we will continue to make use of our Facebook page (for our Falkirk practitioners only) and now our Bluesky page. Please make sure you follow us and keep an eye out for our updates on an ongoing basis 🤩.

If the vision, values & principles below resonate with you & you are passionate about early childhood with experience of working in ELC we are recruiting for a Senior Early Years Officer .. come and join an amazing team and community 💕🍃 ⬇️

We're so excited for our #LibrariesAreForEveryone festival on Saturday 21st June at #FalkirkLibrary. We really hope you'll join us! Our free, drop-in day of activities for all ages is open to EVERYONE! www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/lib...

You MIGHT have heard that this year’s #NationalNumeracyDay was The Money Edition But did you know 👉 there are still free resources you can access? 🎥 Watch nudge’s webinar full of money hacks 📚 Get tools from The Money Charity + @barclaysuk.bsky.social ow.ly/yGUk50W8jxE

⭐️ We have a vacancy for an ELC Assistant @rannochelc.bsky.social Term-time, part-time and permanent! ⭐️ Come and join us ⬇️

📰 Just published! Our June 2025 Sciences and STEM Newsletter is now live. 🔬✨ Discover the latest updates, resources and support for Science and STEM. 📥 Read it now via our STEM Nation Blog: blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st... @edscotsciences.bsky.social #STEMNation

📊 The #gender confidence gap is real—and it’s damaging. New @kpmguk.bsky.social research for #NationalNumeracyDay found nearly 3x as many women as men report low number confidence. 🔢 Fewer women feel confident making financial decisions too. 💰 👉 ow.ly/jtq350W69TY