Early Years: Wellbeing, Inclusive Practice and Playful Learning

Created on: 19 Aug 2024 | Last modified: 24 Oct 2024

Join us on Friday 8th November, 10am - 3pm, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, for Early Years: Wellbeing, Inclusive Practice and Playful Learning.

 

The EIS Early Years Teacher Network, alongside academics, EIS staff, and topic specialists, have brought together an engaging day of learning and networking, covering equalities related resources, well-ness and whole settings approaches, playful learning, and key topics of the EIS Stand Up for Quality Education Campaign.

 

The day will ensure plenty of opportunity to share experiences, thoughts and good practice with members from across Scotland.

 

Programme

09:45 – 10:00 - Registration and breakfast, refreshments

 

10:00 – 10:10 - Welcome: Anne Keenan, EIS Assistant Secretary: Education & Equality and Rebecca McCulloch, Early Years Network member

 

10:10 – 10:30 - Stand Up for Quality Education – overview and review: Paula McEwan, Ex President 

 

10.:30 – 10:45 -  Introduction to Embedding Equality in Early Years Practice:  Selma Augestad, EIS National Officer: Equality

 

10:45 – 11:35 - First Workshop

A Practical Introduction to Embedding Equality in Early Years Practice

Wellness and the Whole Setting Approaches

Workload, Wellbeing and Holding Difficult Conversations

                   

11:40 - 12:30 - Second Workshop

A Practical Introduction to Embedding Equality in Early Years Practice

Wellness and the Whole Setting Approaches

Workload, Wellbeing and Holding Difficult Conversations

  

12:30 – 13:30 - Lunch (Downstairs Restaurant)

 

13:30 – 14:30 - Playful Learning: Exploring the role of the adult and child in playful learning, focusing on practical application, including case studies. Jenny Carey & Kirsty Aitchison, University of Strathclyde and Michaela McCune, West Dunbartonshire Early Years

 

14:30 – 15:00 - Sharing Good Practice: What’s working, how can these practices be built upon wider than wellbeing. Rebecca McCulloch, Helen Anderson and Fiona Ferguson, West Dunbartonshire Early Years

 

15:00 – 15:05     Thanks and Close.

 

Book via the online booking form to secure your place, and to receive updates as keynote speakers and workshop facilitators are confirmed.  PLEASE NOTE THAT A WAITING LIST IS CURRENTLY OPERATING

 

We look forward to seeing you on Friday 8th November.