Catriona Gill

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of block play & enabling such rich discussions at Woodlands. Your insight is supporting educators knowledge around possibilities & truly deepening our understanding of #Blocks Grateful for your expertise and time 💖 @lintonlass.bsky.social 🪴

📖 The IWE Wakelet brings together a range of materials to support inclusive practice, learner wellbeing and equalities across ELC and school settings. 🔗 Explore useful links and resources: https://ow.ly/UsMp50YrQhn

📚 Discover how interactions, experiences and spaces in ELC settings can support language and communication development in this handy resource. 🔗 Explore the guidance: https://ow.ly/uKl450YsW3e

Are you an early years or primary educator? We're running a professional learning programme exploring our Learning to Read in the #EarlyYears resource & connecting research with classroom practice. ⏰ Sign-up deadline: Tuesday 17 March Register now👇 https://ow.ly/urqa50Yoz8v #NationalYearOfReading

📚 Realising the Ambition supports reflective practice in ELC – focusing on children’s wellbeing, confidence and relationships, and highlighting how to recognise and respond to additional support needs so every child can thrive. 🔗 Explore it here: https://ow.ly/XfnS50YmUjZ

❓ What do children need to grow and develop – including those with additional support needs? Section 3 of Realising the Ambition helps practitioners reflect on how relationships, interactions and the environment support every child. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Z1xp50YkXQE

Share your views and shape our strategy! 📣 Our short survey is closing on 19 February 2026, and we want to hear your thoughts on the resources, research and support we provide to the early years sector.

🎙️Our latest Curriculum Improvement Cycle podcast episode is now live! Listen to hear the progress so far in the #Curriculum Improvement Cycle for #Maths. 👉https://ow.ly/CbRs50YemPS

We are hosting a series of #STEM Nation Award Open Days this February and March. The events are held across various #STEMnation Award settings throughout Scotland! Sign up 👇 https://ow.ly/F3yo50Y0zhc

Next week we'll be focusing on the context of Ethos and Life in Scotland's #curriculum. Look out for new reels, a brand new podcast episode and more! Find out more about the Curriculum Improvement Cycle via our blog 👉https://ow.ly/XyxX50WO7gP

This week we’re focusing on the context of Ethos and Life in Scotland’s curriculum as part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Sharon Croome is a support for learning teacher in Edinburgh. Hear Sharon’s views on Ethos & Life in Scotland’s #curriculum in our reel!

Laura Burr is an Early Years Service Officer and part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle's core group for Ethos and Life of the school and community. Listen to our latest reel to hear Laura's thoughts on Ethos and Life in Scotland’s curriculum!

📣 Final call! Don’t miss your chance to join us for our very first in‑person STEM Nation Award Open Day this Wednesday, 4 February, from 4–5.30pm at Menstrie ELC. Get your tickets today 🎟️ blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

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...

Fantastic presentation from one of our Froebel in Childhood Practice students. Thank you for sharing you work. #Froebel

A wonderful demonstration of the ways children incorporate their experiences in their play. These are children who know the story well, they have heard it many times and they are using what they know to re-tell the story. So many important skills being developed here #Froebel #ELCBeingMe

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.

#Blocksrock as children use them to build, risk assess then embrace the joy of the jump! @lintonlass.bsky.social @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social

What a great way to explore equivalent fractions ! #BlocksRock @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social

Thank you, Donna and for your seminar. Such a fantastic day with so many committed educators ❤️

Plus, hear insights from the lecture chair and Froebel Trust Travelling Tutor, @petemoorhouse.bsky.social and lecture respondent and Froebel Trust Trustee, @lintonlass.bsky.social.

Find out more on our website: bit.ly/46igpbv #EdinburghFroebelConference #FrobelTrust #EdinburghFroebelNetwork #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #BeingAndBelongConference

Join Rachna Joshi, Early Years Educator and Writer at the Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging this November! 📅 Saturday 8 November 🕘 9.30am - 4pm 📍 John McIntyre Centre Rachna will talk about identity, relationships and the wider world through a Froebelian frame.

Looking forward to speaking at the 14th Edinburgh Froebel Network Conference. #Froebel

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Delighted to be giving a keynote at the 14th Edinburgh Froebel Network & Froebel Trust Conference on 8th Nov 2025. #Froebel Booking is now open www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-...

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Section 6 of Realising the Ambition explores how we can put pedagogy into practice. Explore this further here: https://buff.ly/3Eft6bC #BeingMe

There's a new addition to our Learning for Sustainability 'Stories to Inspire' page! Check out this fantastic video from Woodlands ELCC, Falkirk. #TeamELC #BeingMe #LfS www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6S...

Section 7 of Realising the Ambition focuses on ‘Ensuring quality through critically reflective practice.’ What is your focus for reflection at the moment? Click here to explore this in more detail: buff.ly/40QTcKM #BeingMe

Self-evaluation and reflection can happen in many different ways. It can also happen individually or as part of a group. Critically reflective practice is important to ensure we are always getting it right for children. #BeingMe #Section7RtA

Read our latest article on Linkedin about the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Liz and Lysa share their experiences of participating in the Literacy and English Core Group from an ELC perspective. www.linkedin.com/posts/educat...

‘Responsive and intentional planning approaches start with our observations and interpretations of the baby or young child’s actions, emotions and words.’ (RtA, Pg. 63) In what ways do you use observation to influence how you support children? #BeingMe

🎙️The Learning Conversations podcast is now live! In this episode Chief Exec Gillian Hamilton discusses Froebelian practice with Professor Tina Bruce CBE. Froebel’s work changed the way we think about and value early childhood. #Froebel #TeamELC 👉 educationscotland.podbean.com/e/focus-on-f...

In this article, our CEO Gillian Hamilton reflects on her most recent podcast conversation with Tina Bruce discussing all things early education and #Froebel. www.linkedin.com/pulse/learni...

Dear worldwide #Froebel community, @marcellatowler.bsky.social and I have been talking about the idea of creating monthly informal meetings in which we could talk about new Froebel articles and books, share ideas, or just talk about our work regarding Froebel. The idea is to make it very informal

A really helpful article from @helwasmuth.bsky.social discussing a new translation of a letter from #Froebel with comments on the spherical law and the purpose of early childhood education. As always with Froebel, not an easy read, but for those interested in his writing, very illuminating.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 11th Biennial International Froebel Society Conference in Erfurt, Germany! Visit www.conftool.net/ifs2025/ to book your early bird place by 29 March 2025. Conference details here: (English version in the works!) www.uni-erfurt.de/erziehungswi...

Are you interested in free professional development? Take a look at our Reflection with Guidance, a Froebelian tool for developing practice & transformation - a FREE package for early years settings that promotes wellbeing & transformations. Find out more at: bit.ly/409EVJh #Froebel #earlyyears

The Scottish Government has published Guidance on LGBT Inclusive Education for schools and education settings in Scotland. It provides key information about curriculum, responding to incidents of prejudice-based bullying, and national professional learning. 📖 Read our explainer below.

This perfectly demonstrates the power of open ended materials like blocks to enable children to represent their ideas symbolically. These children are telling a story about their knowledge and experience of the world. #BlocksRock

Welcoming a new baby into the family is cause for celebration - but can also create anxiety for older siblings. What will the baby be like? And how will this new arrival change my world? My family? (Thread 🧵)

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I'm pulling together a starter pack of people working in ELC in Scotland. Please do ask to be added. I'm sure I've missed lots of people. go.bsky.app/3jNU3oh

Lovely afternoon tea with my former headteacher colleagues. Prestonfield House is looking gorgeous.