The Curriculum workstream pulls together all aspects of collaboration relating to literacy, numeracy and modern and foreign languages.
Members of our Northern Alliance Emerging Literacy Network are in the process of evaluating the implementation of Emerging Literacy across the Northern Alliance. We want to be able to understand what the barriers are to implementing the Emerging Literacy approach and also what supports us to take this approach forward. Read more…
In addition to our Primary School Support Group, we are now reaching out to colleagues in secondary schools who would like to collaborate and support each other, with a particular focus on curricular support groups and building links across our Regional Improvement Collaborative. This work is being led by Craig Read more…
Early learning and childcare (ELC) staff are receiving new help to inspire young children in science and maths. A new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning package, developed in partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, provides multi-media resources and activities for staff to help babies and Read more…
An Emerging Literacy Toolkit developed as one of the Northern Alliance’s key workstreams has been designed to help improve early literacy skills across the region. Recently endorsed by all eight participating local authorities, the toolkit was developed by James Cook, Depute Head Teacher of Milton of Leys Primary School in Read more…
Close to 100 teachers took part in the recent N5 Maths Conference at Millburn Academy in Inverness led by Northern Alliance Maths and Numeracy workstream lead, Andy Thompson. Feedback from the event has given it an impressive satisfaction rating of 4.6/5. The event tied in with Maths Week Scotland and Read more…
The Emerging Literacy area of the site has been redeveloped. In taking a developmental approach to literacy, language and communication, there are four elements to consider (click the links below): Taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). Taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy Read more…
Today we are pleased to share the progress of the Northern Alliance Emerging Literacy Workstream through the 18/19 end of year report (July 2019). The summary (pgs. 2 – 3) details the key points drawn from practitioner and pupil level data, as well as the future recommendations. CLICK HERE – Read more…
Today the Emerging Literacy in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Toolkit has been launched, designed to support ELC settings through self-facilitated professional learning in taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy. The online toolkit includes a suite of professional learning online modules in: adult/child interaction in ELC concepts of print Read more…
The final Northern Alliance: Emerging Literacy network of this session is on Wednesday 5th June 2019, 4pm – 6pm. The June 2019 networks are organised into Buddy Network Groups where schools are meeting in one of 81 different locations across the Northern Alliance. The content for the session is housed Read more…
The next round of Emerging Literacy networks begin this week and take place over the coming weeks. You will find the dates, times and venues for each local authority by clicking the relevant hyperlink below. If you were unable to attend the previous network in January, the materials are available Read more…