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Cheryl Smyth

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Early Years Peripatetic Teacher at Falkirk Council. All views are my own.

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Great opportunity to start a career in early years. If you enjoy working with children in their early years and are passionate about getting it right for children we would love you to apply. @fceyteam.bsky.social

17.09.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

25.08.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Turning Picture Books into Sensory Stories For everyone who is involved in the education of deaf children, deafblind children and visually impaired children and young people, the young people themselves and their families.

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

21.08.2025 07:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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mickey mouse is wearing sunglasses and laying on a beach . ALT: mickey mouse is wearing sunglasses and laying on a beach .

It is the end of another busy year! What a great year it has been. It has been great working with so many of you this year and I look forward to that continuing next year. I hope everyone manages to find some time over the summer to rest, relax and have fun with those you love๐ŸŒž ๐Ÿ’“

27.06.2025 07:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How creative writing can boost wellbeing We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

We believe in the transformative power of words, not just to tell stories, but to support our wellbeing too. ๐Ÿ’š

This #NationalWritingDay, discover how picking up a pen (or opening a laptop) can make a real difference to your mental health.

25.06.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We have a Senior Early Years Officer post - want to join a fabulous team & community. ๐Ÿ’•

Are you a qualified educator, love outdoors & passionate about early years ๐Ÿƒ

Click the link for further information. โฌ‡๏ธ

Senior Early Years Officer - FLK12953 | Falkirk Council | myjobscotland

21.06.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Image shows a boulder with arms and legs and eyes. It has moss growing on the top of it and small creature that looks like a bulb is reading a book. Caption reads Story Garden. The adventure begins Saturday 21st June

Image shows a boulder with arms and legs and eyes. It has moss growing on the top of it and small creature that looks like a bulb is reading a book. Caption reads Story Garden. The adventure begins Saturday 21st June

The ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž begins in 2 days! Register at our #LibrariesAreForEveryone event at Falkirk Library - or any library in the area - from Saturday 21st June! ๐Ÿชด๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜Š

19.06.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

11.06.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to the #FabFalkirkFolk that made it along to our Woodlands ELC & Hub Centre Open doors event - great dialogue with passionate practitioners ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿƒ#Networking #KnowledgeableNurturingEducators

06.06.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Early Years Officer - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - FLK12878 | Falkirk Council | myjobscotland View details and apply for this early years practitioner / child care / nursery role in Falkirk with Falkirk Council on myjobscotland

exciting secondment opportunity for internal applicants, 2 part-time EYOโ€™s to join the early intervention team. We are looking for enthusiastic EYOโ€™s with a passion for inclusion & family support ๐Ÿคฉ @fclisamccabe.bsky.social @fiona248.bsky.social myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/fal...

04.06.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another reminder of this great event next week.

Please take a look by accessing the QR code attached.

We are looking forward to hearing which sessions you attend ๐Ÿคฉ

03.06.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are opening our doors at Woodlands ELC Centre to colleagues & wider community.

All welcome on Tuesday 3rd of June at 4.45 - 5.30pm

Opportunity to network, have discussions around practice & see our spaces & experiences.

#Froebel #Play #Nature #OutdoorLearning #LeaningforSustainability

02.06.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Wee Inspirations: 5 Ways With... Chalk As part of Wee Inspirations, we came up with "5 Ways With" a series that shows you five ideas with one resource! This week we're focusing on chalk. Downloadโ€ฆ

#WeeInspirations #5WaysWith explores different ways to creatively engage your little ones in artistic play using accessible & easily found objects.
If you have some chalk, we have 5 exciting ideas for you to try โฌ‡๏ธ
๐ŸŽฅ vimeo.com/464179305
๐Ÿ’กhttps://starcatchers.org.uk/work/5-ways-with-chalk/

31.05.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Funding & Festivals โ€“ May Update โ€“ STEM Nation

Are you looking for some STEM inspiration, or do you already have a great idea but need funding to bring your vision to life? Check out our new blog post ๐Ÿ‘‰ blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/st...

26.05.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Places are filling up for @theaieducator.io event on Thursday 29th May at Larbert High as part of Falkirk's Digital Learning Leadership Week. This is NOT to be missed - get in while you can!

Register here ๐Ÿ‘‰ forms.gle/TMZKiWA6ALPG...

15.05.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Day 2 of DLLW25 with Laura from Canopy and a fabulous group of educators from ELC to Secondary exploring getting the most from Google on iPad! Gemini was popular again and the accessibility features were a real wow moment.

Fave quote of the day? โ€˜Learning happens up here ๐Ÿง , not down there ๐Ÿ“ฑโ€™ ๐Ÿ™Œโœจ

27.05.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Day 3 of DLLW25 has been all about creativity with Nicole and Ruth from Adobe. Exploring Adobe Express and AI to design our own handbags ๐Ÿ‘œ , greenhouses ๐ŸŒฑ, cars ๐Ÿš— , holiday homes ๐Ÿก and cosy classrooms ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ!

Falkirk now has ๐ŸŽจ OVER 5O ๐ŸŽจ Adobe Creative Eductors to lead the way with digital creativity! ๐ŸŒŸ

28.05.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tue 27th of May is a Google/Canopy event for teachers. Focused on enhancing learning, saving time, and creating inclusive learning environments - there is sure to be plenty of tips, tricks and food for thought. ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’ญ You don't have to be familiar with Google tools to attend!

Sign up: bit.ly/FalkDLLW

12.05.2025 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Digital Learning Leadership Week kicks off on Mon 26th May with a Google/Canopy event focused on leadership for our Falkirk school leaders and change makers. Are you leading on digital in your school? This event is for you! ๐ŸŽฏ

For more information and to sign up visit: bit.ly/FalkDLLW

12.05.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Have you signed up for PlayFest 2025 yet?
Sign-up & let us know which session(s) youโ€™d like to engage with.
Various themes & settings sharing effective practice week beginning June 9th. All sessions are 4-5PM.
forms.office.com/e/J3ipbxKGr4

21.05.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸฝA great opportunity to hear how different schools across Scotland are embedding play pedagogy. Sign up using the QR code or this link forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

21.05.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are very excited for these events taking place next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If you have not received your invitation yet then please contact us on the phone number or email below. See you there ๐Ÿคฉ

22.05.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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