Join us tomorrow 4.30-5.30 to find out about the Outdoors Thinking Certificate in Scotland. A free webinar for anyone in a leadership or strategic role in early years or early primary. More spaces added due to demand. Upstart Scotland Dawn Ewan outdoorsthinking.co.uk/find-a-course

Curious to know about any local authorities who are doing great stuff around enabling play in local greenspace - more than installed structures but creative approaches especially those that are inclusive. Can anyone signpost me? #natureplay #outdoorplay #equity #inclusion

Fulton McGregor MSP (@fultonSNP): “Delighted to meet up with the fantastic Upstart Scotland today at Parliament.' He be leading a Members Debate on a kindergarten stage in Parliament soon.
We're SOOOOO grateful to him!
Dawn Ewan Tam Baillie

“The fact that we now frame everything in terms of mental health means that all of these problems are subsumed under this single heading without any granularity,” he said. “It places the problem within the child and that serves to obscure some of these wider, contextual factors.

Another bonkers call at #PMQs for us to leave the ECHR so a reminder that during past 18 months this Govt has robbed millions of workers of the right to strike, locked millions out of the electoral process & stripped back our right to protest. Handing our human rights over to

Fulton MacGregor MSP Kaukab Stewart MSP Upstart Scotland Give Them Time Ross Greer Scottish Greens Willie Rennie Beatrice Wishart MSP Scotlibdems Willie French Tam Baillie Lesley young Dawn Ewan Lesley Riddoch Pat Kane James McEnaney Suzanne Zeedyk David Cameron💜 John Carnochan💜 Gerry Hassan 🇺🇦 Aline-Wendy Marion Burns Lynn McNair Lynn Taylor Prof Mark Priestley 🇪🇺🇺🇦 Stacey Marko Marguerite HB connect_scot Jenn Knussen 💜 Nuzhat Uthmani Lisa McCabe Juliet Robertson Donna S Green 💕 Alison Hawkins Sharon Imray For all #ScottishKindergarten supporters, you will find a link in the Campaigns tab of our website upstart.Scot to a letter which can be easily altered to allow you to write to your MSPs. writetothem.com

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Another busy morning of prep here today. Let me know if you'd like some free training places in return for use of your school/setting space.

Had a great day with @nesolgscotland discussing all things play, behaviour and relationships. The bespoke day was based on the requirements for the FOLA qualification. Wishing all participants the best of luck with the rest of their course.

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This silly video is a distraction from the work government needs to do. The number of children living in DESTITUTION has tripled since 2017, as Joseph Rowntree Foundation figures show. Hunger, cold & shame are more important to tackle than mobile phones. jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty-a…

“Children are not absent from school because they don’t want to learn. They are desperate to learn but everyday thousands of children find themselves without the support that they need to engage in education and attend school.” ⁦Children's Commissioner for England⁩ theguardian.com/education/2024…

A great day indeed. Huge thanks to Kym Scott #PressPlay and Anne O'Connor for their input. Special thanks to Anne for sharing her support of a kindergarten stage in Scotland Upstart Scotland

A really great day, lovely to bump into you!

Great to have the opportunity to speak to partner providers and outside agencies this morning. Dawn Ewan Aberdeen City Libraries People Childsmile ELC Education Aberdeen #ELCLearningFestival

A very important fundamental question.

Our manager Claire is attending today's conference in person. Her question stimulated discussion about the importance of the early years workforce, our capacity to continue within the current system and how we can have a more sustainable workforce.

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Kaukab Stewart MSP's parliamentary motion to raise the school starting age and introduce a kindergarten stage is already gaining cross-party support.
Kate Johnston Dawn Ewan @givetimescot Suzanne Zeedyk David Cameron💜
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This is super, super, super exciting. Let's get the debate going about a kindergarten stage in Scotland!