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Karen Merrilees

@KarenMerrilees

Lead Practitioner. BA in Childhood Practice @ University of Strathclyde 👩‍🎓

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The most heartwarming video I’ve seen all week.


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Huge congratulations to all our 2023/24 online course participants who have just completed their year long course - including all six elements of the Froebel Trust Short Courses. A fantastic achievement! 🎉 froebel.org.uk/training-and-r… #Froebel #earlyyears #educators #earlyeducation

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Finished the Froebel Trust online course tonight what a journey, thanks to Jane and Kate for their inspirational teaching and support each session! @FroebelTrust 👩🏻‍🎓🥳

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Exactly and this is why we want a dedicated #kindergartenstage in #Scotland although we have fab doc in #RtA need this to protect the great #playistheway happening in some settings.

A Deputy Head of a Primary school said to me today: The #earlyyears is the most important stage of #primaryeducation. If you get it wrong, you spend the next 6 years trying to put it right. If you get it right, you can spend the next 6 years building on it. Couldn't agree more



Study time again commencing September 📚🤓😊

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Professional Saturday afternoon 🤓

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So, so, so much fun and learning going in our EYC garden. Gorgeous weather straight after rainfall is simply perfect for some muddy activity! @elcc_nac @DYWNAC @sweic2019 @NAC_Education

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About 40 families visited our Community of Kindness today. We've restocked! Tuesday 9am-10am is for surnames M to Z. A to L are Wednesday between 2 and 3pm. All gifts, clothes and foodstuffs are free, helping out over Christmas @audreynolan @NAC_Leader @JandPScotland @NAC_Provost

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How lovely it was to see @laurahaggarty5 today. @salkitsgal @KarenMerrilees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Fab resource🤓

The Scottish Borders Council Early Level Portal is now LIVE!! Get access to all our key messages around Early Level Pedagogy, training videos, online documents and much more!!!! blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sb/earlylevelp…



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Training today @staloysiuspri Focus on designing effective learning environments to support children’s independence, collaboration, connections, ownership, relationships and play. Lots of insightful conversations. #ChangingPedagogy Photo from @WJELCC

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Karen Merrilees Reposted

At last! Official announcement that the brilliant @FiJulie will present a webinar for Upstart on 21-6-22. An unmissable event so reserve your tickets now! @KateJohnston3 @GiveTimeScot @BryonyDate @FCLisaMcCabe @mcgregor_marie @LynnMcNair @ScotEdConnect eventbrite.co.uk/e/play-is-the-…


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The Jubilee celebrations have kicked off early in the EYC this week - so much bling on show! The children have so much knowledge of the event and of the Queen herself. What a clever bunch we have indeed @elcc_nac @PlayScotland @NAC_Education #PlatinumJubileeCelebration

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Just an absolute joy to see the EYC children planning and creating stuff using real tools and resources! The concentration, the effort levels, the focus, the experimentation and the sense of achievement just fills the room! @elcc_nac @ScotGovEdu @StMattsTech @PlayScotland (4/5)

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Karen Merrilees Reposted

Resource Highlight of the Week: Creativity Infographics. 'Creativity is...the ability to wonder about things, to see them or use them differently. Creativity is vital for all learning.' #RtA Pg24 #TeamELC education.gov.scot/improvement/le…

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Thank you 🙏 my dad loved it 💙

So, so, privileged to be part of our EYC staff and children FaceTiming staff member Karen’s father who turned one hundred today! Beautiful moments in our playroom. Congrats Ted from all at St. B’s @audreynolan @NAC_Leader @CraigHattonCEO @elcc_nac @NACHeritage @North_Ayrshire



Karen Merrilees Reposted

The importance of autonomy for young chn: •Link the experiences to the emerging ideas from the child •AVOID setting up activities •Let the chn plan, investigate, design & organise their own ideas • AVOID rotation of set activities • Allow chn to re create their thinking

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Those fab new resources set up in our EYC at closing time on Friday caused such a stir on Monday morning when the children arrived. Such a buzz and an energy around the room. So much so that they even encouraged C. to create some fabulous artwork! @elcc_nac @NAC_Education

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A message that should shape our teaching and parenting.

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