East Lothian EduHub

Teaching & Learning

Festive Code Along

Join us with your students to code the micro:bit to create a festive decoration that can be used to light up classrooms or bring cheer at home. 

Register your class here

Play Pedagogy

East Lothian are current working with Catriona Gill from Education Scotland to develop our approach to play pedagogy. The Early Learning and Childcare website hosts key documents such as; Realising the Ambition, along with the suite of ELC High Quality Guidance and other resources which can support teachers to consider play as the vehicle for learning in their classroom. 

Explore the resources here

Micro:bits on the Move

East Lothian have partnered with the Informatics students from the University of Edinburgh to offer tailored 1:1 support for learners using micro:bits.

If you would like to register your school for this programme, please complete the form below by Friday 1st December.

micro:bits on the move

Stand Up and Be Counted - Next Steps Training

Your school has received the Stand Up and Be Counted books. You're excited to use them with your classes and pupils, but... where do you start?! 

More details here 

Fractions Support Videos

Check out the new series of support videos on Fractions covering topics such as; Fragmenting, Part/Whole Reasoning, Fractions as numbers and Operations.

All this content is fully accessible through the East Lothian YouTube Channel, shared above.

Exploring early level Cyber Security with 'The Bongles and The Crafty Crows'

(EY - Primary 2)


The Bongles are a series of illustrated children's books, ebooks, and animated audiobooks, that tell imaginative, funny and eco-friendly stories. Each book has a specific theme. The Bongles and the Crafty Crows focuses on building young children’s cyber resilience, by exploring the importance of secure passwords and passcodes (cyber security).


Sign up here

tiktok-school-accounts-how-posh-can-help.pdf

Inappropriate TikTok Accounts

In response to the recent increase of fake/ parody school accounts on TikTok being reported by schools up and down the UK, SWGFL have worked with the platform to make the Professionals Online Safety Helpline (POSH) the reporting channel for UK schools and can now make reports on schools behalf.

Polish Up Your Pedagogy

Check out the brand new playlist on our Education YouTube channel. Created by the Pedagogy Team, the recorded content ranges from UNCRC, to Numeracy Frameworks and Cooperative Learning with plenty more content to be added.

Outdoor Learning

We support staff and deliver the curriculum for excellence, using the outdoors as an approach to learning. This is achieved by providing high quality, motivating and sustainable outdoor learning lessons, activities and training to ELC young people, staff and volunteers.

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Professional Learning

Course listing for EduHub 2022-23.docx

Professional Learning Calendar

The professional learning calendar outlines ALL opportunities for East Lothian Education staff. 

16 Days Learning Event 2023 - Friday 1st December.pdf

16 Days Learning Event

You will learn more about the Safe & Together model, and how it is used in practice to engage with perpetrators and support allies of domestic abuse survivors. 

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A Closer Look at NSA in an ASN and EAL Context  

Friday 26.1.24 1300 - 1500 (webinar) - 

This course will include content that is relevant when working with children and young people who require additional support with their learning or for whom English is an additional language.

More details here

Having a Coaching Conversation

Do you want to get the most out of your PRD interview, whether you are the reviewer or the interviewee?

More details here 

Launch of Child Protection Procedures - Briefings Flyer.pdf

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Annual STEM Survey 2023.pptx

Annual STEM Survey

Education Scotland’s Annual STEM Survey for ELC, school and CLD practitioners is now live! Respond now to help shape the future of STEM professional learning. Closes 18 Dec 2023!

Survey link here

LP Modules 30.11.23.pdf

Raising Leader and Team Profiles

Bite size eLearning modules have had a new addition, The latest available category is called Raising Leader and Team Profiles and the modules included can be found in the document above.

LearnPro on YouTube

Learn Pro Training Videos - YouTube 

We have just added a new playlist to our YouTube channel to support staff using LearnPro. There are 10 short videos in the series to support basic management and access.

How to launch the modules in learn pro (2).pdf

How to launch the Learning Pool Modules

Created by Learning Pool, these interactive modules cover a variety of interesting workplace topics and are quick and easy to undertake.  Find out how to launch these by following the steps in the document above.