Asthma and Allergy Awareness Training

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Congratulations Pencaitland Primary School!

A huge well done to Pencaitland Primary School who recently received the Digital Schools Award.

  The Digital Schools Award Scotland is a national programme designed to promote, recognise, and encourage a whole-school approach to digital technology in education. It helps schools assess their progress in digital learning, teaching, and assessment while providing practical support and guidance.  

Well done to all pupils and staff at Pencaitland for this awesome achievement!

East Lothian Education Service Calendar 2025-26

School Libraries Improvement Fund (SLIF) applications to open soon

The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) are pleased to announce that the School Library Improvement Fund 2026/2027 will be opening in the coming weeks.

Applications must be submitted through East Lothian Library Services. If you are interested, please speak to a contact from the Library Service in the first instance.

Primary schools: contact Carolyn Dineen (cdineen@eastlothian.gov.uk)

Secondary schools: contact your School Librarian

Be Internet Legends (Primary Cyber Reslience and Internet Safety Resources)

Google have partnered with Parentzone to create a series of 12 planned lessons aimed at developing digital citizenship. Find these here!

The Be Internet Legends curriculum pack includes lesson plans, engaging classroom activities, posters, stickers and more.  The curriculum is built around five pillars — Sharp, Alert, Secure, Kind and Brave — and is designed to equip children with the key skills needed to stay safe online including critical thinking and empathy. There are also free downloadable family activities to engage parents and an interactive online game called Interland. 

Improving your AI Prompts

Finding it difficult to ask Gemini or Copilot exactly what you want. Try the PARTS framework as a structure for your prompt to ensure accuracy and efficiency when using AI to support with day to day tasks.

This rule can be applied to either Copilot or Gemini.

Global Citizenship

Please see below the CLPL offer for 2025/26 which is now available to all ELC staff Current CLPL Offer – Signposts for Global Citizenship 

Their new antiracist website antiracisted.scot is now also available which provides workshops for 2nd, 3rd level. ScotDec have been supporting local authorities with this work and offering CLPL that guides practitioners through this resource and develops anti-racist practice. 

Adobe Express in Scotland

Still getting started with Adobe Express or exploring how to make use of this tool more in your classroom. This teaching pack hosts 45 lessons for the Scottish Classroom. 

Linked to the benchmarks and E's and O's as well as providing lesson plans, video tutorials and pupil handouts it's a great place to thread digital skills through all areas of the curriculum. Make your own copy using the link below!

45 Adobe Express Lessons for Scottish Classrooms

MHSES Professional Learning - April 2026

Gemini tools now available for all staff

Google's suite of AI tools (Gemini) have now been approved for use with all staff.  These include, Gemini in Google Classroom, Gemini and Notebook LM.

Check out the getting started video on the learning library to find out more and earn your digital badge.

Find it in Google Workspace - Gemini - Getting Started with Gemini. This short 11 minute video will show you where to find these tools and how to get started.

Learning Library

GIRFEC e-Learning

The e-learning modules are available at two levels: informed and skilled. The ‘informed’ level applies to any practitioner providing services to the public, especially those likely to come in contact with children, young people and/or their families. The ‘informed’ module may also be helpful for others who wish to gain a general understanding about ‘Getting it right for every child’. The ‘skilled’ level applies to any practitioner likely to come in contact with babies, infants, children, young people and/or their families and carers, especially those working directly with them. The ‘skilled’ module may also be helpful for others who wish to gain more depth of understanding about ‘Getting it right for every child’. 

EMPPC External Training March 2026