Submitted by East Dunbartonshire Council – Education Services

 

 Following Oh Lila training in East Dunbartonshire, further work has lead to showcasing local good practice with 6 nurseries taking part in working groups between January and April 2016 to develop ideas and implement the resource in their establishments.

 

Core learning outcomes:

 1) increased vocabulary and confidence to describe emotions

 2) increased empathy and friendship towards others

 3) able to identify at least one trusted adult

  

Two hundred and thirty five (235) 4 to 5 year old children participated in the project and establishments linked learning across a range of subject areas.

 

Key Findings:

 Staff observed children’s learning and by the end of the project

•  98% of children had increased vocabulary and confidence to describe emotions,
• 98% demonstrated increased empathy and friendship towards others
• 99% were able to identify a trusted adult.

 We have created a second working group made up of a further 10 establishments and added a new Core Outcome:

 

4) increased awareness of managing risk and keeping safe.

  

This group is also exploring links between the resource and parental involvement, including Family Learning.

 

 An evaluation will take place in March 2017….

Thank you to East Dunbartonshire Education Services for sharing the good work they are doing with Oh Lila in their area…  we will keep you updated on developments 🙂