Falkirk Pedagogy and Curriculum Team

Great to be able to hear about how staff at St Margaret’s Primary are using kind, helpful and specific feedback to move learning forward. #PACT #LearningtoAchieve

Debunking edu-myths: Children should only write words they can spell download this article Hi Ross and Phil. I recently went to some training and it was recommended that we should only be modelling and asking children to write sentences that are at their current pho…

Don’t let transcription become a cognitive bottleneck for the children in your class. Teach them how to use “kid writing.”

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The Learning to Achieve Festival is kicking off this Monday, and the line up just got even better! ✨

New sessions have been added to a packed calendar of professional learning across Falkirk.

Don't miss out - secure your spot on CPD Manager now!

#PACTFalkirk

Less than a week to go until our Falkirk Learning to Achieve festival begins. Come along to Beancross primary to talk about supporting your Off Track and Dyslexic Learners.

The Learning to Achieve Festival offers a unique open door look at effective practice across all sectors.

Whether you are looking for fresh pedagogical inspiration or want to connect with colleagues across the authority, there is something for everyone.

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This is an advert for our curriculum improvement cycle information session. It shows a calendar highlighting the session date of 18th march plus the logo of the national improvement cycle. There is also a QR code for people to use to sign up. There are logos along the top of the yellow square in which this information is shown.

Our amazing Falkirk Learning to Achieve Festival includes an opportunity to hear & talk about the national review of Curriculum for Excellence. Come along on 18th March to join the discussion.

The Learning to Achieve Festival is almost here! The Learning Resource service is pleased to be part of this. Carronshore primary are looking forward to showcasing their new library. #FalkirkPACT #literacy @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social

Great to be back together with this group of practitioners for the final session in Reading Unpacked Block 2. Great to hear the professional dialogue taking place through the sharing of Teaching Sprints! #FalkirkPACT #literacy

Bring a love of writing back to the classroom. ✨

See how Denny PS uses Writing for Pleasure principles to boost engagement and inspire young writers.

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It's only two weeks until our Learning to Achieve Festival 2026 where our ELC and Schools open their doors to share their brilliant practice!

Check out our amazing ELC specific sessions, pop over to CPD manager to sign up today!

The Learning to Achieve Festival offers a unique open door look at effective practice across all sectors.

Whether you are looking for fresh pedagogical inspiration or want to connect with colleagues across the authority, there is something for everyone.

Sign up today falkirk.cpdservice.net

Less than 3 weeks until the start of the Learning to Achieve Festival.
Whether you’re looking to refine your pedagogical approaches or develop your feedback techniques, these are not to be missed.
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Great example of interleaving. This technique forces the brain to switch attention between concepts, boosting long-term retention and strengthens problem-solving skills. 🤩

I love the uniqueness of these :)

This week we took our CLPL to the pedagogy pod where Lysa Thomson @pact-falkirk.bsky.social & Eilidh McDonald delivered an engaging and inspiring session on Play pedagogy. It was also great to see the creative and inviting play spaces @carronshoreprimary.bsky.social Thank you for having us ☺️

Beautiful pastel drawings @missmason-dps.bsky.social @mrshilditch-dps.bsky.social plus exploring your construction "bonds", listening & talking skills too. Well done all.

@missmason-dps.bsky.social @mrshilditch-dps.bsky.social glad you enjoyed taking your learning out of the classroom and into your local history. You all asked great questions by the way!

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Our Learning to Achieve Festival returns this March! After a brilliant week last year, we’re moving to TWO weeks of inspiration and practice sharing.

We can’t wait to share what’s in store. Watch this space for more info coming soon!

#PACTFalkirk #LearningtoAchieve

Lots of fun tonight teaching each other new vocabulary at our Reading Unpacked CLPL session #PACTFalkirk

Our ‘Feature of the Month’ in the Carronshore Pedagogy Pod is multiple choice questioning.
A great strategy for retrieval practice and to deepen thinking. 🤔
Also helps to support discussion and identify any misconceptions in learning.

#PACTFalkirk

📅 SAVE THE DATE! 📅

Our Learning to Achieve Festival returns this March! After a brilliant week last year, we’re moving to TWO weeks of inspiration and practice sharing.

We can’t wait to share what’s in store. Watch this space for more info coming soon!

#PACTFalkirk #LearningtoAchieve

Exciting news! Last week we officially launched our IDL through inquiry learning CLPL which is part of a pilot in partnership with Education Scotland.
It was fantastic to welcome over 30 practitioners to the first session. We’re looking forward to seeing the impact of this collaborative journey.

Falkirk Literacy Network

Please sign up on CPD Manager to join our Literacy Network. This is a great opportunity to hear about local and national developments, liaise with other literacy colleagues and also to contribute to strategy development.

Supporting children’s early word writing download this article This article outlines how to support children with their early word writing. Specific literacy skills for supporting early word writing Successful word writing is a complex ta…

Supporting children’s early word writing

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The ‘Write Stuff’ CLPL: Lots of great ideas generated last night, for turning regular compliance tasks into craft tasks with a ‘spark’. We used vertical surfaces to record our ideas and increase engagement. #PACTFalkirk @writingrocks.bsky.social

Looking forward to the first session in The ‘Write’ Stuff series tonight, when we’ll begin our be exploration of The Writing for Pleasure Centre’s Principles of Effective Writing Teaching. @writingrocks.bsky.social #PACTFalkirk

Thanks to all who attended Reading Unpacked Block 2 last night! We had a fantastic start discussing phonemic awareness and phonics.

Looking forward to Session 2: exploring fluency, word recognition, and vocabulary.

#PACTFalkirk #FalkirkLiteracy

Places are filling up fast four second block of Reading Unpacked!

Please see details below on the content of these sessions and how to sign up.

Unfortunately this course is now at capacity. Thank you to all those who've signed up. Looking forward to working with you all soon.

There are only 6 places remaining on our upcoming series 'The Write Stuff'.

Please see details below for content and how to sign up.