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Heal t h&Wel l bei ng Hi , I ’ m EmmaandIr unWat er s i deMi ndf ul nes s . I wor kedi npr i mar ys chool sf ormanyyear sasan LSA, t henaHL TAbef or es t ar t i ngmymi ndf ul nes s bus i nes s . Il ovedmyj obdear l ybutdur i ngt hat t i meIexper i encedfir s tands econdhandt he s t r es s esons t affandpupi l swor ki ngi ns chool s , whi chunf or t unat el yonl ys eemst obei ncr eas i ng ast heyear sgoby. Is t ar t edmyownj our neyaf ew year sbackt ohel pmys t r es sr el at edI BSandi t mades uchanamaz i ngdi ffer encei nmyl i f et hatI becamei ncr edi bl ypas s i onat eabouts har i ng mi ndf ul nes swi t hanyonewhowoul dl i s t en, r es ul t i ngi nmepur s ui ngacar eeri nt eachi ngi t . Now asaqual i fiedmi ndf ul nes st eacherIam pas s i onat eaboutus i ngmys ki l l st ohel ps t affand pupi l sdeal wi t hl i f e’ ss t r es s es , under s t andwhy t hei rmi ndsandbodi escommuni cat eandr es pond i nt hewayt heydoandwhatt heycandot ohel p. Mycour s esus eami xt ur eofmedi t at i onpr act i ces , act i vi t i es , t heor y, gamesanddi s cus s i onandar e t ai l or edt os peci ficagegr oups , orcompl et el y t ai l or edt ot hei ndi vi dualf oronet oonecour s es .
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Whyar eyout aki ngourchi l dhood? Pr i mar yheadt eachers aysweneedt obe‘ bol d’ and‘ i magi nat i ve’ i f Scot l andi st oi mpl ementCf E’ s‘ devel opment al l yageappr opr i at e cur r i cul um’ i nt os chool s , whi chwoul d‘ notonl yenhancechi l dr en’ s l ear ni ngi nl i t er acyandnumer acy, butal s obenefitheal t handwel l bei ng’ . Anew cul t ur echangedocument ar ybyawar dwi nni ngeducat i on fil mmaker , Sas ki aAnl eyMcCal l um, put saki l tont hef ocus , l ooki ng atScot l and’ sCur r i cul um f orEx cel l ence( Cf E)atEar l yLevel . I toffer s ani ns i ght f ull ookbehi ndoneoft heyounges ts chools t ar t i ngagesi n t hewor l d. OnpaperCf Ehasapr of oundunder s t andi ngofchi l ddevel opment , encour agi ngapl aybas eds t ar tf orchi l dr enunders even. NowWe Ar eSi xget st ogr i pswi t ht hecount r ywi def ai l ur et ot ur nt he pl aybas edpr i nci pl esofCf E’ sEar l yLeveli nt opr act i s eovert hel as t decade. “ I wast ol dpr i vat el yf r om t eacher swor ki ngi nScot l andt hatCf Ei s vi r t ual l yi mpos s i bl et ocar r yi touti nmai ns t r eam pr i mar ys chool s , ” s aysAnl eyMcCal l um. “ Theyci t epar ent sf ear sar oundt ar get sand s af et yconcer ns( compl ai nt s ) , al ackofcons i s t ent , ongoi ngt eacher t r ai ni ngandbudgetcut ss queez i ngoutr oom f orot heract i vi t i est hat ar ecr i t i calf oraheal t hyf oundat i oni nl i f e. Al ackofr es our cesi sal s o amaj orbar r i er : concr et epl aygr oundsandcl as s r oomss etupf or f or mall ear ni ngr at hert hanpl ay. Theywoul dl i ket obeout s i demor ewi t ht hechi l dr enoffer i ngf r ee pl aybuthavet oens ur et hei rpupi l s‘ l evelup’ andr eachgover nment andl ocalaut hor i t ypr os cr i beds t andar ds . Theys ai dt heyar egagged f r om s peaki ngpubl i cl yandunabl et os har et hei rconcer ns . ”
ForP1t eacher s , t heexi s t enceofSNSAmeanst heyhavet os pend muchofeachdayt eachi ngs ki l l st hatneur os ci ent i s t s , educat or s andheal t hpr of es s i onal sr ecogni s ear edevel opment al l yi nappr opr i at ef oragr eatmanyf our -andfiveyear ol ds ; andt i ghts chool budget smeanheadt eacher shavet opr i or i t i s ewhati smos ti mpor t ant . “ At eacherwor ki ngi nEdi nbur ghgaveanexampl e. Fort hel as tt en year ss hehast aken30pr i mar ys choolpupi l st ot hel ocalpar kf or PE. Thi shasnow beens t oppedf ors af et yr eas onsandt hes chool can’ taffor danas s i s t antt ogowi t ht hem t omakei tfitwi t hi nt he new s af et ypr ot ocol . Al lPEi snow l i mi t edt ot heconcr et epl aygr ound. Nat ur econnect i ont i me, andt hef r eepl aywhi chacces s t ot hepar kenabl ed, hasbeens t opped. “ Thi ski ndoft hi ngl eavest het eacher sf eel i ngdi s empower edand di s engagedandi thasapr of oundi mpactont hequal i t yoft he chi l dr en’ seducat i on. ” Gai ni ngr ar eacces si nt oaScot t i s hP1cl as s r oom, t hefil mi nt er vi ewsWi l l i eFr ench, headt eacherofa900pupi lpr i mar yi nHaddi ngt on, Eas tLot hi an. Speaki ngpubl i cl yf ort hefir s tt i meabout t hechangest hatcr i t i cal l yneedt ohappent obr i ngaboutas hi f t i nour‘ di s t or t ed’ cul t ur al val uesar oundeducat i on, hes ays : “ Ihave beeni nt hegames ol ong, s oIf eelhappyt ot al k. I ti snott hatchi l dr enar enotabl e, i ti st hatt heyar enotr eady. Iam nots ayi ng anyt hi ngt hatt eacher swoul dfindcont r over s i al . I ’ mj us ts peaki ng commons ens e. ” Rel eas ef r om Edi nbur ghSt ei nerSchool
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