Archive
News
February
2008: SPPA Centre Relocation. Please
note that SPPA Centre moves to its new address, 21 Granville Street,
Glasgow G3 7EE, on Friday 1 February. The telephone and fax numbers
remain the same.
February
2008: Foundations of Flourishing - Creating
the conditions for flourishing children and responsible youth. Two-day
conference hosted by the Centre for Confidence and Well-being.
January
2008: Respect
Me National Conference – 21st February 2008
‘Respect Me’ is the national anti-bullying service launched
in March 2007. It is holding its first national conference for parents,
practitioners and policy-makers next month in Glasgow and will provide
an opportunity for early years workers and managers to discuss and
debate the question: “Bullying … whose responsibility
is it anyway”. Click here
for more information.
December
2007: SPPA Prize Draw. SPPA's
annual prize draw took place on December 10. Click here
for a list of winners and prizes.
November
2007: Professionalising
Playwork conference. Early Years Minister Adam Ingram MSP
is the guest speaker at SkillsActive's 'Professionalisng Playwork'
conference early next year. More
November
2007: Charity
regulator names defaulters. The Office of the Scottish Charity
Regulator (OSCR) has begun to publish details of charities that have
failed to provide it with Annual Returns and accounts. More
October
2007: SPPA’s
Board
of Directors has been bolstered by the appointment of two respected
figures from the early years sector. Fraser Sanderson, former
Director of Education at Dumfries & Galloway Council, and Alice
Sharp, writer, educationalist and early years practitioner, will officially
take up their posts in November.
August
2007: Funding
boost for the early years. The Scottish Executive has announced
that a new £8m capital fund is to be made available to Local
Authorities in Scotland in 2007-08. More
August
2007: Executive announce increase in pre-school
entitlement. Fiona
Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning,
has announced an increase in the entitlement to free pre-school education
from the current level of 412.5 to 475 hours per year. More
August
2007: Childcare workforce review update. Following
the publication of the Scottish Ministers' response to the National
Review of the Early Years and Childcare Workforce “Investing
in Children’s Futures” , the Scottish Social Services
Council (SSSC) was asked to take forward key proposals. More
August
2007: Important employment news for SPPA member
groups. New
regulations affecting employees' holiday entitlement have been introduced.
More
July
2007: SPPA meets the First Minister. The
new First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, meets with SPPA at a reception
in Edinburgh. More
June
2007: Holyrood seminar a huge success. SPPA
hosted the ''Respecting Difference' seminar in the Scottish Parliament.
More
June
2007: SPPA Facts and Figures 2007.
SPPA's annual survey of its member groups. More
March
2007: SPPA launches its first ever manifesto
for young children.
'Should Child's Play be Left to Chance' is launched in Glasgow. More
February 2007: New
fundraising initiative. SPPA
has teamed up with Cars4Charities to raise money for the organisation,
whilst saving our members money when buying a new car.
More
November
2006: SPPA achieve
Investors in People status. SPPA
has been awarded the prestigious IiP award recognising progressive
employers. Read more....
