We had an interesting and informative November Forum meeting which included:

• Tracey White and Leanne McLeod from Harmeny Education Trust who discussed their work in engaging with parents and carers
• Jean Carwood-Edwards from Early Year Scotland who discussed the work of the organisation and developing work around pre 5 looked after children
• Christine Scullion from the Robertson Trust who talked about new and innovative projects that the Robertson Trust are supporting and how funding is allocated to new and developing projects
• Vincent Moore from Education Scotland who guided us through the National Improvement Hub and held a discussion about how the hub could help the work of Forum members
• The CELCIS education team gave an update on current and planned work and shared the results of the National Survey of Designated Managers