Exploring ELC Teacher Identity Through an Appreciative Inquiry Lens

Created on: 24 Feb 2026

Dr Carolyn Cooke from the Open University and EIS National Officer for Education and Equality, David Dick, alongside the EIS Early Years Network convenor Stacey McAlliser led a webinar exploring early years teacher professional identity, alongside the critical importance of learning and teaching within a play-based environment in 21st Century Scotland and the challenges and opportunities of working peripatetically.


Accompanying resources:

An appreciative approach to inquiry Open University module

https://www.eis.org.uk/Content/images/Campaigns/QualityEducation/PrimaryLeafletWEB.pdf

https://www.eis.org.uk/pay-and-conditions-of-service/wtas

https://www.eis.org.uk/in-education/playingbrighter

https://www.eis.org.uk/research/sustain-the-ambition