{"id":27,"date":"2025-01-27T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:44:46","slug":"step-supporting-together-empowering-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/step-supporting-together-empowering-project\/","title":{"rendered":"STEP &#8211; Supporting Together Empowering Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">STEP &#8211; Supporting Together Empowering Practice<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined-300x292.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined-1024x996.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined-768x747.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined-800x778.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/06\/23093732\/STEP-combined.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is STEP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>STEP is a coaching model of training that empowers practitioners to explore topics* and identify their own learning goals. Facilitators provide their specialist knowledge and tools to support practitioners developing their practice through discussion, reflection, and modelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STEP can last approximately 6 weeks and involves a combination of twilight sessions and practical tasks to implement within your daily practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Example topics: Understanding behaviour and problem solving, meeting emotional needs using regulation strategies, interaction and attunement, and supporting learners through inclusion friendly learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can expect from us:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/aLhvPbtyXu\">STEP expression of interest form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a591ba1c-6a1e-45a7-b6ed-a804713e10c7\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2026\/02\/09154416\/STEP-Timeline.pdf\">STEP Timeline<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2026\/02\/09154416\/STEP-Timeline.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a591ba1c-6a1e-45a7-b6ed-a804713e10c7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A commitment to delivering your project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A pre-project observation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negotiation of topics to be explored using information gathered from a pre-project observation and questionnaire responses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A commitment to support Practitioner\u2019s action plans through approximately 4 on-the-floor coaching and modelling sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sharing of resources and strategies to support practice and problem solving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certification of attendance and completion of the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support to identify post project next steps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A focussed, post-project observation \u2013 approximately 6 months following completion of the package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluation of participation and progress&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we expect from you:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An agreed commitment to engage in all sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A commitment to embed learning into daily practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To complete pre and post project questionnaires<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of Practitioner\u2019s action plans, developed at focussed sessions, supported by project facilitators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To contribute and share learning with colleagues during focus groups and as agreed throughout the package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To share and celebrate your learning and consider appropriate next steps for your ELC setting and individual practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To implement learning and action identified next steps, which can be included in your \u201cSchool Improvement Plan\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can access STEP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early Learning and Child Care settings, within Dumfries and Galloway, can access a STEP project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can you access STEP for your setting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ELC settings can request this project, from the EV team, by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/aLhvPbtyXu\">expression of interest Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/11\/19163043\/STEP-feedback.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/11\/19163043\/STEP-feedback.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/11\/19163043\/STEP-feedback-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/11\/19163043\/STEP-feedback-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/educationalvisitors\/uploads\/sites\/8892\/2025\/11\/19163043\/STEP-feedback-800x450.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEP &#8211; Supporting Together Empowering Practice What is STEP? STEP is a coaching model of training that empowers practitioners to explore topics* and identify their own learning goals. Facilitators provide their specialist knowledge and tools to support practitioners developing their practice through discussion, reflection, and modelling. STEP can last approximately 6 weeks and involves a combination of twilight sessions and practical tasks to implement within your daily practice. *Example topics:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/step-supporting-together-empowering-project\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1192,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":568,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/educationalvisitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}