{"id":42,"date":"2025-11-21T16:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/schoolhandbook\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:13:36","slug":"recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/schoolhandbook\/recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommendations<\/h1>\n\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:75%\">\n<p>A Local Authority Schools Handbook website will be introduced December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f206430f800ba7b3af9f2682f76d3a0\" style=\"color:#501b4a\">Primary and Secondary settings will be offered their own school handbook website to meet the statutory deadline of <strong>December 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The website will be created by the ICT Development Officer, and training offered to the staff who will be populating the pages with content specific to their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An instruction manual, and the opportunity for 1-2-1 support will be available to staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/24154735\/Untitled-6-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/24154735\/Untitled-6-6.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/24154735\/Untitled-6-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\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\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At least one member of staff in each school (or partnership) setting to be identified with the responsibility of updating school handbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full training and support will be provided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefit:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upskilling existing staff, which can be applied to other communication materials supporting accessibility and inclusion to those families where English is not the first language, or additional support needs exists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What next?<\/h2>\n\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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/25102522\/Untitled-2-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/25102522\/Untitled-2-10.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/25102522\/Untitled-2-10-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e499b8020b7436be60853fa626fe99e\" style=\"color:#501b4a;font-size:22px\">Take at look at the new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education Authority Schools Handbook August 2025<\/a><\/strong> and check out the accessibility features and translation tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-563292ce5a8c1e4ac76a2cb64e302ea1\" style=\"color:#501b4a;font-size:22px\">To get started with your own School Handbook website, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/JEymxhw328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complete this Microsoft Form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-179d2473330f257aa29889ce7081cd2c\" style=\"color:#501b4a;font-size:22px\">If you have any questions, please visit our <strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong> on the next page. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/schoolhandbook\/frequently-asked-questions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/schoolhandbook\/uploads\/sites\/9010\/2025\/11\/21152526\/Untitled-2-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" style=\"width:100px\" 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Primary and Secondary settings will be offered their own school handbook website to meet the statutory deadline of December 2026. The website will be created by the ICT Development Officer, and training offered to the staff who will be populating the pages with content specific to their school. 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