SQA’s learner booklet – Your National Qualifications – is available to download from their website. The booklet contains important information for learners creating and submitting coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher. It also highlights the rules that learners must know and follow to ensure they are not penalised. Please encourage your child to download and read the booklet. If you have any problems accessing the booklet please ask your child to speak to their pupil support.
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Careers Evening
With over 40 organisations attending, the careers evening is taking place on Thursday 23rd November between 6pm and 8pm. Further information can be found below:
The Autistic Collective – October 4th 2023
Wow! What an incredibly powerful, and empowering session by Evaleen Whelton from AUsome Training last week. A massive thank you to Evaleen, and everyone who was able to join us, for your lovely company, contribution and feedback.
Over 220 people signed up for the Autistic Collective event including parents and carers, and professionals across all sectors including education, HSCP, NHS and third sector staff.
As ever with Evaleen’s sessions, we’ve since been deluged with the most amazing feedback!
“This was an amazing session, I feel much more empowered now and reassured that I’m on the right path to support my child effectively. The Q&A session at the end was very helpful and again, reassuring to have a question answered by Evaleen. The fact so many similar questions were asked by different people is reassuring. Makes me feel much less alone.”
During the Q&A, and from feedback, we heard loud and clear from parents and carers that there’s a big demand to host another of our parents and carers only, safe-space “Ask Evaleen Anything” sessions.
We’ve checked our diaries and put our heads together and Evaleen would be delighted to come back to host a parents/carers ONLY session via ZOOM on Wednesday 4th October at 10.00am – 12.00noon. This will be a part-learning event, part-peer support, informal get-together. You’ll find zero judgement in our spaces, only kindness, empathy and some great solution-focused tips and guidance. You are not alone….many of us walk the same path.
We’d love you to join us. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive bunch and all East Renfrewshire parents and carers are welcome. You don’t have to have been at, or registered for Evaleen’s session last week on “Best strategies for supporting Autistic kids and teens” to come along.
Evaleen will kick off the session on 4th October with a few slides to recap, set the scene and get things warmed up. She’ll then open the floor for you lovely people to ask her questions and explore dilemmas and challenges that you’re experiencing as a family. This is your session, so ask her anything related to better understanding and supporting Autistics within your family.
Evaleen is great company with wonderful energy and delivery, and razor sharp wit. Her past sessions have proven very successful and helpful for parents and carers to hear from an Autistic adult, and internationally renowned Autistic “autism” professional, author and speaker.
Register for your place and get your Zoom link by emailing hello@autistic-collective.org We’d love you to join us, if you’re able to make it!
Please Note: Due to the nature of this event, it will NOT be recorded.
Apprenticeships and Additional Support Needs webinar
Apprenticeships and Additional Support Needs webinar
Thursday, 7 September – 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Skills Development Scotland will be hosting a free webinar aimed to provide parents/carers and individuals with information on the support available for those with Additional Support Needs to take a Foundation, Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship.
More information about the event is on the Eventbrite page.
Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-apprenticeships-and-additional-support-needs-tickets-677260042017?aff=oddtdtcreator
EMA – Information
If pupils are 16 years of age or over before 30 September 2023, they may be eligible for an EMA from August 2023 If the application is not submitted by 30 September 2023 the award will only be made from the week the application is received.
If pupils are 16 years of age between 1 October 2023 and 28 February 2024, they may eligible for an EMA from January 2024. if the application is not submitted by 29 February 2024 the award will only be made from the week the application is received.
The cut-off date for all EMA’s is 31st March 2024
More information can be found at eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ema
Click to access EMA-Letter-to-pupils-2023-24.pdf
Autistic Wellbeing; What Works?
Dr Chloe Farahar, Aucademy and Ben Usher-Barrass, Autisticality will be hosting an event on Monday 5th June 11.00am – 1.00pm to explore “Autistic Wellbeing; What works?”
To register for the ZOOM link, please email hello@autistic-collective.org
East Renfrewshire Council – Standards & Quality report & Local Improvement Plan
On Wednesday April 19th at 7.00pm, Marion and Felicity from Autism Understanding Scotland are joining us to explore “Understanding Neurodiversity and School Phobia”.
We thought this topic would be of interest to school staff, and as such, once again we’re opening up this session to anyone who lives or works in East Renfrewshire.
We’d love to welcome you and your colleagues, if you’re able to join us.
Please register to get your ZOOM link at hello@autistic-collective.org
This is closely followed by our next parent and carer empowerment workshop.
On Thursday April 27th at 11.00am the team from Autism Understanding Scotland will return to talk about, “Advocacy Skills when dealing with professionals”. This session is open to parents and carers in East Renfrewshire.
–The Autistic Collective CIC
