Learning in health and wellbeing ensures that children and young people develop the knowledge and understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes which they need for mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing now and in the future.
Good health and wellbeing is central to effective learning and preparation for successful independent living. This aspiration for every child and young person can only be met through a concerted approach: schools and their partners working together closely to plan their programmes for health and wellbeing explicitly, taking account of local circumstances and individual needs.
Curriculum Support and Professional Learning
Education Scotland offers free bespoke Curriculum Support across the Health and Wellbeing Curriculum. The purpose of this is to provide hands-on support working alongside practitioners in all sectors to improve learning, teaching, and assessment.
Professional Learning and Professional Support can be built in consultation with practitioners. to support the needs of cluster groups, subject networks, individual schools and, subject departments.
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Type of support |
Description |
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Health and Wellbeing – Responsibility of All |
A focus on what you can do within your practice to compliment the Health and Wellbeing of all learners. |
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Curriculum Design |
Support around reviewing your Health and Wellbeing curriculum rationale, curriculum drivers and design principles in relation to your school context. |
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Learning, Teaching and Assessment |
Support packages built with schools/local authorities around their approaches to pedagogy, moderation and assessment across the Health and Wellbeing curriculum. |
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SQA Data Analysis |
Support to reflect on your SQA results in relation to national data and plan professional learning programmes around identified development areas. |
The support can take place virtually or in person, depending on demand. To discuss your requirements please contact Tracy.Johnston@educationscotland.gov.scot
Professional Learning Networks
“Fundamentally, my recommendations place children, young people and those teachers and practitioners who support their learning more firmly at the heart of the education system.”[1]
“Engagement with all stakeholders including those professionals who are most closely engaged in the learning and teaching process.”[2]
It is important to consider the advice and recommendations from recent publications; Professor Ken Muir[3], Louise Hayward[4] and, Withers[5] if we are to proactively address what education could look like going forward.
The Health and Wellbeing Team are setting up new national networks for practitioners and local authority leads to focus on some of the key points raised in the recent publications.
Each network will have a specific focus and target audience, so I encourage you to use your school/local authority email address when signing up for the network.
Please see below for more details.
[1] Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education (www.gov.scot) pg 2
[2] Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education (www.gov.scot) pg 2
[3] Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education (www.gov.scot)
[4] It’s Our Future: Report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment (www.gov.scot)
[5] Fit for the Future: developing a post-school learning system to fuel economic transformation: Skills Delivery Landscape Review – Final Report (www.gov.scot)
Resources
National Health and Wellbeing PLC – Home (sharepoint.com)
Health and wellbeing across learning: responsibilities of all: Principles and practice (education.gov.scot)
Health and wellbeing; Responsibility of all – Making the links…making it work | Self-evaluation | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)
Health and wellbeing 3-18 curriculum review (impact report) | Practice exemplars | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)
Developing a positive whole school ethos and culture: relationships, learning and behaviour – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Probationer Support Package 2021 – The General Teaching Council for Scotland (gtcs.org.uk)
Supporting Professional Growth- Teacher Induction Scheme Probationer Toolkit (office.com)
