August 2025 News
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Professional Learning
Relationships & Behaviour: Policy, Guidance and Professional Learning
Thurs, 21 August 2025 16:00 – 17:00
In this webinar we’ll outline national educational policy landscape, the national relationships and behaviour joint action plan, and new supporting guidance.
Eventbrite link here: Relationships & Behaviour: Policy, Guidance and Professional Learning Tickets, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
New Guidance: Fostering a Positive, Inclusive and Safe School Environment
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00 – 17:00
In this webinar we’ll outline the key elements of this new guidance published in June 2025 by the Scottish advisory group for relationships and behaviour in schools. All practitioners working with children and young people are welcome to sign up. This webinar will be particularly relevant for school and local authority leaders.
Eventbrite link here: New Guidance: Fostering a Positive, Inclusive and Safe School Environment Tickets, Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Youth Voice Toolkit: Online Launch Event
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00 – 17:00
This online event marks the launch of Education Scotland’s new Youth Voice Toolkit which includes the downloadable Empowering Youth Voices Resource. The Toolkit will enable practitioners to implement effective approaches to support genuine consultation with children and young people, across school and community settings. Inputs from the pilot programme will demonstrate how the approach was used to successfully consult with children and young people in Forth Valley and West Lothian.
Eventbrite link here: Youth Voice Toolkit: Online Launch Event Tickets, Wed 27 Aug 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
26 Aug, 2 Sep, 9 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep
The ‘Keeping Trauma in Mind’ programme of 5 twilight sessions will provide educators from all sectors with an opportunity to understand the impact of trauma and develop trauma responsive strategies to support children and young people affected by psychological trauma.
Delegates will gain most benefit from attending all 5 sessions and will have access to presentations and opportunities to network with educators from across Scotland.
Eventbrite link here: Keeping Trauma in Mind Tickets, Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep
Participants will gain most benefit from attending all 5 sessions as each session builds on the previous learning. It is however also OK to only attend the sessions most relevant to you or which is new learning for you. You do need to sign up to each session separately.
Session 1: Values, Expectations & Consequences and Policies – 28 August 2025
Session 2: Relational Approaches (Whole school) – 4 September 2025
Session 3: The Brain, Self-Regulation and the 4 Rs – 11 September 2025
Session 4: Co-Regulation and De-escalation – 18 September 2025
Session 5: Active Listening, Reframing, and Classroom Strategies – 25 September 2025
Violence, Aggression and Dangerous Behaviour Risk Assessment Guidance
Wed, 3 Sep 2025 16:00 – 17:00
In this webinar we’ll outline the key elements of this new guidance published in June 2025 by the Scottish advisory group for relationships and behaviour in schools. All practitioners working with children and young people are welcome to sign up. This webinar will be particularly relevant for school and local authority leaders.
Eventbrite link here: Violence, Aggression and Dangerous Behaviour Risk Assessment Guidance Tickets, Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Addressing Racism and Racist Incidents: New Guidance and Practice
Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:00 – 17:30
Join us for an important session introducing new interim guidance on addressing racism and racist incidents in schools. The guidance has been developed by the Scottish Government in collaboration with the Racism and Racist Incidents Subgroup of the Anti-Racism in Education Programme as part of the forthcoming whole-school approach to addressing racism and racist incidents.
This guidance aims to support schools in developing clear, consistent approaches to responding to, recording, and monitoring racist incidents experienced or displayed by children and young people.
Eventbrite link here: Addressing Racism and Racist Incidents: New Guidance and Practice Tickets, Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Supporting children and young people through bereavement
A group of bereavement specialists and practitioners have worked together to collate useful resources to support children and young people following bereavement. Additionally a new introductory module on bereavement has been added to the Informed Level of the IWE Framework.
Follow this link to access the professional learning: Supporting children and young people through bereavement | Resources | Education Scotland
A new module on attachment has been added to the Relationships section of the IWE framework. This module explores what is meant by attachment, the nature of attachment relationships and their impact on child development.
Follow this link to access the professional learning: Informed level | Inclusion, wellbeing and equalities framework | Leading professional learning | Professional Learning | Education Scotland
Hate Crime And Prejudice Based Behaviours
A new module on Hate Crime And Prejudice Based Behaviours has been added to the Equalities section of the IWE framework. These resources have been developed in partnership with YouthLink Scotland, respect me, Scotland’s anti-bullying service, the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Strategic Partnership Group and Education Scotland. The module aims to:
- Raise awareness of prejudice-based behaviours and hate crime in education settings.
- Increase confidence in identifying early signs of prejudice-based behaviours and hate crime.
- Develop an understanding of what to do when these incidents occur, including how to report them and support those affected.
Follow this link to access the professional learning: Skilled level | Inclusion, wellbeing and equalities framework | Leading professional learning | Professional Learning | Education Scotland
August Updates and Resources
Children and Young People’s Evidence Bank
The Evidence Bank is a collection of direct quotes from children and young people on a div erse range of subjects. This includes a wide-ranging selection of opinions expressed by a diverse mix of children from across the country. Taken from numerous reports from leading Children’s Sector organisations and other relevant articles, there has never been a more extensive and informative collection of children’s voices in one place. In this way we believe children and young people can be fully involved in helping seek solutions to the most pressing issues they face today.
Follow this link to access more information: Education & Learning Archive – Children and Young People’s Evidence Bank
Suicide prevention approaches in schools
Suicide Prevention Scotland has developed a range of practice stories that evidence good suicide prevention practice in Scottish school settings. Throughout the document those leading on the work in their area share in their own words why they started this work, what they have done and what has been achieved. To complement this, a podcast has been produced which focuses on the work of three local authorities and discusses the common learning and their advice to others.
Follow this link to access more information: Suicide prevention in schools – Suicide Prevention Scotland.
‘A Time of Change’ National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy for Young Disabled People
This strategy is a response to the lived experiences of young disabled people and their families, who have consistently highlighted the complexities and challenges they can face during this period. It builds on our collective responsibility to improve transitions and ensure that no young disabled person is left without the support they need during this time. It also reflects our recognition that the transition to adulthood can impact every aspect of a young disabled person’s life.
Follow this link to access more information: A Time of Change
A communication first aid kit: resources in practice
This is a recording of the NMAHP webinar held on 8th May 2025 and was part of an exciting resource development project by the Scottish Clinical Excellence Network (CEN) of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, (CAMHS). The Scottish SLT CEN has developed these robust resources that support access to treatment and reduce any communication barriers: ‘Communication First Aid Kit’.
Follow this link to access more information: A communication first aid kit: resources in practice | Turas | Learn
Case studies from the improvement Service to support Rights Based approaches
Looking for ideas to support children, young people and adults to engage with and experience their rights? These case studies can help with ideas and examples of practice.
Follow this link to access more information: Case Studies | Improvement Service
Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Rights
A resource and ongoing project from Children’s Parliament that explores AI through a UNCRC lens.
Follow this link to access more information: Exploring Children’s Rights and A.I – Children’s Parliament
