Autumn 2025 News đ
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Professional Learning and Events
Children and Young Peopleâs Centre for Justice (CYCJ) New E-Learning Module
These interactive eLearning modules take approximately 4 hours to complete and are designed for professionals in the workforce responding to the behaviour of children and young people, that could be causing harm to others and bringing them into conflict with the law. Please note these modules have a small cost.
Find out more and enrol here: E-Learning – Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice
New Hate Crime and Prejudice-based Behaviours Professional Learning
Two new professional learning resources designed to help educators and partners better understand and respond to hate crime and prejudice based behaviours. Understanding and responding to hate crime and prejudice based behaviours is crucial for creating a fair, safe, supportive, and healthy environments for all children and young people.
These resources have been developed in partnership with YouthLink Scotland, respectme (Scotlandâs anti-bullying service), the Scottish Governmentâs Hate Crime Strategic Partnership Group, and Education Scotland.
Access the informed level resource here: Informed level | Inclusion, wellbeing and equalities framework | Leading professional learning | Professional Learning | Education Scotland
Access the skilled level resource here: Skilled level | Inclusion, wellbeing and equalities framework | Leading professional learning | Professional Learning | Education Scotland
Young Carer Grant Stakeholder EventsÂ
4th November @ 11:00am
12th November @ 2:00pm
Social Security Scotland are hosting online events to share information on the financial support available for young unpaid carers in Scotland.
The events are free and you can find out more here:
Mindroom Rights and Participation Groups
Group opportunities that might be of interest to some of the neurodivergent young people. Groups include:- Teens group – YP aged 12 to 14 (in-person)
- Connect group – YP aged 13 to 16 (online)
- Young group – YP aged 14 to 18 (in-person)
- Neuropoint group – YP aged 16 to 25 (online)
To find out more or join a group please contact: Sima Carrasco, sima@mindroom.org
Autumn Updates and Resources
Education Scotland is changing
We are delighted to welcome Graeme Logan as Education Scotlandâs Interim Chief Executive. Graeme is leading Education Scotland through its transition to a curriculum focused organisation, centring on design, delivery and ongoing improvement of the curriculum that is taught in schools and settings across the country.
Graeme said: âI am honoured to be appointed to the role of Interim Chief Executive of Education Scotland. My vision is that this clearer focus for the agency will enable us to continue working on the curriculum improvement cycle, and produce high quality curriculum resources.
âI am keen to engage with colleagues, stakeholders and partners on what this new curriculum focus can achieve and how it can improve support for teachers and other practitioners, and improve learning outcomes. I am also keen to continue with the reform of the agency at pace, and move in to our new ways of working.â
No Knives, Better Lives (NKBL) are conducting the Youth Voices Survey on behalf of the Scottish Government to better understand young peopleâs perceptions of violence and their ideas on how to prevent it. We want to capture as many and as diverse a range of experiences and views from young people and are framing this as a rights-based enquiry.
With violence and antisocial behaviour continuing to impact communities, itâs time for a meaningful, nationwide check-in with young people themselves.
The survey is open to all young people aged 11â25 years and is available until 14th November.
Access the survey here: LandingPage
Update on Revisions to the âSupporting Transgender Pupils in Schools’ Guidance
TIE have developed a summary of the recent revisions to Scottish Governmentâs Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools guidance. Itâs a clear summary that helps counter some of the misinformation being reported: Update on revisions to the ‘Supporting Transgender Pupils In Schools⨒ guidance – Time for Inclusive Education
The Scottish Government revised non-statutory guidance on supporting transgender pupils was published on 29 September 2025, and is available in full here.
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.
Access the guidance here: Schools – addressing racism and racist incidents: guidance – gov.scot
Each and Every Child Framing Report Writing Guidance
New guidance and excellent videos produced by the Voices of Experience Reference Group and Each and Every Child’s robust framing research and framing toolkit.
Find out more here: Home – Each & Every Child
