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• Changes to notifiable incidents and notifications

  **Care Inspectorate Announcement** Telling us about Protection We have updated our protection procedures and made changes to how we manage protection notifications (previously called allegations of abuse). As you will know, some changes were introduced in April 2025, and we have since made further minor updates. These improvements will help ensure we receive accurate information and reduce the need for unnecessary follow-up where details are missing. As part of these improvements, we have clarified when a service should notify us of a protection concern relating to a child. Services must notify us when: A formal protection concern has been identified …

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• Catholic Schools Leadership Programme 2026/27

  The Scottish Catholic Education Service and the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh have been working in partnership with Scottish Borders Council to develop an integrated approach to leadership development for aspiring and present Catholic school leaders through the formation of a Catholic School Leadership programme.   This network will offer a framework for identifying, nurturing and developing future and present Catholic leaders within Scottish Borders Council and will feature two aspects: accompaniment and encounter.   Accompaniment Sessions (dates agreed by Facilitators locally)   There will be 4 on-line accompaniment sessions which will be facilitated by middle and senior leaders. …

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• Meta Skills – PL Opportunities from Education Scotland

  Primary – Introduction to Meta-Skills Available sessions (all 4-5pm): 2 March 2026 19 March 2026 28 April 2026 6 May 2026   An interactive workshop exploring the Skills 4.0 meta-skills framework and how these can be integrated into everyday classroom practice What meta-skills are and how they fit within the skills landscape Why meta-skills are important The benefit of a shared skills language How meta-skills can be brought into focus for learners and how these can be developed Target audience – all Primary Staff   Secondary – Meta-Skills – Skills and Profiling Available sessions (all 4-5pm): 4 March 2026 17 …

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• Practitioners’ Toolkit for educators and other professionals working with the Gypsy / Traveller and Roma communities

  This online workshop provides an introductory tour of the new Practitioner Toolkit for educators and other professionals working with Gypsy/Traveller and Roma communities. For those of you who may be familiar with the toolkit, this session offers a useful a refresher with space to ask questions about implementation into your practice. Event Name: An educator’s guide to the STEP Practitioners’ Toolkit 2026 Event Date: 11th March 2026 3:30 Pm – 4:30 Pm Link: https://www.step.education.ed.ac.uk/events/an-educators-guide-to-the-step-practitioners-toolkit-2026/

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• Child Protection Annual Update

  Susan Jordan, Child Protection Education Officer will be hosting a Child Protection Annual Update session for all staff who have been unable to attend a session within their setting this year. The session will take place on 2 March at 4:15pm.   It is mandatory for all education staff to complete the Child Protection Update on an annual basis so we would ask that any staff who have not already attended one of these sessions try to ensure they can attend this opportunity.   The link to join the session is below: Join the meeting now

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• Rollout of the New MyGTCS Platform

  Rollout of the New MyGTCS Platform   GTCS is preparing to transfer all fully registered teachers onto the new MyGTCS platform before the Summer break. You will receive an email around two weeks before your group is moved, with clear instructions on next steps.   The rollout will take place in staged Professional Update (PU) groups, with 2025–26 PU teachers being the first to transition. To avoid duplication, PU sign‑off in MyPL will close shortly before your transfer date, and you will complete your PU on the new platform once both you and your reviewer have access.   A new …

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