Guidance to support
SBC Guidance to Support
Documents
The Child’s Planning Manual
Nurturing Approaches Guidelines
SBC- Framework for Staged Intervention
National Guidance to Support
Documents
National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2021 – updated 2023
Blueprint 2020 FUNDING FOLLOWS THE CHILD AND THE NATIONAL STANDARD – Operating Guidance
Supporting Children’s Learning: Statutory Guidance on the Education
Care Review Scotland – The Promise
Improving Gender Balance Scotland – An action guide for early learning and childcare practitioners
Gender Equal Play
Developing a positive whole school ethos and culture: relationships, learning and behaviour
Websites
**New** Scotland’s Equity Toolkit – Education Scotland
A summary of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) resources | Practice exemplars – National Improvement Hub, Education Scotland
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)
GIRFEC National Practice Model – gov.scot
GIRFEC Guidance Refresh Presentation Sarah Corbett is the GIRFEC Policy Manager from the Children and Families Directorate at a Scottish Government. In this video, Sarah provides viewers with the key points around the guidance refresh including what is changing and why.
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 – animated explanation
Online Scottish Government GIRFEC Guidance, Policy & Charters:
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- GIRFEC Policy Statement 2022
- GIRFEC Practice Guidance 1: Using the National Practice Model 2022
- GIRFEC Practice Guidance 2: Role of the Named Person 2022
- GIRFEC Practice Guidance 3: Role of the Lead Professional 2022
- GIRFEC Practice Guidance 4: Information Sharing 2022
- GIRFEC Statutory Guidance (Assessment of Wellbeing 2022)
- GIRFEC Information Sharing Charter (Parents and Carers) 2022
- GIRFEC Information Sharing Charter (Children and Young People) 2022
- GIRFEC Glossary 2022
Further Reading to Support
Documents
Consulting our Youngest Children Toolkit
Inclusive learning and collaborative working – Ideas in practice – Primary
Up, Up and Away!
Books
Websites
Best practice framework to help schools to promote social and emotional well-being and mental health
Children and Young People – Safe Strong & Free – Reducing vulnerabilities for Highland Children – Safe Strong and Free
Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience – Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Suzanne Zeedyk – website
Wave Trust – WAVE’s vision is a safer world where levels of violence are reduced and children’s physical health, mental health and life chances are maximised as they are not adversely impacted by early life trauma.
What works in promoting social and emotional well-being and responding to mental health problems in schools. Weare, K. (2015) Article
