Author: Professional Learning

Child Protection Induction

Child Protection Induction – for all new starts

Thursday 9th May, 4.00-5.30pm, MS Teams

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Book on Business World

Coaching for the PRD

Wednesday 1st May, 4-6pm, MS Teams

The PL team are hosting a session focusing on coaching skills for the PRD meeting.

The aims of the session are:

-To understand the use of non-directive coaching in relation to PRD/PU process

-To develop coaching skills to identify professional learning needs and the PRD process

-To understand the role of coaching within the PRD process

Book via Business World or contact clpl@scotbordrs.gov.uk 

Fully funded places available on Open University Microcredentials

The OU in Scotland is currently offering some fully funded places on our Microcredential courses starting in June/July 2024. These courses run from 10 – 12 weeks and are designed for people looking to gain new skills to help advance their careers. The courses are delivered online via distance learning which allows you to fit in time for learning alongside work and life commitments. They can give you and your staff practical skills that can be immediately utilised in the workplace. Offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the courses will also give you the chance to learn alongside people in a wide range of sectors and roles and share knowledge and experience.

The courses on offer are:

  • Agile Leadership and Management
  • Business Management: Marketing Principles and Practice
  • Business Management: Improving Organisational Practice
  • Business Management: People Management and Leadership
  • Business Management: Project Management
  • Business Management: Fundamentals of Management Accounting
  • Business Management: Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Roles
  • Climate Change: Transforming Your Organisation for Sustainability
  • Cyber Security Operations
  • Mental Health: Working with Children and Young People
  • Mentoring and Coaching in Professional Learning
  • Python Programming
  • Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum

More information about the courses and the application form can be found at https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/choose/scotland-micro. The deadline for applications is 19th May 2024.

Support Bilingual Learners

With recent events across the globe please take into account the impact political actions and strong views around these actions may have on some of our Bilingual learners.

Scottish Government has identified some of the resources available to support in schools in the table below.

This is not instead of the usual avenues for any concerns around PREVENT training, radicalisation or extremism.

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EDUCATION RESOURCES
Education Scotland Prevent radicalisation and extremism resources in young people Safeguarding – Prevent radicalisation and extremism | Resources | Education Scotland
Education Scotland Teaching about conflict and war: Support for educators Teaching about conflict and war: Support for educators | Resources | Education Scotland
Educate Against Hate Parallel Histories Parallel Histories: Conflict in Israel and Palestine – Educate Against Hate
Solutions not sides Solutions not Sides Solutions Not Sides: resources for discussing Israel and Palestine in schools – Educate Against Hate
ACT An initiative designed to provide practical help and guidance to the public in order to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. ACT Early | Prevent radicalisation
Childline   Worrying about Israel and Gaza | Childline
Worrying about War This document compiled in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine can be adapted to help encourage conversation around worries regarding the conflict. Worrying about war (A4 Document) (phoenixeducationconsultancy.com)
YouthLink’s Action on Prejudice A range of resources  around hate crime. Resource Library – Action on Prejudice

Loss and Bereavement

Sadly as we work with such high numbers of children and their families so we are often at the front end of supporting bereavement and managing the trauma of sudden loss.

Glasgow City Council have produced resources to support schools through these times.

The UK trauma council offers training on how to support Bereavement or sudden loss in schools and can be booked via the link below.

Traumatic Bereavement: Supporting CYP at School or College

 

Suicide and autism awareness training launch – Zero suicide Alliance

There is a higher risk of suicide in young people with Additional support needs.

This date is in the holidays but there may be other options if you sign up for alerts for future events by becoming a member (free).

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Oh Lila

Oh Lila: A Practical Resource for Building Resilience and Protective Factors in Young Children

VENUE:          Virtual

DATE:             Friday 17th May 2024        

TIME:              1pm – 4pm

WHO:             Early Years Settings

Oh Lila is a child friendly resource suitable for use with children aged 3 to 6 years and aims to build resilience and protective factors in young children, helping them to develop social skills and encouraging them to communicate.   Oh Lila can be linked to the Curriculum for Excellence, particularly around Health & Wellbeing but other areas too, such as Creative Arts.

On completing training, learners will have:

  • An increased awareness of the key themes of Oh Lila and how they relate to building resilience in children.
  • Increased confidence, skills and knowledge to use the Oh Lila resource and to manage disclosures from children in line with organizational procedures.
  • An enhanced awareness and understanding of the problems caused by alcohol and that by strengthening the foundation (early years) of life can prevent problems later as young adults.
  • An increased awareness of local and national strategies and policies.

The Oh Lila resource pack does not talk about alcohol or any other substances.

To book a place –

  • Scottish Borders Council staff can sign up via Business World
  • Childminders and Private and Voluntary setting staff can sign up via the Microsoft Form link on the Funded Provider SharePoint

All Early Years Settings have been supplied with the Oh Lila resource pack.

Please have your centre’s pack to hand for the session.        

You can also attend this as a refresher session.

For more information on training and resources http://www.ohlila.org.uk

This course is free to attendees; however, there is a charge to Borders Alcohol & Drugs Partnership.  Please ensure you have confirmed your availability before requesting to attend.

Early Years