We are delighted to offer the return of our highly successful ‘Big Hiccup’ training.
An opportunity for Professionals to ‘walk in a carer’s shoes’ with this powerful, interactive and immersive training. Suitable for social workers, CCA’s, health or education workers. Covering your requirements and duties under the Carers Act, this training will ensure you are able to confidently support carers in your role.
This session will be run 3 times in 2024. You only need to attend one session
All dates here:
https://www.borderscarerscentre.co.uk/professionals-training.htm
Please note the Carers Centre will be closed from 2pm on Friday 22nd December, and will re-open at 9am on Friday 5th January
If you require support during this time, please call Social Work 0300 100 1800 (option 1) or ‘out of hours’ on 01896 752111

Call Scotland would like to highlight their website with free resources and some specialist course options.

They are funded by Scottish government so we should all be trying to get value from their support.

https://www.callscotland.org.uk/

They have multiple courses on offer and their programme has been updated for Jan – June, now including some bite size 30 min options including:

Assistive Technologies to help autistic learners to access the curriculum

https://www.callscotland.org.uk/training/our-courses/CALL25/ at a cost of £30, designed specifically for supporting Autistic learners. It is a recorded version so it can be accessed flexibly.

They run #FreeWebinarWed and would like to remind you that PEF can be used to fund Professional learning.

Emma Sowerby

Headteacher, Inclusion and Wellbeing Service.

National Complex Needs Network (NCNN) community

This national network is being extended yet further with a new NCN Practitioner Network (NCNPN).

So far – we have over 180 practitioners signed up from more than 24 different Local Authorities  including colleagues from the Independent and Grant aided sector.

If any classroom practitioner works with learners in the complex needs sector and would like to join up  – complete this short form so that we have contact details and we will be in touch soon.

This is the news update from the Education Scotland Inclusion, Wellbeing & Equalities (IWE) team.

As IWE link for your area, please cascade / share this information as appropriate with our own local networks.

Inclusion Wellbeing and Equalities (IWE) Professional Learning Framework

Education Scotland’s new IWE Professional Learning Framework aims to support all educators who work with and support children and young people, primarily those working in education. The framework focusses on four interconnected and interdependent themes.

• Inclusion
• Rights and Equalities
• Relationships
• Wellbeing and Care.

The professional learning, offered through three levels (Informed, Skilled, and Enhanced), has been designed to support educators’ knowledge and practice. The levels will not necessarily reflect someone’s seniority but the nature of the role they hold in relation to their responsibilities and also reflect the level of support provided to children and young people.

https://biteable.com/watch/4055398/a9df9e5651ee90a94848697f08dae1d2

The IWE team are planning information session in the new year for you and your colleagues to learn more about the framework and how it can be used to enhance skills and practice relating to IWE.

Healing Classrooms Basics Training

This online training consists of three 90-minute sessions that provide school staff with the basics of the Healing Classrooms Approach. Sessions feature case studies, discussions and good practice-sharing activities on how to best support refugee students in schools across the UK.

In this training, you will:

• Learn about the key psychological impacts of conflict, forced displacement and resettlement on children’s brain development, behaviour and learning
• Develop your understanding about trauma within the context of refugee communities
• Explore psychosocial support strategies that schools can adopt to create healing spaces for students seeking sanctuary
• Receive a printed copy of the Healing Classrooms Basics Training Handbook

Sessions start at 4 pm and run during term time. Please find below the next available training dates.

November 2023 (Full)

Sessions at 4 pm on Wednesday

• 8 November
• 15 November
• 22 November

January 2024

Sign-up here

Sessions at 4 pm on Thursday

• 11 January
• 18 January
• 25 January

February 2024

Sign-up here

Sessions at 4 pm on Wednesday

• 7 February
• 14 February
• 28 February

Sign-up here

Sessions at 4 pm on Tuesday

• 6 February
• 13 February
• 27 February

More information

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Nurturing Approaches *Free PL offer*

Highly recommended by Education Scotland.

Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution have two events coming up on World Teachers Day (5 Oct) that have a health and wellbeing theme, specifically with teachers in mind:

Nurturing Positive Relationships – 12pm led by Billy Burke (HT Renfrew High) with a particular focus on leadership of wellbeing, equality and inclusion and how wellbeing and positive relationships should be at the heart of all we do in work and in life.

How to Create More Trauma-Informed Responses in Schools 4pm – led by Gerry Diamond (Nurture Lead in Clydebank High School) who will demonstrate approaches based on core concepts about how the brain works.

Emma Sowerby

Headteacher, Inclusion and Wellbeing Service.