An Introduction to Duty of Candour
This module is aimed at employees who care for others in their job and will enable you to learn the key features of the Duty of Candour together with related terminology and good practice.
Please ensure that all Headteachers of ELC settings, Senior Early Years Officers and Early Years Officers complete this training by 31 March 2024.
Hello and a Happy New Year! We hope you had a good break over the festive season. In our first newsletter of 2024, we are highlighting the following continuing professional development oppportunities:
Return to Teaching Course
In this 10-week online course, participants will be thoroughly briefed on Scottish education policies, priorities and issues and will also receive guidance on applying for teaching posts.
Please note, participants must be eligible for registration with the GTCS (General Teaching Council for Scotland). If you are not already registered, please contact the GTCS directly.
Comments from previous participants:
“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and feel motivated and enthusiastic about returning to teaching. The clips and presentations were excellent, and extremely helpful.”
“The course was well lead, very supportive and manageable despite working full time and having a family. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone considering a return to teaching to complete this course.”
“The course has given me much more confidence than I previously had. I feel secure in my knowledge of current policies and practices.”
Booking deadline: Fri 9 Feb 2024
Technology for ASN – Last Chance to Book
This innovative and exciting 10-week online course, delivered by CALL Scotland, is aimed at educators who would like to increase their knowledge of how technology can expand educational opportunities for learners with Additional Support Needs (ASN), ie arising from conditions such as dyslexia, sensory impairment, severe and complex learning needs, autism, and communication difficulties.
The course will highlight and explore a range of assistive technologies and resources for pupils who require additional support within an educational context to address barriers to learning. You will learn about strategies and processes to help you make the most of technology, either specialised software or tools that are built into the operating system of devices, eg Windows, iPads (iOS) and Chromebooks.
Comments from previous participants:
“The variety, range and quality of materials was excellent. It was also great to have the opportunity to hear from others who are working in this area.”
“The course content was excellent including the extensive knowledge and experience of the CALL Scotland team, the opportunity to read so extensively, and the access to so many online resources. The overall course has had a very positive impact on the development of our service going forward.”
“The opportunity to discuss best practice, ask questions of various professionals contributing to the course. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to undertake professional reading. I really enjoyed the course.”
Find out more about CALL Scotland (Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning)
Please note that the weekly workshops for this course will now be held on Tuesdays at 4pm
Intermediate Timetabling
This one-day course is for those who have completed the Introduction to Effective Timetabling Course or who already have prior knowledge/experience of timetabling.
Course participants will:
Practical exercises will complement the techniques and ideas examined during the day.
Note: Our next introductory courses on Effective Timetabling will run Nov 2024, Dec 2024 and Jan 2025. If you wish to be notified when bookings open, please register your interest on the professional learning website.
Rewilding Education
This online session will explore the concepts and metaphors of ecology and discuss how an understanding of complex ecosystems can help us to better manage and steer change in our own education work.
Speakers Dr Graham Thomson and Dr Hannah Grainger Clemson will discuss their own interactions with these ideas, coupled with different images and graphics as food for thought. Participants will have the opportunity to complete voluntary interactive tasks, engage in Q&A, and share their own ideas.
Delivery: Online (MS Teams)
Froebelian Futures National Conference 2024: Repositioning power in early childhood
This national gathering of Froebelian educators will offer a wide selection of discussions, debates, films and research on topics including:
Keynote speakers:
Venue: John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh
With less than two months left to access the 2023 World Education Summit Resources before the site closes to make way for WES 2024, it’s time to pack in your professional learning. Do you have in-service days coming up or staff meetings? Could you use part the WES 2023 content available to inform your presentation or add to staff discussion?
Whether you are looking at develop your school practices to embed the UNCRC and develop Rights Respecting Schools (Goves & Thom – Enabling Young People to be the Voice of Tomorrow Today), considering learning & teaching (Hattie – Visible Learning: The Sequel) or focussing on leadership (Harris – Leading Schools in a Time of Change: What matters most and why), then there’s something here for you. Go to the SEIC WES 2023 Padlet for more suggestions and the WES 2023 Summit Central to see the full listing.
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As you will know, as part of Education reform in Scotland, Regional Improvement Collaborative funding is to reduce over the coming year. As a result, the SEIC Board has agreed that much of the current SEIC work will be scaled back over the course of this session and within this I can confirm that the SEIC will not provide funding for colleagues to access WES 2024. To help us provide local authorities and schools with information as to the value of the WES 2023 licences, I would ask that you complete the following short survey to inform this process. The survey takes a very short time to complete but your feedback is highly valuable.
World Education Summit 2023 Feedback
We have added a page to the blog with information on Professional Learning opportunities related to 1+2
Check it out here – NEW Languages 1+2 Page
Click here for the Professional Learning Newsletter – December 2023 (ed.ac.uk)
This includes –
LGBT Inclusive Education:
The national LGBT Inclusive Education platform, LGBT Inclusive Education | National Platform (lgbteducation.scot), contains a wide range of resources and free professional learning for educators across Scotland.
SEIC have requested our support in evaluating the World Education Summit 2023 by completing this short feedback form:
World Education Summit 2023 Feedback
Your WES 2023 Summit licence has been funded by the SEIC to support your professional learning and this valuable resource remains available to you until March 2024. To help you navigate the wealth of presentations and to gain the most from this, please use the SEIC WES Padlet to see suggested presentations on a range of topics.
30 November 2023, 4.30-6.00pm
Places are free, booking is essential
Please share this session with your schools, it is for Head Teachers/SMT.
Parents and families can be a great support for a school and can help senior management in so many ways. This session works through the positive and effective ways a Parent Council can help engage with families and the wider community to help support learning. It addresses specifics around the role of the Parent Council and its interaction with school. There will also be time to discuss some of the potential challenges and how to manage relationships.
Developed in partnership with senior management teams and headteachers, this session consistently receives very positive feedback from both delegates and local authorities.
The session is interactive and informal with opportunities for discussion and questions. It’s a great chance to learn more about how you can work effectively with the Parent Council and to hear about good practice in other schools.
The Children & Young People’s Occupational Therapy Team have shared links to 2 useful videos –
What is sensory integration –https://youtu.be/VC6lHc_knU8?si=qgeChRPkaq3yzHKv
Sleep and its importance- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-2HD99x__yOVn-ItSEE0ArrOq5aF_oK&si=7oOmSo9Wkkmmf99w
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