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Educating Borders Podcast – Episode 14

Welcome to episode 14 of the Educating Borders podcast, where we bring you the latest updates and exciting developments in Scottish Borders education. Coming up on today’s March edition, we have a wee blether with Christopher Such on all things reading, there’s an update from the Inspire Learning team and our brand new school showcase is with the team at Berwickshire High School on Pedagogical Coaching. This is Educating Borders!

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U6DvVp6k4Y6CjT4ikdnWl 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/educating-borders/id1679773660

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If you wish to contact the podcast, please email educating.borders@glowmail.org.uk or tweet us @SBCProfLearning using the hashtag #EducatingBorders with comments or content ideas. The Professional Learning blog can be viewed here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sb/professionallearning/

 

All content is accurate at the time of recording but some CPD dates may change – see Business World for up-to-date information.

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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Staff Wellbeing Coaching Offer

Please find below links to Scottish Government’s funded initiative regarding health and wellbeing coaching tailored for the education workforce:

Online Coaching for Education Scotland Workforce Support

Fully funded 1:1 online coaching programmes to leaders across the education system. This includes coaching for Headteachers, Deputes and Teachers with pastoral or child protection responsibilities, Middle Leaders, CLD Managers and ELC Managers.

Online Coaching for Wellbeing for Education Practitioners

Education Practitioners includes all staff that work in schools, CLD and ELC in Scotland

Emma Sowerby

Headteacher, Inclusion and Wellbeing Service.