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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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).

IWS

 

Check out all of the latest Professional Learning opportunities.

What’s New Bulletin – March

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.

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Scottish Borders MARAC are holding a series of awareness sessions to enable a wider range of professionals to understand the process, be able to make referrals and work effectively with their MARAC representatives.

The sessions are aimed at any professional in Borders who works directly with adults/families and may have a role to play in identifying domestic abuse and utilising the MARAC process. They are not designed to support staff to take up the role of MARAC representative for their agency.

Session 1: Thursday 21 March, 9.30-11.00am, MSTeams (link below)

This short session is the first of two and will provide an overview of the MARAC process and the benefits of this multi-agency approach to risk management of high risk cases of domestic abuse. The aim is to:

• provide context and function of the MARAC process
• update on the Scottish Borders MARAC
• explain the process from referral to feedback
• describe your role in the MARAC process
• provide support for making MARAC referrals.

Click here to join the meeting

We would be grateful if you could circulate this invite to your staff teams/networks and partnerships to enable a wide range of staff the opportunity to attend.

The second session is being planned for Autumn 2024 – details to follow in due course.

Any questions about the sessions, please contact the MARAC Coordinator on marac@scotborders.gov.uk

child protection

Detailed below is our upcoming  ‘Working with the Parent Council’ session.

Please share with your Head Teachers and SMT’s, that may find it useful.

As always booking is essential.

Working with the Parent Council 21 March 2024, 4.30-6pm Places are free, booking is essential. Bookings

Learn about the positive and effective ways a Parent Council can help engage with families and the community to support learning.

For further information visit Connect or email membership@connect.scot