Professional Learning

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CIRCLE toolkit

Themes can include:

·       To understand the context of CIRCLE.

·       To become familiar with CIRCLE Inclusive Classroom Scale (CICS).

·       To reflect on how to use this in your context.

·       Introduce Circle Participation Scale (CPS).

·       Explore how to use the CPS to support inclusive practice.

·       Identify next steps in integrating the CIRCLE tools (CICS & CPS) into your practice.

·       Whole school approach

·       CAT sessions

Access to a paper or digital copy (downloadable from https://www.thirdspace.scot/circle/education-resources/ ) of the document will be required to fully participate in the session.

·       Leadership team consultations available.

·       Self-serve options available.

·       Further support options on request.

For more info or for bespoke group bookings:

Email Emma Auty

eauty@scotborders.gov.uk or Doug Crabbe Douglas.Crabbe@scotborders.gov.uk   

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Restore and Repair

Themes will include:

·       effective communication

·       relationships or friendships

·       empathy and understanding for another person’s perspective

·       respect (this could mean a sense of security, self-confidence, self-respect, or dignity)

·       understanding the impact of our own behaviour on others

·       repairing harm

·       Available for Whole school / Cluster CAT sessions

·       Available on BW for individuals

25^th November (Wed)

4 – 5.30pm

Booking through Business World

For more info or for bespoke group bookings:

Email Doug Crabbe

douglas.crabbe@scotborders.gov.uk 

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Expectations and Consequences

Themes will include:

·       Expectations, structures and boundaries

·       The importance of values and language

·       Consequences – positive, natural and logical

·       The principles and learning behind logical consequences

·       Available for Whole school /Cluster CAT sessions

·       Available on BW for individuals

4^th Nov 2026 (Wed)

4 – 5.30pm 

Booking through Business World

For more info or for bespoke bookings:

Email Doug Crabbe

douglas.crabbe@scotborders.gov.uk 

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Understanding and responding to behaviours including de-escalation skills

1.       Understand where behaviour comes from

2.       Identifying signs of dysregulation

3.       How to support the children we work with and each other

·       Available for Whole school / Cluster CAT sessions

·       Available on BW for individuals

30^th Sept 2026 (Wed)

 4.00 – 5.30pm

Booking through Business World

For more info or for bespoke bookings:

Email Doug Crabbe

douglas.crabbe@scotborders.gov.uk 

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‘Bring the Calm’ de-escalation skills

Developing understanding of dysregulation

Approaches to different types of dysregulations,

De-escalation strategies

Staff self-awareness and development to support to best of ability

·       Mainstream PSA training – 2 sessions

·       Attendance at both sessions required

Fri Sept 11^th and Fri 18^th Sept 2026

Wed 13^th Jan and Wed 20^th Jan 2027

9.30 – 10.30 am

Booking through Business World

For more info or for bespoke bookings:

Email Teri Smith

teri.smith@scotborders.gov.uk

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Understanding How our Autistic Learners Communicate

·       What is communication

·       How do autistic people perhaps process language differently?

·       Literal thinking

·       Body language

·       Strategies

·       Open to all in education

1^st Oct 2026

Online through TEAMS

4.00 – 6.00pm

Booking through Business World

For more info or bespoke bookings: 

Donna Nichols

Donna.Nicholls@scotborders.gov.uk

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Understanding / Overview of Neurodiversity

·       To understand the terminology around Neurodiversity, Neurotypical and Neurodivergent

·       Exploring difference from a strengths-based approach

·       Double-empathy: a paradigm shift

With an introduction to neuro-affirming approaches to use in the classroom

·       Any education staff members: teachers and PSAs

28^th October 2026

4-5pm

18^th October 2027

4-5pm

Booking through Business World

For more info or bespoke bookings: 

Emily Dixon

Emily.Dixon1@scotborders.gov.uk

Hetty Chapman Henrietta.Chapman@scotborders.gov.uk

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Intro to Autism

Introduction to what autism is, how it presents, strategies to support and signposting to other supports

·       All staff

On request

Booking through Business World

For more info or bespoke bookings: 

Donna Nichols

Donna.Nicholls@scotborders.gov.uk

Emily Dixon

Emily.Dixon1@scotborders.gov.uk

Hetty Chapman Henrietta.Chapman@scotborders.gov.uk

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Supporting Young Pupils to Self-regulate during the school day

Building on principles with the SBC inclusion framework this session will explore:

Supporting readiness for learning

Developing regulation skills for life

·       All staff

On request

For more info or bespoke bookings: 

Emily Dixon

Emily.Dixon1@scotborders.gov.uk

Hetty Chapman Henrietta.Chapman@scotborders.gov.uk

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Nurture and Nurturing Approaches – SBC Video links

SBC Launch Pad > Core Business > SBC Includes > IWS > Relational Approaches > Nurturing Approaches > PL > Watch 

·       Whole school approach

·       Catch up for staff induction

Flexible – self serve

Self-delivery 

7 x 1.5 hour sessions available