IWS – Tues 13 – Inservice Day Offer

We have some bespoke arrangements already in place with some clusters but have the following additional offer for schools for the Tuesday inset after the holidays.

If you would like to access any of these please get in touch with the contacts below who will send you a link to circulate in time for the session.

  • All offers will be delivered live through TEAMS
  • Most sessions will also be on offer at an end of the day session suitable for CAT meetings during the academic year.
  • Please email the contact person indicated below to register interest/sign up for your school or cluster.
  • We aim to support outwards looking practice and collaboration across schools/clusters – please ensure that wherever possible staff are logged on using individual devices to allow ‘break out rooms’ to operate effectively.
  • All attendees are expected to complete an online evaluation form after the session
  • No registers will be taken – schools should note attendance of their staff if required

Tuesday 13th August 2024

9.15 – 10.45am Scripting: Confident and Positive Responses

Contact

Paddy Burke pburke@scotborders.gov.uk

 9.30 – 10.30 Bilingual support  – Supporting in Writing (Primary)

 

Contact

Liz Scarpa gw09scarpaliz@glowmail.org.uk or Jane Bryant

gw10bryantjane4@glowmail.org.uk

 
9.15 – 10.45am The environment offers a safe base  – principles and practice

Contact

Caroline Robinson

crobinson@scotborders.gov.uk    

 11 – 12.00 Bilingual support – Supporting in Writing (Secondary)

Contact

Liz Scarpa gw09scarpaliz@glowmail.org.uk or Jane Bryant

gw10bryantjane4@glowmail.org.uk
1.30 – 3.00pm  All behaviour is communication –  principles and practice

Contact

Doug Crabbe

douglas.crabbe@scotborders.gov.uk

 

  

Self Harm and Suicide Prevention for Children and Young People

Dates for the Self Harm and Suicide Prevention for Children and Young People Course have now been set.

2024

Tuesday 29th October 1pm – 5pm

Thursday 21st November 9am – 1pm

Thursday 5th December 9am – 1pm

2025

Tuesday 4th March 9am – 1pm

Thursday 27th March 9am – 1pm

Tuesday 27th May 9am – 1pm

To book please contact:

Shirley Marr

Project Support Officer

Public Health, NHS Borders

Joint Health Improvement Team

Scottish Borders Council Headquarters

Newtown St Boswells

TD6 0SA

Phone:  07973728960 / 01835 825970

Email: shirley.marr@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Aspiring Principal Teachers of Guidance

Professional Learning Programme for Aspiring Principal Teachers of Guidance Tickets, Mon 26 Aug 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Are you interested in becoming a Guidance Teacher?

Then come and join the first cohort for the new professional learning programme for Aspiring Principal Teachers of Guidance.

Built in conjunction with Principal Teachers of Guidance this professional learning programme has practical and experiential learning at its core. Using the knowledge and experience of the current workforce, key themes have been identified to proactively support future Guidance Teachers. This is a yearlong course which comprises of 5 modules.

  • The Role of the Guidance Teacher
  • Supporting All Learners
  • Managing a Caseload
  • Partnership Working
  • Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Each module will be delivered in-person at The University of Aberdeen. There is no formal assessment however, each module proposes ‘take away’ tasks for colleagues to apply within their own school context. At the end of each module, colleagues will be asked to share their learning and how they applied it across their own school context.

Please note that this is a yearlong programme and attendance at all 5 online events is essential. Please note the online dates below are included in this programme. Joining links and instructions will be sent closer to the time of these dates.

Online Dates:

Wednesday 9th October 2024

16:30 – 18:30

Monday 16th December 2024

16:30 – 18:30

Tuesday 4th March 2024

16:30 – 18:30

Tuesday 13th May 2025

16:30 – 18:30

Monday 23rd June 2025

16:30 – 18:30

Target Audience – Please be aware that the target audience for this event is for professionals within the Education Sector in Scotland and to register for the event please enter either a school/establishment/local authority or Glow email address. If you work in Scottish education and would like to attend, but do not have a glow or work email address please email esevents@educationscotland.gov.scot with the name of your setting or service, to request a place. Thank you for your understanding.

Ticket Allocation – It is not possible to transfer your booking to anyone else. If you are unable to attend please cancel your booking to free up a space for another participant to attend. Please remember that for security purposes it is very important that you do not share event information with anyone else to provide them access to this event.

Joining Instructions – Please note joining instructions for this event will be sent out 48 hours before the event, each attendee is advised to double check they received a confirmation email from Eventbrite via the email address they entered as this may result in not receiving these instructions and could obstruct you from attending the event. We would recommend you to contact us should you not receive joining instructions by 1 hour before then event time. We would advise you to check your junk files for emails about the event.

Request for advance information – If you have specific accessibility requirements, for example, if you need slides or more information to be sent to you in advance, or need breaks at specific intervals, we would welcome more information about this in advance. Whilst it is your choice to disclose this information, or not, doing so will enable us to better understand your needs and plan how to best support your engagement. Our aim is to make appropriate adjustments to our programme delivery to ensure the best possible experience for our delegates.

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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. At ASIST you’ll learn how to recognise when someone may be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support.

ASIST is delivered in the Scottish Borders throughout the year, please email health.improvement@borders.scot.nhs.uk to be added to the distribution list to be informed when the next workshop is open for booking.