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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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.

Child Protection Induction

Child Protection Induction – for all new starts

Thursday 9th May, 4.00-5.30pm, MS Teams

Aims 

Content

Book on Business World

Coaching for the PRD

Wednesday 1st May, 4-6pm, MS Teams

The PL team are hosting a session focusing on coaching skills for the PRD meeting.

The aims of the session are:

-To understand the use of non-directive coaching in relation to PRD/PU process

-To develop coaching skills to identify professional learning needs and the PRD process

-To understand the role of coaching within the PRD process

Book via Business World or contact clpl@scotbordrs.gov.uk 

Fully funded places available on Open University Microcredentials

The OU in Scotland is currently offering some fully funded places on our Microcredential courses starting in June/July 2024. These courses run from 10 – 12 weeks and are designed for people looking to gain new skills to help advance their careers. The courses are delivered online via distance learning which allows you to fit in time for learning alongside work and life commitments. They can give you and your staff practical skills that can be immediately utilised in the workplace. Offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the courses will also give you the chance to learn alongside people in a wide range of sectors and roles and share knowledge and experience.

The courses on offer are:

  • Agile Leadership and Management
  • Business Management: Marketing Principles and Practice
  • Business Management: Improving Organisational Practice
  • Business Management: People Management and Leadership
  • Business Management: Project Management
  • Business Management: Fundamentals of Management Accounting
  • Business Management: Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Roles
  • Climate Change: Transforming Your Organisation for Sustainability
  • Cyber Security Operations
  • Mental Health: Working with Children and Young People
  • Mentoring and Coaching in Professional Learning
  • Python Programming
  • Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum

More information about the courses and the application form can be found at https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/choose/scotland-micro. The deadline for applications is 19th May 2024.

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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