Education Scotland’s Leadership+ offer launched late last year. Leadership+ is a series of one-off bespoke webinars which complement the work of Education Scotland’s leadership programmes. We started this offer in December with webinars from Dr Karen Edge and Dr Simon Breakspear, and we were joined by Dr Paul Bloomberg at the end of February.

We can now announce the speaker for our next session, and we’re delighted to share that it is Dr Karen E Bohlin! Se will be joining us on Tuesday 18^th March, 4pm-5pm to share her webinar Practical Wisdom for Agile School Leadership.

School leaders are confronted with stress tests daily: fires to put out, unanticipated student, parent and staff needs, conflicts and problems to resolve, challenges to their mission. Do you know what to do, when you don’t know what to do?

In this workshop, Dr Karen E.Bohlin EdD will introduce a proven leadership compass, a simple but powerful tool to help you navigate the inevitable stress tests with grace and purpose. The Practical Wisdom Framework (PWF)™ is a shared approach to wise decision-making that activates 3 leadership dispositions key to prudential judgment and action. Learn the 4 Rs at the heart of the PWF, simple but powerful practices that bring out the best in you, your team, and the school communities you serve. Explore one application of the Practical Wisdom Framework in your own work and learn to build more trust, inspire shared leadership and promote greater unity within your school community.

We anticipate high demand for this event, so would encourage you to sign up quickly. If a number of you in your establishment want to sign up, then why not watch together, learn together and take forward your post-event plans together?

Please click here to register for a place at the webinar. Registrations will close on Friday 14^th March.

Please note this session will not be recorded.

Leadership+ is offered to anyone in a leadership role in Scottish education, across sectors (this includes classroom practitioners, ELC and CLD practitioners, middle leaders, and school, setting and system leaders). The aims are:

• to enhance leadership learning across pertinent themes
• to encourage critical thinking in leaders at all levels.

The summarised videos from two of our previous sessions (Dr Karen Edge and Dr Simon Breakspear) are now available to view on the Leadership in Education page – click here to view.

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Kind regards

The Professional Learning and Leadership Team

SBC will be hosting an Education Awards Ceremony on 11 June 2025 at Inspire, Tweedbank.

We are aware that there hasn’t been the opportunity in recent years to celebrate these successes in person and we hope to be able to recognise the achievements of the following individuals:

• First Steps into Leadership & Management
• Next Steps into Leadership & Management
• Coaching
• Education Scotland Leadership Programmes (e.g. MLLC, Into Headship)
• University of Edinburgh – PG Cert Qualifications

Additional Staff Nominations

We are very aware that there will be a number of staff who have worked very hard to gain qualifications that we are not aware of and with this in mind we would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the nomination form below to make us aware of any staff within your school / setting who have gained professional recognition / qualifications over the last two years.

Click here to nominate

 

Recognising Whole School Achievement

We would also like to recognise whole school achievements at this event. If your school has received an award over the last two years we would be grateful if you could take a couple of minutes to complete the information request below:

Whole school award information

Looking at meeting all children’s needs across ​Early Level, ​through embracing and supporting neurodiversity.​

Course content:

Developing our universal provision through the lens of neurodiversity. Exploring strategies to support children, with a needs based approach. Ensuring educators’ knowledge of policy and procedures for effective documentation.

Aims:

Session 1. Wednesday 23rd April 4:00 – 5:30

To develop our understanding of:​

• What neurodiversity is and the range of different ways that the brain works​
• ​How all children communicate their needs through their behaviours​
• ​’Ableism’ and how to be more neurodiversity affirming:​

“I accept you and like you for who you are!”​

Session 2. Wednesday 14th May 4:00 – 5:30

Aims:

To see how we can strengthen our neurodiversity affirming, universal support approaches through:​

• Our role as the adult ​
• The learning environment we offer

Session 3. Wednesday 28th May 4:00 – 5:30

Aims:

• Developing targeted interventions for our children​
• Creating a Care Plan+​
• Working in partnership with families​
• Seeking advice and help​

Target Audience – ELC practitioners, Primary 1 teachers, 0.1s, teachers and support staff

Participants must attend all 3 sessions and complete follow on tasks

Places can be booked through Business World

Following the launch of the new National Guidance on LGBT Inclusive Education we are partnering with Time for Inclusive Education and Scottish Government on our next LGBT Inclusive Education webinar.

 

LGBT Inclusive Education: Guidance, Practicalities and Planning

LGBT inclusive education is for everyone. It is needed to foster a safe and supportive environment for all children, young people and adults

 

Details: Wednesday 30^th April 2025 16.00-17.30 GMT

 

Eventbrite link here: LGBT Inclusive Education: Guidance, Practicalities and Planning Tickets, Wed 30 Apr 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

 

This webinar will explore:

• Guidance and national approach to LGBT inclusive education
• Examples and case studies of integrating this in our settings and practice
• Insights into young people’s experiences of online prejudice, homophobia and misogyny at school
• The positive impact of LGBT inclusive education

📣See Me See Change Upcoming Webinar

Building on last year’s successful STEM Nation Expo, our team at Education Scotland is delighted to announce that we are working with a group of inspirational educators to host a series of STEM Nation Open Days across Scotland. The programme of visits will run throughout February and March 2025 and will include three virtual visits to settings in rural and remote areas.

Details for all of these sessions can be found here. Please note that the posters are broken down into ELC / Primary / Secondary

Please see below updates to the Webinars currently scheduled for March 2025.

Please note that dates/times are subject to change/cancellation.

There is no need to pre-register for these events, to join the webinar, delegates should:

• login to the SEEMiS website at www.seemis.gov.scot you should use your Click & Go login but with a ‘b’ in front of your user name (e.g. bzj1020)

• navigate to Training | Training Webinars
• select the correct date/time for the webinar they wish to attend
• follow the webinar link

We kindly ask that delegates arrive on time and remain for the duration of the webinar.

 

3.1 -3.2 – COS Subjects & Students	06/03/2025	9:10-10:40am
3.3 – COS Options	06/03/2025	11am-12pm
3.4 – COS Classes	06/03/2025	1:30-2:30pm
7 – Standard Letters	07/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
18 – This Session for Nursery & Primary Schools	07/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
29 – Latest Pastoral Notes	07/03/2025	1-2:30pm
8 – Casual Groups	11/03/2025 10/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
6 – Primary Turnaround	11/03/2025 10/03/2025	10:30-11:45am
28 – Bullying & Equalities	11/03/2025 10/03/2025	1-2:10pm
3.5 – SETTS Resources	12/03/2025 14/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
3.6 – SETTS Matching	12/03/2025 14/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
3.7 – SETTS Timetable with Rotations	12/03/2025 14/03/2025	1-2pm
18.1 – This Session for Secondary Schools	13/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
15 – SQA Estimates	13/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
10 – Custom Reports	13/03/2025	1-2:30pm
3.1 -3.2 – COS Subjects & Students	18/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
3.3 – COS Options	18/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
3.4 – COS Classes	18/03/2025	1-2pm
11.2 – Tracking & Monitoring – Teacher	19/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
11.3 – Tracking & Monitoring – Clerical	19/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
4.1 – SQA – Additional Arrangements & Exam Planning	19/03/2025	1-2:30pm
3.5 – SETTS Resources	20/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
3.6 – SETTS Matching	20/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
3.7 – SETTS Timetable with Rotations	20/03/2025	1-2pm
4.1 – SQA – Additional Arrangements & Exam Planning	25/03/2025	9:10-10:40am
15 – SQA Estimates	25/03/2025	11am-12pm
28 – Bullying & Equalities	25/03/2025	1:30-2:40pm
23.1 – Progress + Achievement Teachers	26/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
23.2 – Progress + Achievement Administrators	26/03/2025	10:30-11:30am
27 – Pupil Records	26/03/2025	1-2:30pm
2.4 – SQA Reports	27/03/2025	9:10-10:10am
6 – Primary Turnaround	27/03/2025	10:30-11:40am
10 – Custom Reports	27/03/2025	1:30-3pm
29 – Latest Pastoral Notes	28/03/2025	9:10-10:40am
7 – Standard Letters	28/03/2025	11am-12pm
8 – Casual Groups	28/03/2025	1:30-2:30pm

Scottish Borders Violence Against Women Partnership in partnership with COSLA and Scottish Government are pleased to share the new e learning module on Human Trafficking to supplement the new Scottish Borders Human Trafficking Multi-Agency Guidance: this directs all our efforts to responding safely and effectively to concerns about human trafficking.

The module can be accessed on SBLearn and is currently in the Spotlight area when you log in. If you are unable to locate please type human trafficking into the search box and it should appear. child protection

The e learning module is interactive, easy to follow and will give clear direction as to next steps.

If you feel a short input to your team would be of benefit please get in touch andrea.beavon@scotborders.gov.uk

Two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid.

22nd and 23rd May, 8:50am – 5pm

An ASIST trained caregiver, will be better able to:

• Identify people who have thoughts of suicide, reach out and offer support
• Seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide
• Apply a suicide intervention model
• Review current risk and develop a plan to increase safety from suicidal behaviour
• Link people with community resources

If you would like to attend this course please complete this form and 12 weeks prior to the course you will receive details on how to book from Public Health Scotland.