{"id":57,"date":"2022-11-09T13:21:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2024-09-12T20:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:56:00","slug":"pupil-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/pupil-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupil Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_102\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-2 layout-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_102-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/professional-learning\/self-directed-professional-learning\/pupil-support-staff-framework\/\">Education Scotland &#8211; Pupil Support Staff Framework<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This national framework has been developed to help pupil support staff access and engage in their own professional development.<\/p>\n<p>Pupil support staff are essential and valuable members of early learning and child care settings (ELC) and school communities. This new national professional learning framework has been developed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>help pupil support staff access and engage in their own professional development, set within our Scottish education context<\/li>\n<li>support local authorities and regional improvement collaboratives by complementing their professional learning opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_102-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"ttfmp-post-list-35\" class=\"widget ttfmp-widget-post-list\"><h4 class=\"widget-title\">Pupil Support Blog Posts<\/h4>\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list columns-1 thumbnail-top has-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/boardmaker-sound-board-app\/\">\r\n\t\t\tBoardmaker &amp; Sounding Board App\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/boardmaker-sound-board-app\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tApril 22, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Boardmaker This course will guide you through how to create symbol supported resources using Boardmaker software. Aims: Staff will be able to use Boardmaker to create basic symbolised resources. Staff will be able to use templates within Boardmaker. Staff will be able to use Boardmaker Online to search for pre-made&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/boardmaker-sound-board-app\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/imagine-a-man-train-the-trainer\/\">\r\n\t\t\tImagine a Man &#8211; Train the Trainer\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/imagine-a-man-train-the-trainer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tApril 22, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Imagine a Man is a research and evidence-based development initiative designed to help boys and young men to develop a healthy and positive version of masculinity that aligns to gender equality. The Scottish Borders Council is expanding the &#8220;Imagine a Man&#8221; programme, a\u00a0No Knives Better Lives\u00a0initiative, following successful trials. The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/22\/imagine-a-man-train-the-trainer\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/08\/dyslexia-scotland-call-for-applications\/\">\r\n\t\t\tDyslexia Scotland Call for Applications\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/08\/dyslexia-scotland-call-for-applications\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tApril 8, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Support for Learning teachers, Additional Support Needs teachers, Pupil Support teachers and local authority Inclusion Education Officers are encouraged to apply, as well as others such as classroom teachers and Principal Teachers who can work in partnership with their support teachers. Applications for cohort 6 of the programme (deadline 25&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/04\/08\/dyslexia-scotland-call-for-applications\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/24\/roots-of-empathy\/\">\r\n\t\t\tRoots of Empathy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/24\/roots-of-empathy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMarch 24, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>We are absolutely delighted to confirm that Action for Children have kindly offered to host a Roots of Empathy course in the Scottish Borders next academic session. This course will only be able to run if we have enough interest across out schools. A minimum of 6 delegates are required&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/24\/roots-of-empathy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/11\/massage-in-schools\/\">\r\n\t\t\tMassage in Schools\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/11\/massage-in-schools\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMarch 11, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>We are organising training for the third SBC cohort of the Massage in Schools programme. It has strong, evidence-based outcomes including reductions in negative physical touch behaviours and is widely used across Scotland and the rest of the world. Feedback from schools in the Borders already using this has been&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/03\/11\/massage-in-schools\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2025\/12\/17\/stem-live-lesson-robert-burns-the-environment\/\">\r\n\t\t\tSTEM &#8211; Live Lesson &#8211; Robert Burns &amp; The Environment\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2025\/12\/17\/stem-live-lesson-robert-burns-the-environment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2025\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>A live lesson on\u00a0Robert Burns and the Environment\u00a0on January 19. Every January we learn Robert Burns poems as a celebration of Scottish heritage. But, if we look a little deeper, we can see that through his poems Robert Burns reveals a strong connection to the natural world and the landscape&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2025\/12\/17\/stem-live-lesson-robert-burns-the-environment\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Education Scotland &#8211; Pupil Support Staff Framework This national framework has been developed to help pupil support staff access and engage in their own professional development. Pupil support staff are essential and valuable members of early learning and child care settings (ELC) and school communities. 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