{"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\/06\/12\/sbc-targeted-pupil-support-professional-learning-offers-2026-27\/\">\r\n\t\t\tSBC Targeted Pupil Support Professional Learning Offers 2026-27\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\/06\/12\/sbc-targeted-pupil-support-professional-learning-offers-2026-27\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tJune 12, 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>Download here &#8211;\u00a0TPS PL offer 2026 -27 Message from the Targeted Pupil Support team We work in partnership with schools to strengthen practice, build capacity, and ensure that all staff feel confident in meeting the needs of learners. We are committed to enhancing universal classroom practice, and providing targeted, specialist&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/06\/12\/sbc-targeted-pupil-support-professional-learning-offers-2026-27\/\">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\/05\/21\/teacher-time\/\">\r\n\t\t\tTeacher Time\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\/05\/21\/teacher-time\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMay 21, 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>The Pre-School Home Visiting Teacher (PSHVT) Service would like to offer mainstream Primary 1 teachers a series of 3 online workshops on TEAMS. These are aimed at supporting children who are currently on our PSHVT caseloads who will be transitioning to Primary 1 after the summer. These workshops will introduce&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/21\/teacher-time\/\">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\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\">\r\n\t\t\tEmotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) Training\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\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMay 13, 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>Strengthening the Universal Plus Level supports for pupil resilience and wellbeing in mainstream schools is a key priority within education in the Scottish Borders, in response to nationally increasing need. As part of this, the Educational Psychology Service is pleased to be able to offer training and coaching in the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\">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\/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\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. This new national professional learning framework has been developed &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9334,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9334"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1860,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}