New eLearning modules support pupil support staff to #KeepThePromise

As part of Children in Scotland’s ongoing commitment to keeping The Promise, we have developed and are delivering a Pupil Support Staff Learning Programme with the intention of creating stronger support for care experienced learners.

Work on the programme began in 2023 by speaking with care experienced children and young people to find out what improvements in support they would like to see, and pupil support staff in order to ascertain what learning opportunities would benefit their professional development.

Since then, we have delivered a range of accessible training, including our recently launched free eLearning modules. The modules are designed to build knowledge of The Promise, as well as understanding of the experiences of care experienced children and young people, with the advanced modules designed to help advocate for care experienced children and young people more widely.

We also deliver dedicated training dates, both online and in person, which began last November. Our in-person events have taken place across the country, with the final session taking place in Glasgow this Thursday. These events have been extremely valuable additions to the modules, and give an opportunity to discuss learning with others in the pupil support community, and to ask any questions that have arisen while working through the training.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work put into this programme and are looking forward to working with pupil support professionals to further our commitment to keeping The Promise. If you want to learn more about the current work and progress on The Promise, Children in Scotland’s Annual Conference 2025 will have plenty of workshops and speakers focusing on The Promise, such as Independent Strategic Advisor on The Promise Fiona Duncan, and tickets are still available on our conference hub.