Join us in Edinburgh for a unique, free-to-access learning opportunity aimed at Pupil Support Staff. This event is part of our #KeepThePromise: Pupil Support Staff learning programme.

This event takes place on Tuesday 6 May which is an in-service day for Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scottish Borders and North Lanarkshire Councils. Registration will open at 9am. The event will begin at 9.30am and run until 3.30pm. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  

This training is free to attend, however there are costs to delivering the event and a limited number of spaces. We reserve the right to charge an administrative fee of £10 to anyone who has registered but does not turn up on the day. To avoid this, please let us know in advance if you are no longer able to attend.  

Photography and filming may be taking place at the events. Please let a member of our staff know when you arrive at the event if you do not want to be filmed.  

Context 

Funded by the Keep The Promise Fund, since March 2023 we’ve been planning and codesigning #KeepThePromise Pupil Support Staff learning programme. Over the past year, we’ve worked with care experienced children and young people and a group of Pupil Support Staff to gather their views on what should be in the programme. The programme has been shaped by what they’ve told us about support for care experienced pupils in schools and what they think needs to improve further. It includes a range of in-person training events, online practice-sharing sessions, eLearning modules and online resources. All the learning opportunities are free for Pupil Support Staff. 

The Promise tells us about the importance of supportive schools for care experienced pupils, and we know that Pupil Support Staff don’t always get consistent professional development opportunities. The #KeepThe Promise Learning Programme will provide a platform to improve awareness and understanding of care experience and bring Pupil Support Staff together to network and share best practice about supporting care experienced learners. 

This event is for: 

The event is open to anyone working in a role with a specific Pupil Support remit nationally. This could include roles such as: support for learning worker, pupil support assistant, classroom assistant, ASN assistant, home-school link worker, behaviour support staff and others. The event is also open to teaching staff who line-manage pupil support workers.