#KeepThePromise online practice sharing session for Pupil Support Staff
Join our online practice-sharing sessions to listen, share and network with other Pupil Support Staff focusing on care experienced children and young people. We’re covering a range of topics that Pupil Support Staff and care experienced children and young people themselves have told us are important. You’ll hear examples of good practice in the area you’ve chosen to come along to and have the opportunity to discuss in a small group. Sessions take place either on in-service days or evenings straight after school.
Presenters and format:
This session will include a short presentation by a Pupil Support worker and/or other practitioners who focuses on supporting care experienced children and young people in schools. The majority of this session will consist of discussion between delegates. The discussion will be facilitated by members of the Policy, Projects and Participation Team at Children in Scotland.
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.
Ensuring the voices of care experienced children and young people are heard in schools
Listen and share ideas with other pupil support staff about ensuring care experienced learner’s voices are heard in schools.
Monday 11 November, 1.30pm-2.30pm | Date in Past
This session takes place on an in-service day for West Dunbartonshire, South Lanarkshire and Moray Councils.
Monday 27 January, 3.45pm-4.45pm
This session takes place after school.
27 January 2025
Free for pupil support staff
All about relationships: building trust with care experienced learners
Listen and share ideas with other pupil support staff on building trust with care experienced learners of primary and secondary school age
Thursday 28 November, 3.15pm-4.15pm | Date in Past
This session takes place after school. It will focus on primary aged children.
Tuesday 21 January, 3.45pm-4.45pm
This session takes place after school. It will focus on secondary aged young people.
21 January 2025
Secondary school focus. Free for pupil support staff
Pupil-led approaches to empower care experienced children and young people
Listen and share ideas with other pupil support staff on pupil-led approaches and their potential to empower care experienced learners.
Tuesday, 11 February, 3.45pm-4.45pm
This session takes place after school.
Tuesday 18 February -1.30pm-2.30pm
This session takes place on an in-service day for Falkirk, North Ayrshire, Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Councils.
11 February 2025
Free for pupil support staff
18 February 2025
Free for pupil support staff
Supporting the educational rights of care experienced children and young people
26 March 2025
Free for pupil support staff
03 April 2025
Free for pupil support staff
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