#Keep the Promise - Pupil Support Staff Training Day
On Friday, 15 November 2024, Children in Scotland will host their #KeepThePromise Pupil Support Staff Training Day in Dundee from 9:30am to 3:30pm at Bonar Hall. One of the day's highlights will be a presentation about our School Through My Eyes project.
Amber Mann
Keep the Promise Change Officer
October 16 2024 - 4 min read
The Importance of the #KeepThePromise
The training day is part of the broader #KeepThePromise campaign, which reflects Scotland’s commitment to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Care Review. The promise calls for significant changes to improve the care, education, and support systems for children and young people. In this context, pupil support staff, who play a crucial role in providing nurturing and inclusive environments, will benefit from training aimed at enhancing their capacity to understand and respond to the needs of every student, especially those who are care-experienced.
Children in Scotland
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.” – Children in Scotland
This exciting opportunity allows us to introduce the School Through My Eyes project to local Pupil Care and Support Workers who work directly with care-experienced children and young people in both Primary and Secondary school environments.
We are very grateful to be invited to speak at this event and look forward to updating you all very soon.
For tickets and further information please visit the Children in Scotland Eventbrite.