Billy Anderson

A promotional banner for the event titled Inclusion Ambassadors – Support Planning Webinar Professionals. There is a teal background and on the right of the image there is the logo for Inclusion Ambassadors, comprising eight overlapping and interlocking hands in teal, blue, orange and pink. At the bottom left of the image, a smaller version of this logo can be seen in white alongside the Children in Scotland's double chevron logo, also in white.

Are you a professional working with secondary school aged young people with additional support needs?

On 1 December we will be hosting a webinar, sharing some of the work, views and experiences of the Inclusion Ambassadors.

Book your free place now!
childreninscotland.org.uk/event/inclus...

Mockup showing a desktop and mobile view of a website for Children in Scotland, featuring a teal and green design, bold headings about giving children an equal chance to flourish, and a photo of a young child looking out a window

Children in Scotland's new website is here 🎉

Check out our full range of resources for Scotland's children's sector:

www.childreninscotland.org.uk

Untangling ASL - Enquire A series of information and advice resources, designed for those working with parents, carers and professionals to share.

New from Enquire: Untangling ASL resources

Our new downloads include a series of myth-busting FAQs and info cards.

Designed for others to use, they are free to download and share across social media as well as parent and professional networks.

Visit: enquire.org.uk/untangling-a...

#ASL

Wardley! Unbelievable!!!! What a fight, so happy! Warriors both of them #WardleyvParker

Agreed...but would love to see a Wardley win! Like both guys, just hope fight is a good one.

He wasn't looking good up to that point though (pardon the pun!) Think Tom needs to back off all the youtube stuff and get hyperfocussed on the rematch. He looked slow and tense to me, too much on his mind.

Our own @billy-anderson.bsky.social contributed to a blog from Charity Finance Group on prioritising wellbeing for staff and volunteers, along with others from across the sector - and being chair of our wellbeing group, he had some very interesting insights!

Read here: cfg.org.uk/knowledge-hu...

A screen shot from the My Rights My Say Facebook page reveals an image of a large white 400 overlaid on a background of green, red and blue - the brand colours of the service. Text to accompany the post explains the Children's Views service, part of My Rights My Say, has now had 400 referrals. It explains the Children's Views service supports young people with additional support needs to have their say in important decisions about their education and thanks everyone who has helped raise awareness and support children and young people to access the service.

Our My Rights, My Say colleagues who run the Children's Views service have now had 400 referalls since launching in 2018. This demonstrates increasing awareness and interaction with this incredibly valuable service.

Fantastic work team!! ✨

More about My Rights My Say: myrightsmysay.scot

An image of orange leaves sits on top of a background of autumnal colours of orange and yellow and a soft pink hue. Text over the top highlights the Enquire helpline will be closed from Monday 13 October for the October break, reopening on Monday 27 October.

Please note our helpline will be closed from Monday 13 October to Friday 24 October (inclusive) to allow our busy and dedicated helpline team a well-earned break.

We will reopen on Monday 27 October.

A black and white image of a young woman with shoulder length dark hailr smiing at the camera. She is identified as Beth Fyfe, Advice and Information Officer with Enquire who is running a workshop at the Kibble Annual Conference in Glasgow on Monday 24 November.

Are you heading to Kibble's Annual Conference in Glasgow next month?

Beth from our team will be delivering a workshop and talking more about Navigate - our new tools designed to help adults supporting young people with #CareExperience.

More info and how to book: www.kibble.org/kibble-annua...

Graphic highlighting a new blog on the Enquire pages. The image is split into white for the bottom half and a rosy pink for the top half. On top sits an image. The image features colooured geometric shapes creating a rectangle. A dotted line winds it's way from a house shape in the bottom right of the rectangular shape up to a pale pink shape in the top right hand corner, indicative of a school. The image includes the Navigate logo - a heart shape made from a map pin and its shadow. Writing reads New blog care experience + education.

A quote from the Navigating care experience and education blog reads "Removing barriers to learning takes more than one service or one organisation's efforts. Navigate is rooted in a whole-community approach, highlighting existing resources and working alongside partner organisation." A photo accompanies the quote featuring a young man with dark hair wearing a navy blue top, smiling at the camera. He is identified as Robert Doyle, Digital Content Officer with Enquire who is author of the blog.

NEW BLOG: Navigating care experience and education

We share more about our new hub of practical tools, rights guidance and real stories – and how we built it.

Read here: enquire.org.uk/the-promise/...

#KeepThePromise #CareExperience #AdditionalSupportForLearning

Inclusion Ambassadors By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide s...

Young people with additional support needs consistently tell us about the importance of good communication.

Our Inclusion Ambassadors’ guide on language for pupils and staff in schools is one of the many resources they have made available educators.

👉 childreninscotland.org.uk/inclusion-am...

The 'Pledge Pack,' created by our Inclusion Ambassadors, helps schools take meaningful action towards inclusion. It ensures a learning environment where all feel seen, heard and respected.

Check out a full range of insightful resources for your school 👉 childreninscotland.org.uk/inclusion-am...

An image with a pale cream frame. At the centre of the image is a light blue question mark, linked by the dot to an upside down exclamation mark. Geometric shapes on both sides look like a map and trees. A dotted line winds from the bottom of the screen, along a gap in the shapes and up to the top of the question mark. Above this image is a green banner with white writing that reads care experience + education. Above this is graphics representing clouds and a sun.

Navigate is about strengthening the scaffolding around #CareExperienced learners.

It’s for the people who listen, advocate, support, teach - and need a place to find information, advice and practical tools.

Visit www.enquire.org.uk/navigate

#ThePromise #AdditionalSupportForLearning

Success doesn’t always mean top grades.

That’s why the Success Looks Different Awards, created by the Inclusion Ambassadors at Children in Scotland, matter so much.

👉 childreninscotland.org.uk/inclusion-am...

New from Enquire: Navigate is a new hub for adults who support care experienced children and young people in education.

Tools, info and practical support, shaped with care experienced voices.

Start here: enquire.org.uk/navigate

Voices brings together the diverse knowledge and experience of our members to seek solutions for the most pressing issues affecting children today.

Join us at our Additional Support for Learning Policy Briefing:

📅 Tuesday, 30 September
⏰ 10am - 12pm

childreninscotland.org.uk/learning/tra...

Fantastic blog Innes! Have a read and share! 👇👇👇

Tremendous work by our @enquirereachasl.bsky.social team @childreninscotland.bsky.social please share widely and let us know how you have used #Navigate Huge thank you to @thepromise.scot @corra.scot and everyone that supported the build along the way.

Text based card. A question posed as part of Enquire's FAQ Friday series asks what are part-time timetables and when should they be used? This series used a burnt orange colour scheme.

Text based card. The first part of a three part answer reveals part-time timetables may be suggested to help a child returning to school after a period of absence, perhaps as a result of illness or exclusion. Part time timetables may also be suggested to be used if time is needed to put in place the support needed. Answer card one of three.

Text based card. Part two of the answer around the use of part-time timetables reminds us that they should only be used if in the child's best interests, and a child's wellbeing should always be at the centre of any decisions. It should never be used as a long-term way of meeting needs. Answer card two of three.

The third and final part of the answer informs that schools should still find a way to support learning if a child is not at school. This might mean sending work home, providing access to learning online or receiving learning in a different setting. Answer card three of three.

Part-time timetables - what are they and when are they used?

Part time timetables are a short-term measure that may be used as a short-term support measure. They should never be used as a long-term way to meet need.

Find out more: enquire.org.uk/parents/atte...

#FAQFriday #school #support

In our latest #podcast we talk about support planning including what types of plans exist, how to get one started, when plans should be reviewed & what to do when disagreements arise.

View fully on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja0...

Or listen on all major podcast platforms.

#SupportPlanning

FASD - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Reach David and Joanne talk all about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and how it can affect your learning.

Today (9 Sept) is #InternationalFASDDay.

Our pages on Reach, written for young people, share more about what Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is, what it might look or feel like and what support could be available in the classroom.

Visit the All About ASL: FASD pages: reach.scot/what-is-asl/...

A great participation opportunity for young people aged 14-21yrs - to share their thoughts on #data.

@childreninscotland.bsky.social @dataforchildren.bsky.social
@celcis.org @moragtreanor.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

a teal graphic poster; on the right is an image of a group of people with paint rollers painting a heart on a wall; on the left are the words "New blog: The Promise Bill: Not the finishing line, but a step towards it"

🖋️ New blog! 🖋️

Children in Scotland's own Innes Burns discusses the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill, also informally known as The Promise Bill, and how it might get us closer to finish line of keeping The Promise.

childreninscotland.org.uk/care-reform-...

Welcome to Cosgrove Care, one of our newest members! We're very excited to have Cosgrove join us, and can't wait to get to work with them! 🎉🥳🤝

Another warm welcome to new members Trauma Informed Change Consultancy Services! 🥳🎉🤝

We're excited to work alongside TICCS, and look forward to what comes next!

a teal green graphic poster. On the left are the words "Sector news: New report from Public Health Scotland shows alcohol ad restrictions are effective in reducing harm". On the right is an image of a polaroid photo of 5 beer bottles in a row.

🗞️Sector news! 📢

Public Health Scotland has released a report concluding that restrictions on alcohol marketing is an effective way of reducing alcohol consumption and improving health.

Read more: childreninscotland.org.uk/new-report-f...

The Promise Bill: Not the finishing line, but a step towards it By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide…

The Scottish Parliament is currently considering one of the biggest reforms to the children’s care system since its formation.

In the next episode in our What the ASL? Podcast series, we talk to Paul Nisbett of @callscotland.org.uk about #technology and learners with additional support needs.

Full episode landing Tues 30 September at 1pm.

#EnquirePodcast #podcast #asl #asn

Promotional graphic for Children in Scotland’s new blog. Text reads: 'New blog: Embracing the challenges this Remember a Charity Week. Simon Massey, Head of Development & Engagement.' Includes Children in Scotland logo, Remember a Charity Week logo, and a smiling portrait of Simon Massey on a green gradient background.

📢 Latest on the blog: Embracing the challenges this Remember a Charity Week

@simonmassey.bsky.social, Head of Development & Engagement, highlights Children in Scotland’s plans to grow and diversify our income for the future.

Read more: bit.ly/4m5Ha7G