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Supporting School Age Childcare in Scotland
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Medication Management Checklist
Suggestions for supporting your medication management practice
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Committees and Constitution
This resource includes a template constitution for a School Age Child are Service as well as information and guidance for voluntary management committees.
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Parent Finance March 2026
Customisable posters to help you advertise to your parents how much your service could actually cost if they access Universal Credit or Tax-Free childcare
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Inspection round-up looks at recent inspection reports from school age childcare services available on the Care Inspectorate's website, highlighting:
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Recurring areas for improvement.
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We have a range on in-person school age childcare specific training and offer a bespoke consultancy service to help keep your childcare service in good health.

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We have various templates, toolkits, and sample policies to help you manage your service and meet its regulatory requirements.

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As the national intermediary organisation in Scotland for school-age childcare, we are involved in advocacy work on behalf of the sector and provide expert opinion and offer views, on proposals, issues or policies affecting the sector.

Information and Guidance

If you are a parent, carer, child, workforce member, or anyone else with an interest in school age childcare, we provide a range a free guides and materials.

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Trauma Informed Practice with Dr James McTaggart
Expert Webinar
10:30 Tue 8th Sep 2026
Professional Learning with SSSC
Expert Webinar
10:30 Wed 7th Oct 2026
What Funders Look For with Firstport
Expert Webinar
10:30 Thu 12th Nov 2026
Risky Play with Play Scotland
Expert Webinar
10:30 Thu 3rd Dec 2026
Local Networking - North Ayrshire
Local Networking
10:00 Wed 21st Oct 2026
Local Networking - Glasgow Yoker
Local Networking
10:00 Thu 22nd Oct 2026
Local Networking - Dundee
Local Networking
10:00 Wed 28th Oct 2026
Local Networking - Elgin
Local Networking
10:00 Thu 29th Oct 2026
Local Networking - Edinburgh
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10:00 Mon 9th Nov 2026
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10:00 Mon 16th Nov 2026
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Local Networking
10:00 Thu 19th Nov 2026
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A Register for the Future
Access to Childcare Fund
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Autism Learning Session
Back to Basics
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COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Celebrating Out of School Care
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
Get Ready for Summer
Ge - J
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Getting it Right for Business
In-Person Play Training
Induction Training
International Learning Session
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
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Local Networking
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
Medication Management Webinar
Members' Networking
Networking March 2026
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Networking Meetings
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking Opportunity
Not just a dream
OSC Practice during COVID
Online Membership Catch-up
P - SS
Play Training
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
SOSCN Conference 2024
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
SOSCN Regional Events
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Sa - Sk
Safer Staffing
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Seeing the Potential
Seeing the Whole Child
Shaping the Framework
Skills Development Funding
St - W
Staying Out
Supporting Parents with Childcare Costs
Support to Pay for Childcare
Teaching Stem in OSC
What it Takes
Previous Events
Archive of our previous events
A - Ba
A Register for the Future
Access to Childcare Fund
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Autism Learning Session
Back to Basics
Back to basics- financial planning in OSC
Bu - Ge
Building Resilience Event
COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Celebrating Out of School Care
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
Get Ready for Summer
Ge - J
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Getting it Right for Business
In-Person Play Training
Induction Training
International Learning Session
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
L - Ne
Local Networking
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
Medication Management Webinar
Members' Networking
Networking March 2026
Ne - O
Networking Meetings
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking Opportunity
Not just a dream
OSC Practice during COVID
Online Membership Catch-up
P - SS
Play Training
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
SOSCN Conference 2024
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
SOSCN Regional Events
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Sa - Sk
Safer Staffing
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Seeing the Potential
Seeing the Whole Child
Shaping the Framework
Skills Development Funding
St - W
Staying Out
Supporting Parents with Childcare Costs
Support to Pay for Childcare
Teaching Stem in OSC
What it Takes
Local Networking
Local Networking
Networking Events
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Let's get together to talk about school age childcare

Local Networking and Information Sessions- November 2023

It's been a while, but we are looking forward to meeting you in person: this November we are holding a series of networking and information sessions across Scotland. Come chat with some of the SOSCN team: Irene Audain, SOSCN CEO; Andrew Shoolbread, Policy and Research Manager, and Patrick Morrison, Training and Development Officer will be in attendance.

All sessions will be held from 10am - 12.30pm, and refreshments will be provided at break time. CPL certificates will be provided.

£15 (per person) fee towards supporting event costs

  • Tuesday 7th November, STEP (Stirling Enterprise Park), Stirling
  • Wednesday 15th November, Town House, Aberdeen
  • Thursday 16th November, DCA, Dundee
  • Tuesday 21st November, Saltcoats Town Hall, Saltcoats (North Ayrshire)
  • Thursday 23rd November, Radisson Hotel, Glasgow (Fully Booked)
  • Tuesday 28th November, COSLA Offices, Edinburgh

These events have been developed with input from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) about information on benefits and initiatives to parents about how to pay for childcare. The Scottish Government School Age Childcare team will talk about the recently published Framework and Children’s Charter, and how school age childcare providers can participate in the next stage of the co-design process in the school age childcare expansion commitment.

We shall also be looking at different recruitment strategies to try and attract new people into the school age workforce.

There will be opportunities to ask questions, share concerns, meet new colleagues and gain new knowledge and insight in ways of supporting your staff, children and parents.

We hope to see you over the next few weeks.

Preferred booking is through Eventbrite, however, if you are unable to pay via card and the Eventbrite system, please contact Finlay finlay@soscn.org and we can organise invoice payment.

Booking Links:

Tuesday 7th November, STEP (Stirling Enterprise Park), Stirling
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-stirling-tickets-730232463957

Wednesday 15th November, Town House, Aberdeen
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-aberdeen-tickets-731164491677

Thursday 16th November, DCA, Dundee
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-dundee-tickets-731165203807

Tuesday 21st November, Saltcoats Town Hall, Saltcoats (North Ayrshire)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-saltcoats-tickets-731166136597

Thursday 23rd November, Radisson Hotel, Glasgow (Fully Booked)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-glasgow-tickets-731171081387

Tuesday 28th November, COSLA Offices, Edinburgh
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-get-together-to-talk-about-school-age-childcare-edinburgh-tickets-731163679247

SOSCN is pleased that we are currently still able to provide free membership (and associated information and support) due to grant funding through Scottish Government, however, we are no longer able to offer free events and so must charge a basic fee to help cover the costs. We trust you understand.

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