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Not just a dream
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
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SOSCN Conference 2024
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Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
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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.

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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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Join up with your colleagues in the school age childcare sector from across the country, to read, learn, network and develop
previous events
Archive of our previous events
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Activity and Wellbeing training event
Networking Opportunity
Networking training events
What it Takes
Training Event
Teaching Stem in OSC
Training Event
Seeing the Whole Child
Training event
Shaping the Framework
Training event
Seeing the Potential
Training event
SOSCN Regional Events
Have your say on the OSC draft consultation
Celebrating Out of School Care
National Conference
Staying Out
Training Event
OSC Practice during COVID
An Online Conversation event
Networking Meetings
Networking training events
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking training events
Back to Basics
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
training event
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Information event
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Regulation training event
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
Networking training events
Back to basics- financial planning in OSC
Financial planning training event
Not just a dream
Training event
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Funding for services training event
Skills Development Funding
Training event
A Register for the Future
SSSC training events
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Codes of Practice consultation event
Access to Childcare Fund
Access to childcare fund learning event
Getting it Right for Business
Business training event
Get Ready for Summer
Get ready for summer training event
International Learning Session
Training event
Local Networking
Networking Events
Safer Staffing
Are you ready for the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act?
Autism Learning Session
A more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all settings
COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Share your experiences of the pandemic with Let's Be Heard
In-Person Play Training
An understanding of play for members of staff and volunteers who may have recently joined the school age childcare sector
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
Supporting transitions in School Age Childcare for children with autism
Building Resilience Event
This June, SOSCN will be hosting a training session on Building resilience through active play and sport
Online Membership Catch-up
Grab a cuppa and join us for a catch-up. An opportunity to hear what we have been up to and our plans for the coming months
Support to Pay for Childcare
Find out what support is available to parents to pay for childcare, and what other benefits they may be entitled to.
SOSCN Conference 2024
Reaching Out! Growing your community presence. Wednesday 18th September 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Induction Training
In-person training this August looking at the important knowledge and skills required to help new staff to school age childcare hit the ground running
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
In-person Training considering the impact of trauma and ACEs, and how to approach distressing behaviours with an empathetic and compassionate approach
Play Training
An introduction to the why, what and how of play in school age childcare
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Thursday 19th June, 10am - 11am Free event hosted on Zoom
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare
previous events
Archive of our previous events
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Activity and Wellbeing training event
Networking Opportunity
Networking training events
What it Takes
Training Event
Teaching Stem in OSC
Training Event
Seeing the Whole Child
Training event
Shaping the Framework
Training event
Seeing the Potential
Training event
SOSCN Regional Events
Have your say on the OSC draft consultation
Celebrating Out of School Care
National Conference
Staying Out
Training Event
OSC Practice during COVID
An Online Conversation event
Networking Meetings
Networking training events
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking training events
Back to Basics
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
training event
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Information event
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Regulation training event
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
Networking training events
Back to basics- financial planning in OSC
Financial planning training event
Not just a dream
Training event
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Funding for services training event
Skills Development Funding
Training event
A Register for the Future
SSSC training events
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Codes of Practice consultation event
Access to Childcare Fund
Access to childcare fund learning event
Getting it Right for Business
Business training event
Get Ready for Summer
Get ready for summer training event
International Learning Session
Training event
Local Networking
Networking Events
Safer Staffing
Are you ready for the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act?
Autism Learning Session
A more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all settings
COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Share your experiences of the pandemic with Let's Be Heard
In-Person Play Training
An understanding of play for members of staff and volunteers who may have recently joined the school age childcare sector
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
Supporting transitions in School Age Childcare for children with autism
Building Resilience Event
This June, SOSCN will be hosting a training session on Building resilience through active play and sport
Online Membership Catch-up
Grab a cuppa and join us for a catch-up. An opportunity to hear what we have been up to and our plans for the coming months
Support to Pay for Childcare
Find out what support is available to parents to pay for childcare, and what other benefits they may be entitled to.
SOSCN Conference 2024
Reaching Out! Growing your community presence. Wednesday 18th September 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Induction Training
In-person training this August looking at the important knowledge and skills required to help new staff to school age childcare hit the ground running
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
In-person Training considering the impact of trauma and ACEs, and how to approach distressing behaviours with an empathetic and compassionate approach
Play Training
An introduction to the why, what and how of play in school age childcare
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Thursday 19th June, 10am - 11am Free event hosted on Zoom
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare

Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors - Online Session

Tuesday 26th November – 11am-12pm. Online Session on Zoom.

Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare.

The new framework has been developed by Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, in consultation with the sector, a stakeholder reference group and professional experts. The online session will be an opportunity to ask questions and share your feedback.

The new framework will not be released until 14 January 2025 but Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate will use this session to help you to become familiar with it.

SOSCN is hosting this event on behalf of the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland who will be there to answer your questions.

Tickets are free but are limited in number. Reserve your place here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quality-improvement-framework-for-early-learning-and-childcare-sectors-tickets-1077311280039?aff=oddtdtcreator

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