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Supporting School Age Childcare in Scotland

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Find out about our new membership benefits, including policies, bitesize training, and lots more.

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What we do

How we can help?

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.

Policy and research

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.

School Age Childcare Specific Training

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Play in School Age Childcare

Medication Management

Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice

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Events

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Professional Development Book Club

Join up with your colleagues in the school age childcare sector from across the country, to read, learn, network and develop

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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

Networking Meetings

Networking Meetings - May and June 2021

Networking Opportunity

No - SO

Not just a dream

OSC Practice during COVID

Online Membership Catch-up

Play Training

Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors

SOSCN Conference 2024

SO - Se

SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October

SOSCN Regional Events

SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation

Safer Staffing

Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update

Seeing the Potential

Se - T

Seeing the Whole Child

Shaping the Framework

Skills Development Funding

Staying Out

Support to Pay for Childcare

Teaching Stem in OSC

W - W

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

Networking Meetings

Networking Meetings - May and June 2021

Networking Opportunity

No - SO

Not just a dream

OSC Practice during COVID

Online Membership Catch-up

Play Training

Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors

SOSCN Conference 2024

SO - Se

SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October

SOSCN Regional Events

SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation

Safer Staffing

Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update

Seeing the Potential

Se - T

Seeing the Whole Child

Shaping the Framework

Skills Development Funding

Staying Out

Support to Pay for Childcare

Teaching Stem in OSC

W - W

What it Takes

Seeing the Potential

Training event

'Seeing the Potential: supporting children with autism'

June 2019

Following from the positive reception at our September 2018 learning event “Seeing the whole child”, SOSCN is delighted to be working in partnership with Jim Taylor, autism expert, on delivering a masterclass training session for out of school care services. There are two dates for this event:

Glasgow, Albany Centre – Wed 5th June 2019, 10am - 1:00pm (registration and refreshments from 9:30am)

Edinburgh, Melting Pot – Tue 11th June 2019, 10am - 1:00pm (registration and refreshments from 9:30am)

“I found Jim Taylor's talk inspiring - not only for children with autism, but for all children.”

“Jim's presentation was really informative and made me think about how to help the child by realising what they are thinking and how to deal with it.”

“Working for a charity that deals with autism I found Jim Taylor's presentation incredibly useful.”

“Interesting talk from Jim - really refreshing attitude, could have listened to him all day.”

“Great presentation. Jim Taylor was fab.”

Jim has over 40 years' experience supporting children with autism in Scotland, the UK and internationally. Through addressing the impact of Autism and by placing an emphasis on developing each child's strengths and potential, he believes that barriers can be overcome. He knows that a greater understanding of the individual, and how Autism affects them, will lead to an improvement in service provision and life experiences.

At the masterclasses Jim and delegates will consider how children can be better supported in out of school care by suggesting various strategies and approaches with particular focus on the environment, resources and adult-child relationships.

The class will be delivered through presentation, workshop discussions and feedback sessions- it is an interactive and immersive half-day training opportunity.

“I know how important out of school care is in the lives of many children and families. I want to be able to provide you with the strategies to bring out the potential not just in Autistic children, but ALL children. I look forward to seeing you at the masterclasses.”

Jim Taylor

Booking

Cost

Both the Glasgow and the Edinburgh event cost £60.

Both events start at 10am and will finish by 1pm. Registration and refreshments from 9:30am.

Please visit the links below in order to pay for your ticket. Tickets are being sold through eventbrite.co.uk

Please note, spaces are limited, and booking is on a first-come-first-served basis. Refunds due to cancellations are not available, however, delegates can be substituted.

Glasgow now fully booked. A waiting list is in operation.