SOSCN NEWS

'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 5th June 2019

Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, Glasgow G3 6DS

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Edinburgh 11th June 2019

Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR

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New articles on the SOSCN Blog

Head over to our website to read our latest blog posts:

This blog looks at a selection of the training that is available through ourselves and also other organisations: Training Opportunities for Out of School Care services- a selection of what's available

This blog highlights the most recent SSSC OSC workforce statistics- did you know that there are 4,850 staff employed in 736 main-service OSC clubs, with an average of 5 staff employed in each service? See the full results here: OSC Workforce - Most Recent Scottish Social Services Council Statistics

Two years ago we started a pilot training and research project which aimed to address the gender and disadvantage gap in STEM. Read more about this here: Success for our STEM Champions in Out of School Care

Read all of our blogs here: https://soscn.org/blog

New SOSCN consultation response

Good Food Nation: consultation. View our response here: https://soscn.org/downloads/consultations/Good_Food_Nation_Proposals_Consultation_Response.pdf

See all of our consultation responses here: https://soscn.org/policy/consultations

SOSCN TRAINING

Resilience Training

Building Resilience to counteract Adverse Childhood Experiences- how out of school care services can support children in their care.

Participants will gain an understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)- what they are, how to recognise if children are being adversely affected, and how to help build children's resilience to counteract any negative effects.

As part of the training we shall show the film 'Resilience. The biology of stress and the science of hope.' (60mins) and provide opportunities for discussion as well as practical ideas to implement in out of school care services.

The first couple of sessions have been held and received good feedback from participants:

“I will have more understanding of behaviour- be more attentive and listen to children.”

“I will be more aware of children's needs and increase positivity.”

“I will be more aware and thoughtful when a child exhibits 'different' behaviour e.g. angry, attention-seeking”

“I will be more aware of how ACES can affect behaviour and look more into the situation.”

If you would like to find out more, as well as how to book the training, please see this link: https://soscn.org/participate/resilience

Physical Activity Training

There are 2 sessions in the series that set out to give participants an understanding of the importance of physical activity, as well as provide them with skills for getting children of all abilities to take part in, and overcome the barriers to, getting active. The second session looks further at the benefits of physical activity in terms of developing children's skills and attributes and looks in more detail at resources and activities promoting inclusion, self-awareness and goal-directed behaviour.

Services consistently give this training good feedback and many services have been booking Greig to come out and do refresher courses or to train new members of staff, so please get in touch if you think you could benefit from this.

For more information please see this link: https://soscn.org/participate/active-training

SOSCN BHF Heartstart Training

This new free training session from Greig, our activity and wellbeing coordinator, has just started to be offered out to services and the first couple of sessions have gone very well, with participants showing a great interest on what they have learned.

Participants will gain an awareness of how to handle the 5 most likely emergency situations, including CPR, Recovery Position, Serious Bleeding, Choking and Suspected Heart Attack.

Heartstart Training in Coatbridge 25th Feb 2019

The practical part of the training will include using a choking vest, a defibrillation training unit, as well as CPR models - both infant and baby size. Participants will also be shown video clips from the British Heart Foundation Heartstart programme.

For further details, as well as how to book, please see this link: https://soscn.org/participate/heartstart

ACHIEVING QUALITY SCOTLAND

Awards Update

It has been a very productive 2019 for AQS, seeing 13 services awarded so far this year.

Since our last newsletter in Feb, another 6 services have been awarded GOLD awards: GAP Childcare Services; Pollokshaws After School Service; Safe til Six; Gingerbread East End; TASK Childcare; and Battlefield Primary After School Care. Well done to everyone involved for all the hard work.

OTHER NEWS

Scottish Government OSC Policy Newsletter

Download the recent newsletter from the Scottish Government OSC policy team here: https://soscn.org/downloads/news/newsletter-osc-March-2019.pdf

National Minimum Wage and Living Wage

In case you missed it, last month there were rates increases.

View the new pay-rates here: https://checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk

Payslips Legislation Update

There have been recent changes to the Employment Rights Act 1996 affecting payslip information:

• Employers must include the total number of hours worked where the pay varies according to the hours worked, for example under variable hours or zero hour contracts.
• Payslips must be given to 'workers' and not just employees.

Further information can be found on the ACAS website here: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6637

Care Inspectorate - The Hub website update

The Care Inspectorate have redesigned The Hub website to add much more content and improved functionality.

Read more about this here: careinspectorate.com