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previous events

Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022

Networking Opportunity

What it Takes

Teaching Stem in OSC

Seeing the Whole Child

Shaping the Framework

Seeing the Potential

SOSCN Regional Events

Celebrating Out of School Care

Staying Out

OSC Practice during COVID

Networking Meetings

Networking Meetings - May and June 2021

Back to Basics

Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021

Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update

Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session

SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October

Back to basics- financial planning in OSC

Not just a dream

Getting Help with Childcare Costs

Skills Development Funding

A Register for the Future

SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation

Access to Childcare Fund

Getting it Right for Business

Get Ready for Summer

International Learning Session

Local Networking

Safer Staffing

Autism Learning Session

COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion

In-Person Play Training

Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2

Building Resilience Event

Online Membership Catch-up

Support to Pay for Childcare

SOSCN Conference 2024

Induction Training

Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice

Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors

Play Training

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Supporting School Age Childcare in Scotland

New SOSCN memberships

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

Become one of our members and access training, discounts, and join up with other services.

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.

Resources and Templates

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

GIRFEC and Personal Plans

Play in School Age Childcare

Medication Management

Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice

Quality Assurance

Our online quality assurance badges will help you aim high in all aspects of your service provision.

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OSC A to Z

A - B

accessibility

accidents and emergencies

additional support needs

allergies

anti-bullying

attainment

behaviour rules

Ch - Co

childcare tax credits

childcare vouchers

child protection

children's charter

children's participation - UNCRC

codes of conduct

consent

Co - G

contracts, costs, fees and cancellations

creativity

Data Protection

equality and diversity

First-Aid Training

food choices

Getting it Right

H - J

health and safety and insurance

homework

illness, infection and medication

Induction

introduction

Jargon Buster

Just A...

K - Pa

Kids' Club

Learning

Lone Parents

Moving and Handling

Nature

Outdoor Play

parental rights and involvement

Pe - T

Personal Plans

Play

play and risk

Quality in OSC

Risk and Challenge

social media and mobile phones

trips and outings

U - Z

United Nations

volunteers

workforce

X-Boxes and Screens

Young Adults

Zero Tolerance

introduction

This list is has information on many aspects of school aged childcare. It is suitable for parents and carers who wish to find out what to expect, or what to look for in an out of school care service.

If you are thinking of starting up a service then this list will cover lots of the things you will have to consider.

Services may also find many of the things found here of use.

latest updates

Consultations

latest updates

Discussion Paper - Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours expansion

Response to consultation on expansion to 1140 hours Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

Published: 17-03-2016

A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland

Response to consultation on expansion to 1140 hours Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

Published: 19-12-2016

Consultation on the National Health and Social Care Standards

Views on the draft National Health and Social Care Standards.

Published: 20-12-2016

Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review

Views on how education in Scotland is run, including who should take decisions in relation to the education of children and young people, and how funding can be made fairer.

Published: 21-12-2016

Safe and Effective Staffing in Health and Social Care

Views on what we mean by safe and effective staffing; the requirement on Health Boards to apply the workforce and workload tools consistency; and the requirement on Health Boards to apply the tools in conjunction with professional judgement, local context and quality measures.

Published: 01-02-2018

Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming

Views on the document and the responses to it will be used to inform the final version of the guidance.

Published: 01-02-2018

Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill

Views on the detailed policy proposals for the key themes to be included in the forthcoming Education (Scotland) Bill.

Published: 01-01-2018

A Healthier Future - action and ambitions on diet, activity and healthy weight

Views of a wide range of stakeholders on our proposals, the priorities, implementation, and - looking ahead - what more should be done. The evidence on how best to tackle obesity continues to develop so we regard this as a progressive plan of action on which we are open to new ideas and thinking.

Published: 01-01-2018

Early Learning and Childcare Service Model for 2020: Consultation Paper

This paper sets out the Funding Follows the Child approach and seeks views on the proposed National Standard that underpins it. The National Standard sets out the clear and consistent criteria that all providers who wish to deliver the funded entitlement will have to meet from 2020.

Published: 19-06-2018

Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information

Views on proposals for the reform to the disclosure regime in Scotland. The aim is for respondents to focus on what changes are required to make disclosure of criminal convictions fit for the 21st century. Some changes that may be identified might be better pursued through non-legislative means. Others may require to be looked at in terms of wider Scottish Government policy.

Published: 26-06-2018

Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools: consultation

This consultation aims to secure thoughts and views on the proposed amendments to the Nutritional Requirements for food and drink in schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008 which set nutritional requirements for school meals in Scotland. The proposed amendments will take the nutritional requirements closer to the Scottish Dietary Goals.

Published: 10-07-2018

Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022

The first Child Poverty Delivery Plan due under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017. Outlining action for the period 2018-22. SOSCN briefing for round table discussion.

Published: 30-09-2018

Good Food Nation: consultation

This consultation sets out our proposals for legislation around the Good Food Nation ambition.

Published: 16-04-2019

Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law: consultation

Views sought on how best to incorporate 'gold standard' for children's rights into domestic law and improve the lives of children and young people.

Published: 23-08-2019

Children (Equal Protection From Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Published: 01-01-2017

Quality Framework, Early Learning and Childcare (daycare of children, childminding and out of school care) Consultation

Developing new approaches to scrutiny.

Published: 26-11-2019

Out of School Care in Scotland - a draft framework for consultation

Our draft framework on Out of School Care sets out what we know about the out of school care sector in Scotland and asks questions about what the Scottish Government can do to support families in accessing high quality, flexible and affordable services which benefit children and parents and carers.

Published: 26-11-2019

National Care Service proposals

This consultation sets out our proposals to improve the way we deliver social care in Scotland.

Published: 02-11-2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery - justice system, health and public services reform: consultation

Consultation on supporting Scotland's recovery from coronavirus.

Published: 08-11-2021

Becoming a fair work nation

A public consultation on Scotland becoming a Fair Work Nation.

Published: 21-12-2021

A register for the future

Consultation sets out our proposals to improve and streamline the way people working in social work, social care and early years services in Scotland apply to register.

Published: 07-03-2022

Open Space Strategies and Play Sufficiency Assessments Regulations: consultation

This consultation paper discusses proposed provisions and seeks views on both sets of draft regulations on Open Space Strategies and Play Sufficiency Assessments.

Published: 01-03-2022

Inspection of early learning and childcare and school age childcare services in Scotland

This consultation aims to gather views on a vision for the future of inspection and what this will deliver for children, families and practitioners, teachers and staff working in the sector from the full range of early learning and childcare (ELC) and school age childcare services, whether or not they currently provide funded ELC.

Published: 11-10-2022

Let's Talk Scottish Education

A new national discussion on education

Published: 02-12-2022

Social Care: Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation in Scotland - call for evidence

Call for Evidence where you can share your written views on how you think inspection and regulation can ensure social care support services can continually improve now and in the future.

Published: 16-12-2022

Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment

The Social Justice and Social Security Committee is currently undertaking an inquiry into addressing child poverty through parental employment.

Published: 24-03-2023

National Outcomes Review 2023

The Scottish Government are undertaking a review of the National Outcomes.

Published: 08-06-2023

A Quality Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, School Aged Childcare and Childminding Services

The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland have published a draft version of the new shared inspection framework. They would like to hear your feedback on this new framework .

Published: 22-12-2023

Medication Management in School Age Childcare

Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) and Personal Planning in School Age Childcare

Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma‑Informed Practice

Staff Interactions with Children

Safe Staffing

Outdoor Play in Winter

Quality Assurance

Quality improvement framework for early learning and childcare sectors

Workforce Survey 2024