Archived Resources

Find archived information and links to resources which will assist you in your work with young people who are disengaged from school. Some of these links may be out-dated, if so please email info@pinscotland.org and report the bad links - thanks!


Behaviour

In this section you will find a range of resources which provide invaluable insights into dealing with challenging behaviour and establishing and maintaining positive relations with young people.

Overcoming violence: Anti-violence in Scottish Schools

The overcoming violence project is an initiative of the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Education Centre. The centre has offered funding to set up local initiatives in seven Scottish schools working on ways to reduce violence.

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Restorative Justice in Scotland

This new online resource provides information about restorative justice. Find out more about what restorative justice involves, how it relates to your practice and its implementation in schools across Scotland.

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Game Over 4 Knives

Crimestoppers is targeting young people (aged 11 - 16) with a new improved micro-site against knife crime. The charity aims to raise awareness of and ultimately reduce knife crime, by and against young people.

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Anti-sectarianism Site Launched

This website has been launched in a bid to tackle sectarianism by the new Football for All (FFA) charity. The Kick-Out Bigotry website will allow football fans to report bigotry incidents by submitting a "sectarian notification form". Additionally, the website will feature football news and debates on sectarian-related issues.

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Responding to Angry Pupils

This is a downloadable CPD item developed by the Scottish Government’s Positive Behaviour Team. It is based on the outcomes from the Trojan Project and encourages workers to explore responses to pupils' temper loss.

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Incredible Years

The Incredible Years are research-based, proven effective programs for reducing children's aggression and behaviour problems and increasing social competence at home and at school.
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Children’s Hearings: A Brief Background

A look at why the Children's Hearings system was introduced, it's current structure and how it works.

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The Social Skills Game

The Social Skills Game is a lively and exciting therapeutic board game for children and adolescents who experience difficulties with relationships, and enables them to explore and reflect upon adaptive interaction styles. The game addresses behavioural responses, cognitive processes, belief systems, interactive processes, verbal and nonverbal communication and assertiveness.

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Diversity and Dialogue

This site has been developed by Save the Children to encourage young people of different faiths and backgrounds to share their views and develop a better understanding of each other.

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The Anti-Bullying Network

The Anti-Bullying Network is about tackling bullying in Scottish Schools. It includes newsletters and downloadable resources, news of resources and initiatives, a database of answers to research questions, and an email link for questions about bullying.

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Learning and Teaching Scotland – Discipline and Behaviour

This section of the LTS site contains a wide range of links to help practitioners address the key issues of behaviour, discipline, bullying and violence.

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Childline

ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call us on 0800 1111 to talk about any problem.

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Excellence and Enjoyment: social and emotional aspects of learning: improving behaviour and improving learning

The SEAL resource provides a framework for explicitly promoting social, emotional and behavioural skills, with built-in progression for each year group within a school.  Although this is an English resource it has many features which complement pupil inclusion work within the Scottish context.  

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Framework for Intervention: Learning Behaviour Together

Framework for Intervention is an online resource which helps tackle concerns about student’s behaviour in schools, using school improvement, staff empowerment and environmental change. It works for all ages and in all settings, promoting learning and behaviour together.

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Dealing with Disruption

This website offers practical ideas for dealing with disruptive behaviour in schools. Advice is provided on avoiding or pre-empting difficult situations.

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Schools

Find links to resources which provide information about improving and developing schools, including curriculum flexibility.

Count Us In: Promoting Understanding and Combating Sectarianism – Practical

Examples from Primary, Secondary and Special Schools

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Practice for Positive Relationships: 1: Positive about Pupil Participation

A brief introduction to good practice, exploring what teachers, school communities and education authorities can do to promote pupil participation

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Practice for Positive Relationships: 2: Reaching out to Families

A brief introduction to good practice, exploring what school staff, school communities and education authorities can do to involve parents.

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Count Us In: Achieving Success for Deaf Pupils

Practical examples from Primary, Secondary and Special Schools

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Teaching for Effective Learning (LTS)

This document provides an overview of current thinking on how people learn. Since it is aimed at teachers in schools the focus is on young people, but it is written in the belief that there are no fundamental differences in the way people learn at different ages and that the key messages in the section apply to learners of all ages.

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Educational relationships outside school

This study examines the role of educational relationships in out-of-school activities and their impact on young people's learning.

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Tackling low educational achievement

This study on low educational achievement surveyed existing research and analysed national data for England. This research aims to understand the large number of factors associated with low achievement.

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Learning about Learning Website (LTS)

LTS has launched its Learning about Learning website. Our knowledge about learning is continually changing in the light of research and there is still much that we do not know. This site provides an overview of current thinking on how people learn.

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Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network

ASDAN is an educational charity that promotes the personal and social development of learners through the achievement of ASDAN awards.

http://www.asdan.org.uk/

A review of research on the links between education and poverty

This study provides a framework of research literature to aid examination of the links between poverty and educational attainment in the UK.

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Gender Equality: A Toolkit for Education Staff

This toolkit has been written as Curriculum for Excellence becomes the key focus for developments in Scottish schools. Gender equality, positive attitudes towards both girls and boys, and teaching about gender issues, are essential if all pupils are to become confident individuals, successful learners, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

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Young Enterprise Scotland

Young Enterprise Scotland (Y.E.S.) is Scotland's leading business skills programme provider for aspiring young people. Y.E.S programmes give young people the opportunity to test out their business ideas and develop their own small business as a member of a dynamic team.

http://www.yes.org.uk/

A Curriculum for Excellence

The purpose of the A Curriculum for Excellence is to improve the learning, attainment and achievement of children and young people in Scotland. It is also about ensuring that pupils achieve on a broad front, not just in terms of examinations. It is important to ensure that children and young people are acquiring the full range of skills and abilities relevant to growing, living and working in the contemporary world.
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Learning and Teaching Scotland – Enterprise in Education

Involvement in enterprise in education provides opportunities for enhancing learning in innovative and creative ways by offering contexts for different kinds of learning within and across the curriculum and through integrative activities.

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Learning and Teaching Scotland – Assessment is for Learning

Assessment is for Learning seeks to develop a streamlined and coherent system of assessment for Scottish schools that will support learning. It will ensure that parents, teachers and other professionals have the feedback they need on pupils' learning and development needs.

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Glossary of terms relating to mainstream and specialist educational provision

Following one of the recommendations from the Scottish Council for Research in Education the Executive has produced this glossary of terms relating to mainstream and specialist educational provision.
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Learning and Teaching Scotland – Curriculum Flexibility

This website contains information and resources designed to provide consistent advice for those considering more flexible and innovative approaches to curriculum design. 

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Scottish Government Children Missing from Education Secondment Opportunity

The Children Missing from Education (Scotland) team are currently recruiting for a project officer secondment post. The post will run until the end of December 2007.

Download the word document about this secondment opportunity.

Improving the Outcome of Children and Young People: the role of schools in delivering integrated children’s services

This pamphlet is for local authorities and schools and aims to clarify their role in delivering integrated children's services.

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The National Priorities in Education

The National Priorities are a key part of the School Improvement framework introduced in Scotland with the overall purpose of improving achievement and attainment.

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Summary Handout on the Additional Support for Learning Act

SEED has published a Summary Handout on the Additional Support for Learning Act that explains some of the important changes in the law following the Scottish Parliament's approval of the new Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. The legislation aims to modernise and improve the current system for identifying and addressing the needs of all children and young people who may face a barrier to learning and need additional support.

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Scottish Schools Ethos Network

Although no longer operating as a network, this website remains as a resource which gives schools ideas about how to develop a more positive ethos.

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Determined to Succeed

DtS is the Scottish Government’s strategy for enterprise in education. It aims to help Scotland’s young people develop self-confidence, self-reliance and ambition to achieve their goals - in work and in life.

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Assessment is for Learning Programme

A coherent system of assessment designed to give parents, teachers and other professionals the information they need on pupils' learning and development needs. Includes a unified system of recording and reporting, brings together current assessment arrangements and offers staff development and support.

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Families

Working effectively with young people and their families can often have a positive impact on their experience of school. In this section you will find a range of resources which will help you in developing your knowledge and skills in working with young people and their families.

Additional Support for Learning Bill: A Guide for Parents

This is a leaflet for parents explaining the new Additional Support Needs Bill. It is a concise guide to the proposed new system of support for children and young people with additional support needs. The leaflet is available for download in English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Farsi, Gaelic, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi and Urdu versions.

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Parents as partners in their children’s learning: A tool kit

This is a practical resource to help parents and schools look at how they can work together in partnership.

Dad

DAD is a new information service to give dads a permanent source of all the information they're likely to need - from pregnancy, birth and babies to financial, legal and education info - from a dad's perspective.

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Factfile: Facts and Figures about Scotland’s Children

NCH Scotland, August 2007

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Learning about relationships and sexual health in school and at home

Health Scotland have published a new resource for parents looking at relationships and sexual health, highlighting the partnership between parents and schools in the learning process. This publication supports the implementation of Respect & Responsibility by helping parents and carers to complement the sex and relationships education (SRE) taking place in schools.

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Welcome Pack for new Parent Council members

The Scottish Government has published a welcome pack for new Parent Council members. The leaflets in this pack are designed to answer some of the questions parents may have about Parent Councils and also help parents to make Parent Council work well.  

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Children, Fathers and Fatherhood

Children, Fathers and Fatherhood is a three-year project that aims to raise awareness of issues affecting children in their relationships with their fathers and to encourage all fathers to develop their fatherhood skills.
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Where we are at

Meet Ali, Lofty and Smudge – who use Q&A, quizzes and activities to answer 7-11 year olds’ questions about being fostered, adopted or going on a short break. A fun, interactive CD-ROM developed through research in Barnardo’s projects.

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NCH: Factfile Scotland 2006-07

Facts and figures about Scotland’s children and young people here

Making the Difference- Getting Involved in Your Child's School

This publication provides practical advice for parents on getting involved in their child's school.

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Making the Difference: Personal Learning Planning

This publication provides practical advice for parents on personal learning planning.

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NCH: Handling children's behaviour: a parent's guide

A practical guide for parents, with effective advice on handling and controlling children's behaviour. Buy this resource at:

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Choosing a School – A Guide for Parents: Choice, Flexibility, Options, Decisions

A guide for parents on choosing a school and the placing request system.

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Making the difference: Out of school learning

A resource providing practical advice for parents about out of school learning.

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It’s not your Fault

An online resource designed to give information and support to children whose parents are divorcing or separating.

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Children 1st ‘Book Choices’

CHILDREN 1ST has launched Book Choices - a list of recommended reading material on its website. Book Choices covers subjects such as dealing with the split up of the family, coping with loss, bullying, feeling isolated or different, dealing with temper tantrums, behavioural problems, as well as a section on childhood ailments.

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Domestic Abuse: A National Training Strategy

The Training Strategy's ultimate aim is the elimination of domestic abuse. In working towards achieving this, the Training Strategy aims to ensure: That all agencies, individually and working together, can make the required changes to ensure that the best possible service is provided to anyone affected by domestic abuse, anywhere in Scotland. That all workers who come into contact with women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, and men who have used violence, have the knowledge, understanding and skills required to realise the National Strategy. That all relevant staff are equipped with the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for working across professional boundaries.

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New Parent Councils: What’s in it for me?

Leaflets for parents on the new parent councils proposed in the Parental Involvement Bill.

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Additional support

In this section you will find resources which are relevant to your work with young people with additional support needs.

Scottish Mentoring Network

The Scottish Mentoring Network is the national body and voice of mentoring in Scotland. By building a network of members and acting as a knowledge hub of best practice in Mentoring, Scottish Mentoring Network hope to encourage more people to mentor in the best way possible and be mentored when they need it.

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Scottish Social Network Training Pack

Scottish Social Networks have recently launched a specialist training pack for organisation working with those who are vulnerable and socially excluded. It will be used to train frontline staff and volunteers to encourage their clients to develop positive social networks and help them move away from dependency on services. For more information, or to order the training pack, contact Lesley Stenhouse on 0131 524 9869 or email info@scottishsocialnetworks.org  

Everything Stopped

Everything Stopped is a documentary, available from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, which can be used as a training resource for professionals to demonstrate the huge impact creative arts can have on young people who have been excluded from school. To obtain a copy, email: dvd@nrassociates.co.uk

Raleigh International

Raleigh International is a leading educational development charity that enables young people aged 17-24 from all backgrounds and nationalities to make a positive contribution and achieve personal and life skills development Our overseas programmes run for either 5 or ten weeks in India, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. If you work with disadvantaged young people and would like to discuss a partnership with Raleigh International, please contact: Kim Wilder, Scotland Partnership Officer, on 07813 310060 or email kim.wilder@raleigh.org.uk 

Education Leaflets and DVD from STEP

These leaflets and DVD have been designed to help Gypsy/Traveller access information about education, particularly about ‘authorised attendance’; on how to keep children safe while at school; and, to introduce Gypsy/Traveller communities to the meanings and implications of the Additional Support for Learning Act for the education of their children.

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The Muslim Youthwork Foundation (MYWF)

This website is designed to help youth workers keep in touch with relevant developments in youth work and policy, and to provide networking opportunities and recommend other resources. It also features details of training opportunities, lists the projects currently being undertaken or supported by the foundation and includes some useful links.

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Runaways Action Programme

Runaways Action Programme is part of Streetwork UK. The programme offers one to one support for young people on an individual basis, listening, looking at other options and reducing risks, advocacy support; follow-up for young runaways, detached youth work shifts in Edinburgh city centre; a presence in railway stations, bus stations shopping centres and young people’s hang outs.
If you would like to refer, get advice or find out more, email: youthteam@streetwork.org.uk or phone 0131 476 2023.

Further information can also be found here

A Guide for parents and young people on the Additional Support for Learning Act

This video CD-Rom was created by Stirling Council to help parents and young people get to grips with the new Additional Support for Learning Act (2004). This website features a series of video clips of families and young people across Stirling, with interviews from parents and specialists. It should help everyone understand Stirling’s approach to implementing the new legislation and the measures that are in place to supporting all children and young people who require additional help with their learning.

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Make Your Mark Action Pack

This CD and booklet supports groups taking part in Enterprise Week (12-18 November). The week is aimed largely at young people and designed to celebrate enterprise in its widest sense of “having an idea and making it happen”. The booklet suggests activities such as setting up challenges, club and networking events, while the CD includes back-up materials such as logos, press releases and resources.

To receive your free copy email: Andrew@makeyourmark.org.uk

or check out the website here

On the Money

On the Money is a new book of four stories by Theresa Breslin, Jonathan Meres, Nicola Morgan and Alison Prince, exploring issues of financial responsibility for children.

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Summary Handout on the Additional Support for Learning Act

SEED has published a Summary Handout on the Additional Support for Learning Act that explains some of the important changes in the law following the Scottish Parliament's approval of the new Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. The legislation aims to modernise and improve the current system for identifying and addressing the needs of all children and young people who may face a barrier to learning and need additional support.

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Scottish Education Authorities Designated Support Staff for Gypsy and Traveller Pupils – Reviewed

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Learning Teaching Scotland: Physical Education

Find out how Scottish schools are getting children on the move in imaginative and inspiring ways.

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We can work it out. What works in educating pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties outside mainstream classrooms?

Pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties are some of the most marginalized children within education. This report looks at whether the education they receive is appropriate and how to best address the needs of these children and young people. Buy this report here

Wiseyp2work

Helps young people get ready for work. A unique information and activity hub for under 21s, teachers, youth workers, training providers and employers providing interactive games, a chat forum and national competition to help young people learn about the risks they’ll face and how to handle them. Anyone working with young people can use the activities on this site as part of induction training, work experience or classroom lessons.

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Make the Move: Your Life, Your Future, Your Choice

This CD-Rom has been designed for, and by, young people facing the transition from school or college. It has been made primarily for young people with a learning disability but other young people may find it useful.

For more information contact: Enable Scotland Tel: 0141 226 4541

or Email:enable@enable.org.uk

Careers Scotland

The Careers Scotland website has been redesigned to help provide comprehensive information for young people to help them plan their careers, including an online career matching questionnaire.

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National Autistic Society: Advocacy for Education Service

The Advocacy for Education Service provides advice and advocacy on additional support needs provision and entitlements for families whose children have an autistic spectrum disorder to help guide them through this complex and difficult process.

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What’s Happening…? DVD

As part of the Making Us Count research programme, the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, together with the University of Strathclyde, has just launched a DVD called “What’s Happening?” This features the diaries of three young people with learning disabilities who have developed emotional difficulties. It aims to help similar young people manage their problems and inform parents, carers and professionals about the issues and challenges these young people face.

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The National Association for Special Educational Needs

With over fifty branches across the country The National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special educational needs.

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Supporting You at College: A Guide for young people with additional needs on support in Scotland’s further education colleges

Information for young people with additional support needs wishing to participate in further education.

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Inclusion: Supporting Individual Learning Needs

A catalogue of resources to support individual learning needs for teaching professionals, parents, carers and learners. Resources include publications, software, equipment and online information.

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The Scottish Traveller Education Programme

(STEP) is based at Edinburgh University and funded by the Scottish Government Education Department. It’s remit is to develop and support inclusive educational approaches for Gypsies and Travellers.

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The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service

ADDISS organises local and national seminars and provides information, support, training and resources on ADHD for both parents and professional workers.

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The British Dyslexia Association

The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. The BDA’s vision is that of a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people to reach their potential.

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Don’t give it, Don’t take it

A new online resource that has been developed to provide teachers and others who work with young people with material they can use to raise awareness of sectarianism and religious intolerance, and encourage better mutual understanding.

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Count Me In

Count Me In is an innovative support pack designed expressly to help teachers identify the early signs that a child might be dyslexic. Released in the spring of 2004, the pack includes a video, information and staff development activities.

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Educating for Race Equality – A Toolkit for Scottish Teachers

Web resource designed to help teachers become more knowledgeable about education for race equality and anti-racism within the curriculum and wider life of schools.

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Inclusive Educational Approaches for Gypsies and Travellers within the context of interrupted learning

This guidance has been prepared for local authorities and schools, although it should also be of use to others with an interest in providing education for Gypsies and Travellers. It raises three key questions: What is meant by interrupted learning? Why is there a need for action? How can practice be improved?

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Young people looked after

There is a shared concern to improve the school experience of children and young people who are looked after. This section highlights some resources which will help inform practice.

Learning with Care: The Education of children looked after away from home by local authorities

This resource contains specific recommendations for social work and educational services provided by Local Authorities.

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Reality Check

Improve the support you give to care leavers by listening to their feedback. Based on young people’s own accounts, this DVD and toolkit gives carers a valuable opportunity to reflect.

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What works for young people leaving care?

This resource looks at the problems, service challenges and outcomes for young care leavers.

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Mental health

Young people experiencing emotional distress often have difficulty with schooling. In this section find out how best to work with young people affected by mental health issues.

Keeping the family in mind

The 2nd edition of this Barnardos resource is aimed at anyone who works with parents with mental health difficulties their children and their families. To order a pack please call 0151 708 7323 or email louise.wardale@barnardos.org.uk

Don’t Hide It

Launched by the NSPCC, this new site aims to help young people who have been affected by sexual abuse. Features real-life stories, information and advice.
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Self Harm

This site has been re-launched by the National Children’s Bureau in the wake of the report of the National Inquiry into Self-harm among Young People. It provides information and advice for young people and their friends and families, and also contains resources for professionals.

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Sane Mail

Sane, the mental health charity, has developed an email support service aimed at young people. It’s aimed at those who may feel more comfortable using email than speaking to someone on a helpline.

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Building the Strengths Within

Building the Strengths Within is a project which aims to build the capacity of Scottish-based organisation in contact with young people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, who self-harm or are at risk of self-harming. The project is now able to offer a series of local discussion groups around self harm and young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

For more information contact the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health here or contact Pippa Coutts 0131 555 5959

Feel, Think, Do

Feel, Think, Do is a DVD based resource designed for use with P6/7 pupils which has been developed in conjunction with parents, teachers and children themselves. It aims to support children to develop skills to keep themselves safe from a range of risks. The programme addresses emotional literacy, risk assessment, problem solving and assertiveness.  For further information, contact Pamela Vannan, Senior Health Promotion Officer, NHS Forth Valley tel:01786 431116

or email:  pamela.vannan@nhs.net

Well? Mental Health and Well being in Scotland

'Well?' is dedicated to communicating the work of the Scottish Government's National Programme for Improving the Mental Health and Well-Being of Scotland's Population, which was launched in October 2001.

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A Guide to Self-help Resources for Depression and Anxiety: A Practitioners' Resource: Doing Well by People with Depression

This is a Scottish Government interactive guide on self-help resources for depression and other common mental health issues for use by practitioners. (SE 2006)

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Substance misuse

In this section you will find resources which can help to provide guidance in respect of working with young people and families who may be affected by substance misuse.

National Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services: Good Practice Guide to Service User Involvement

Good Practice Guide to promote service user involvement for substance misuse services

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Getting our priorities right

Good Practice guidance for working with children and families affected by substance misuse.

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Children's services

In this section you will find resources which support the development of children and young people’s services in Scotland.

Peer Education Skills Training Project

PEST stands for Peer Education Skills Training but it also stands for young people taking action for themselves and their communities. The name PEST was chosen because young people are too often perceived to be a nuisance, as pests. The PEST project is about providing support, skills and training to young people and the organisations they are involved in so that they can make change happen, to be the solution not the problem.

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Muslim Youth Work Foundation

This new website aims to give those who work with Muslim young people, either exclusively or in multi-faith contexts, a chance to share practice and gain new perspectives. It includes an archive of articles and research, project profiles, details of training opportunities and other events, plus online forums.
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Getting it right for every child: Guidance on the child’s or young person’s plan

This document supports the implementation of Getting it Right for Every Child providing a framework for planning and action to help improve outcomes for children in Scotland.

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Understanding responsibilities of voluntary sector management

Are you involved with a voluntary management committee… do you really know what the roles, legal requirement and financial responsibilities are? Learndirect Scotland has worked in partnership with West Dunbartonshire CVS to produce a CD-ROM with two e-learning games that can help. These CD-ROMS are available free of charge.
Contact: Learndirect Scotland Order Service email: carol@ppd-pinpoint.co.uk or
Tel: 01738 444339

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Young people's voices

In this section you will find resources which provide young people with the opportunity to have their say about issues which affect them.

Rural Youth Network

Rural Youth Network has set up its new web site to unite those working with young people in more isolated, rural areas.

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Radio waves

Radio waves is an award winning global network of internet radio stations, giving young people a voice. It’s an inspirational activity-based learning tool that provides teachers with the support and confidence to ignite creativity in the classroom using radio and pod-casting.

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Seen and Heard

BT has launched a MySpace page to promote the Seen and Heard award for young people. The award aims to help young people develop their communication skills by encouraging them to campaign for real social change.

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Truetube

This site is aimed at young people aged 16 and over. It enables users to have their say on the issues that concern them by posting their own videos on the site.

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British Youth Council

The BYC has recently re-launched its website. New features include a discussion forum, and a ‘Take Action’ section that provides advice and resources for setting up a youth council and getting involved in international opportunities.

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New Youth Voice

This website has been developed by UNICEF UK in order to provide a platform for children and young people to have their say about issues affecting young people across the globe.

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