Terry Ashton Adviser (Guidance and Careers)

Terry Ashton

Adviser (Guidance and Careers)

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happysafe

do well at school and in life

1968

Guidance in Scottish Secondary SchoolsSED

1986

More Than Feelings ofConcern

CCC

1993

Guidance: a Developmental Approach

Grampian Region

1993

Personal and SocialDevelopment 5-14

SOED

1995

The Heart of the Matter

Scottish CCC/SOED

1996

Effective Learning andTeaching: Guidance

SOEID

1998

Taking a Closer Look at Guidance

SOEID/Audit Unit

1999

New Community Schools

Report on progress 2004

2000

Making theDifference

GTCS

2000

At the Heart of Education

GTCS

2001

BETTER BEHAVIOURBETTER LEARNING

Better Behaviour Better Learning

19. Schools should give consideration to integrating the work of learning support, behaviour support and guidance into a single overall framework of pupil support in order to achieve a more holistic approach to supporting the needs of all children and young people.

Better Behaviour Better Learning

19. Schools should give consideration to integrating the work of learning support, behaviour support and guidance into a single overall framework of pupil support in order to achieve a more holistic approach to supporting the needs of all children and young people.

Better Behaviour Better Learning

21. There should be a comprehensive review of the nature and purpose of guidance, both at primary and secondary school levels, and of the training of guidance staff.

Better Behaviour Better Learning

21. There should be a comprehensive review of the nature and purpose of guidance, both at primary and secondary school levels, and of the training of guidance staff.

NATIONAL REVIEW GROUP

NATIONAL REVIEW GROUP

reportFebruary 2005

• describes common principles for the development of personal support in all schools

• sets out a standard of support for pupils

• clarifies the roles of school staff and authorities in the provision and development of support for pupils

• recognises the role of partner agencies in supporting pupils and assisting staff in schools to provide support

• points to current practices in Scotland which exemplify different approaches for providing personal support in schools

teachers make a difference to the lives of children and young people

take time

really get to know youngsters

respond sensitively to them as individuals

help them develop as rounded individuals

be aware of their talents and abilities.

help youngsters cope and develop resilience.

caring, co-operation and collaboration modelled by all staff

school ethos of security, acceptance and recognition of achievement.

where support is the norm, challenges are prevented from becoming entrenched problems.

persistent, deliberate effort to work with youngsters to help them resolve challenges they experience

involve parents and other agencies in support of youngsters

education, welfare and support are complementary processes.

To enable all young people

to become

To enable all young people

to become

confident individuals

To enable all young people

to become

successful learners confident individuals

To enable all young people

to become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens

To enable all young people

to become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

To enable all young people

to become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

motivation self-awareness

To enable all young people to

become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

self-management social competence

motivation self-awareness

To enable all young people to

become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

self-management social competence

motivation self-awareness

To enable all young people to

become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

self-management social competence

motivation self-awareness

To enable all young people to

become

successful learners confident individuals

responsible citizens effective contributors

self-management social competence

10 standards for personal support

Review of Individual Progress

Access to support

Learning for Life

10 standards for personal support

Learning for Life

10 standards for personal support

Learning for LifeLearning for Life

•PSE / EPSD

•decision-making

•participation & citizenship

10 standards for personal support

Review of Individual Progress

Access to support

Learning for Life

10 standards for personal support

Review of Individual Progress

10 standards for personal support

Review of Individual Progress

Review of Individual Progress

•regular review of progress

•transitions

•planning for the future

10 standards for personal support

Review of Individual Progress

Access to support

Learning for Life

10 standards for personal support

Access to support

10 standards for personal support

Access to support

Access to support

•support role of all staff

•partnership working

•confidentiality

•time & space

implementation

implementation of

“happy, safe and achieving their potential”

Personal Support in Schools

• 3 year national project

• £200,000 per year

Personal Support in Schools

aims• promote the importance of personal

support

Personal Support in Schools

aims• promote the importance of personal

support• support all LAs and other agencies to

develop the ten standards described in Happy, Safe and Achieving Their Potential

Personal Support in Schools

aims• promote the importance of personal support• support all LAs and other agencies to

develop the ten standards described in Happy, Safe and Achieving Their Potential

• disseminate understanding and practice

Personal Support in Schools

aims• encourage an understanding of partnership

working

Personal Support in Schools

aims• encourage an understanding of partnership

working• encourage an understanding of how other

strategic developments relate to personal support

Personal Support in Schools

• appointment of Development Officers

Gill Scott, Ellon AcademyJohn MacBean, Hazlehead Academy

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• appointment of Development Officers• establishing national network

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• appointment of Development Officers• establishing national network• collating practice in personal support

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• appointment of Development Officers• establishing national network• collating practice in personal support• national communications

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• setting up communications with personal support agencies

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• setting up communications with personal support agencies

• practitioners’ toolkit

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

• setting up communications with personal support agencies

• practitioners’ toolkit• organising conferences and seminars

Personal Support in Schools

what we are doing

implementation of“happy, safe and achieving their potential”

Personal Support in Schools

thank you for listening

thank you for listening

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implementation of“happy, safe and achieving their potential”

Personal Support in Schools

thank you for listening