Training Solutions Scotland

26/02/2025

🦜 Parker the Parrot 🦜

Today the Scottish Government launched an online information resource that provides age appropriate information and guides to child protection processes for children, young people, and families who may become involved in child protection process in Scotland

https://www.childprotection-resource-scotland.co.uk/younger-children/

https://usercontent.one/wp/www.childprotection-resource-scotland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Final-guide-child-protection-resource.pdf

Keeping you safe A younger children’s guide to child protection in Scotland If you need support with understanding this information, please get a trusted adult to help you. Hello – My name is Parker the Parrot. I am going to help you learn about what adults do to help keep children safe...

17/01/2025

The Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors is now live on the Education Scotland website. The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland have worked together to minimise the burden on settings by reducing the number of quality indicators (QIs) from 28 in the current frameworks to 11 in the new framework. It is important to note we will begin to use the new framework for inspection from September 2025.

🔗https://education.gov.scot/inspection-and-review/inspection-frameworks/quality-improvement-framework-for-the-early-learning-and-childcare-sectors/?utm_source=CI&utm_medium=socials

14/10/2024

The updated guidance aims to ensure that children from birth to 5 years in childcare settings across Scotland are offered meals, snacks and drinks that meet their nutritional requirements and are conducive to good health. https://www.gov.scot/publications/setting-table-guidance/

The Scottish Government will host a webinar on 11 November 2024 to support the ELC sector for the implementation of the guidance by August 2025. Register for the webinar here 8ed7a127-56df-40e4-97e0-0c2f72b132b8@7bbe2037-c3dc-4e87-b17b-6bd2d2271f47" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8ed7a127-56df-40e4-97e0-0c2f72b132b8@7bbe2037-c3dc-4e87-b17b-6bd2d2271f47

13/08/2024

https://education.gov.scot/resources/a-summary-of-elc-resources/

Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

18/06/2024

🚨 Remember! 16 July is the date the becomes law in Scotland.

For now, check out some of the feedback we have received from local authorities, like Aberdeenshire Council, regarding support we have delivered around and

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You can also find out more about here: https://ow.ly/i9zM50RXzry

08/06/2024

💡 We would encourage all our trainees to read the Care Inspectorates practice note which explores the importance of strong and meaningful relationships with families.

Think about how this practice note could be used to support the transition process- consider using information from this within your transition reflective account 💡

Me, my family and my childcare setting is a practice note to highlight the importance of meaningful relationships and strong connections beginning with families accessing their childcare setting. Find out more on https://hub.careinspectorate.com/how-we-support-improvement/quality-improvement-programmes-and-topics/me-my-family-and-my-childcare-setting/

01/05/2024

The Food Standards Agency has published advice for the safe use of flour, where flour is uncooked (raw) there is a risk of food poisoning, this includes when used in crafts such as playdough.

You can treat flour by heating it to make it safe, for information and instructions on how to heat treat please see the link below.

01/05/2024

💡We encouraged trainees to ensure they are aware of and take time to read the revised Codes of Practice which came into effect today.

22/01/2024

We worked with Childsmile on a new practice note, Supporting healthy smiles: Childsmile practice note for early learning and childcare.

We worked in collaboration with colleagues at Childsmile to help celebrate the excellent work in improving children’s dental health and oral hygiene across the country. The resource is designed to act as a tool to prompt reflection and develop approaches to toothbrushing and supporting good oral hygiene throughout life.

Download from here https://cihub.info/SupportingHealthySmiles.

28/11/2023

Your assessor may ask you to demonstrate knowledge on how to raise concerns in the workplace.

It may be useful for learners to familiarise themselves with guidance published by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC, this guidance gives detailed advise on actions that should be taken, including your right to raise concerns in confidence.

Are you a social service employer?

It’s your responsibility to have procedures in place to make sure your staff can speak up if they have a concern and know it will be treated sensitively and in confidence.

Our Raising concerns in the workplace guidance, published jointly with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), has clear guidance for employers to support you with this.

Read the guidance here https://ow.ly/Q0ak50Q8FF3