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We have introduced Young Carer Statements to better support young carers in our schools. These statements recognise the unique challenges faced by young carers and outline the specific support available to them.

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A young carer statement is something every young carer in Scotland has a right to under the Carers Act 2016.

A young carer is anyone who provides, or intends to provide care who is aged 18 and under, or 18 and still in school.

Your young carer statement will help to identify and highlight your personal goals and any support that you may require as a young carer, as well as record who is responsible for providing that support. It's a summary of your caring role that you can use to let people like teachers and doctors know how they can support you.

You may have already completed a young carer statement in the past without realising what it was. If you think you may already have completed one, you can check with social work staff or your school/college/university, who may have one on file for you. You can request a copy of this at any time and it must be provided to you.

What is a young carer statement?

A young carer statement is a written record of the key points of a conversation you have with your support workers or other professional, like a teacher. This conversation helps to find out more about you, your caring role, your goals, and what is important to you.

It can help to find out what things you enjoy doing outside of your caring role and what help you might need to continue to do them. It will also help to look at what help other people like teachers and doctors can provide to make sure that you aren't doing anything you aren't comfortable with.

What will the young carer statement cover?

Your statement will cover your personal circumstances, personal outcomes and identified needs, as well as what support is available to you. These must be included in all young carer statements in Scotland, but you might talk about some other things too. You don't have to talk about anything you don't want to.

Personal circumstances: Personal circumstances cover what your life is like, including who you live with, things you like doing and what you normally do each day.

Personal outcomes: The personal outcomes that are included in your young carer statement are a way of describing your aims, goals or hopes. This could be something like wanting to be able to spend more time with your friends or feeling more supported at school.

Identified needs: Identified needs are the things you need to achieve your goals or personal outcomes. You might already know what some of these needs are or you might need to have a chat with a support worker to decide them.

If any of your identified needs meet the criteria in your area, your local authority must provide you with support to meet those needs. The person supporting you with your statement can tell you more about these criteria and whether you meet them.

Your local authority also has to consider whether you would benefit from a short break. What this break looks like can vary depending on what works for you. This could include going to the cinema, getting sports equipment or even attending the Young Carers Festival in the Summer. Due to restrictions around COVID-19, your break might be different than what's usually possible, but you will be supported in accessing something that is safe based on what is happening.

Do I have to complete a young carer statement?

No, completing a young carer statement is completely optional. If you say no, you can always change your mind later. If you ask to complete a young carer statement at any time, the support person must provide you with the opportunity to complete one.

Who do I speak to about getting a young carer statement?

The best place to go to discuss your young carer statement is your local carer center or young carer service. If you're not sure where your local carer center is, you can find out more at Care Information Scotland.

You can also speak to your class teacher, a guidance teacher or support staff at your school. You may also be asked by a teacher or support worker if you would like to complete a statement if they are aware of your caring role.

What happens with my young carer statement?

Once your young carer statement has been written, you will receive a copy of what was written and can choose who you would like to share it with. If you don't receive a copy, you can request one. It's your document and you decide who gets to see it.

What happens when I turn 18?

When you turn 18, and leave school, you'll transition from a young carer to an adult carer. The Carers Act also gives adult carers the right to an adult carer support plan. This does the same job as your young carer statement and ensures you keep getting support. Any support you receive under your young carer statement will stay in place until your adult carer support plan has been completed. As always, you can go to your local Carers Center and they can help you with this transition or any other support you need. If you're over 18, the Scottish Government has more information on adult carer support plans.

We have a whole page dedicated to young carers and the support that is available, including financial and wellbeing help.
Find out more on our Young Carers page.

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All young carers in Scotland are entitled to a Young Carer Statement. Find out more about what they are, how having one can support you as a carer and how to get one.

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Young Carer Statement & Strategy. Education Committee May 2024

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Young Carer Statement & Strategy. Education Committee May 2024

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Our Young Carer Strategy will be rolled out starting next month. This strategy will ensure that young carers receive the necessary support and resources to balance their caring responsibilities with their education.

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06-FINAL Young Carers Statement & Strategy. Education Committee Paper FINAL MAY 2024

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Please support Young Carers and organise an awareness day or training in your school.

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Young Carers Action Day 2024

Young Carer's Action Day 2024 is all about Fair Futures for Young Carers.

We can all play a part in making fair futures for young carers a reality: governments, local authorities, schools, colleges, charities - everyone.

Carers Trust is launching The Young Carers Covenant so you can make your promise to help secure Fair Futures for Young Carers. Sign up on Young Carers Action Day, Wednesday 13th March.

Young Carers' stories

Take a look at our series of inspiring films featuring young carers and young adult carers. They talk openly about the challenges they face at school and college, as well as when they enter the workplace. And they tell us what a fair future looks like for them.

You can also hear from employers and education professionals. Teachers describe how supporting young carers at school makes all the difference in helping them juggle their caring role with learning and schoolwork. And a manager in an innovative Civil Service partnership with Carers Trust reveals how young adult carers can bring unique skills and attributes into the workplace.
Full range of videos coming soon.
Meet Kiesha, Youth Support Worker & Trustee

Most adults would buckle under the weight of responsibility on Kiesha's shoulders. At just 19, she is the primary carer for her mum, nan and two brothers - who all live with a variety of physical and mental health conditions. She left college because they didn't understand her caring situation - but she still wants to learn.
READ HER STORY
Meet Chalukya - Men's Fashion Designer

Despite all the many obstacles thrown in her way throughout her life - homelessness, bullying, depression and the near-death of her father - Chalukya is now on her way to her dream career as a men's fashion designer. But only because she got the right support, at the right time.
Read her story
Support Young Carers Action Day 2024

Young carers would love to see your support on Young Carers Action Day 2024, Wednesday 13th March. Whether you're a young carer yourself, know a young carer, an adult unpaid carer, or a professional working for young carers - your support will make a huge difference in helping towards a Fair Future for Young Carers and creating positive action.

Here are a range of resources and graphics you can use right now and up until Young Carers Action Day.
Resources for professionals Social media graphics
It would be amazing if young carers could create their own content for Young Carers Action Day whether it's a quote, poem, your story, video or picture. Make sure to use the hashtag #YoungCarersActionDay.

If you'd like to be featured in the build up to or during Young Carers Action Day please email your content to web@carers.org and we'll use on our social media.

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Young Carer's Action Day 2024 is all about Fair Futures for Young Carers.

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A range of resources is now available for young carers, including counselling services, peer support groups, and academic assistance. Visit our website for more details and to access these resources.

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If you are aged 13-19 and you care for someone else there find out more about people who can support you.

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Guidance for Schools to support the YC Statement

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Guidance for Schools to support the YC Statement

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This Highland Council Young Carer's statement is designed to be accessible to all Highland Pupils using their Highland Google Account on any device.

https://read.bookcreator.com/awcFRtnMurPkeXu9Y2tk9OiOOi62/-yuNyMxkQTqVeMpiZ33SfA

Book Creator allows the Young Person to record their views via audio or read the statement using the accessibility features.

Young People can choose whether to have a statement or not and who they share it with.

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To access the website and resources, please log in using your highland.gov credentials

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Wednesday 11th September 4 - 5.30pm.

Wednesday 18th September 4 - 5.30pm

Please book through the CPD Manager.

All school based staff are welcome to attend

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To access 3 Young Carer Support modules, please log in using your GLOW credentials, then select Professional Learning – Professional Learning Activities – search Young Carers using the links in this Padlet. The training has been developed in collaboration with Education Scotland and Carers Trust Scotland, the second module in particular deals with young carers statements. As long as you work with young carers then you can register to complete the Modules.

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

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Read&Write support ALL pupils with their learning and is available to every pupil and family in Highland Schools.

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Read&Write support ALL pupils with their learning and is available to every pupil and family in Highland Schools.

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Please find a wealth of training sessions at Texthelp Academy.

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From getting you up and running, to quick, practical courses, webinars and certification, learn everything you need to know about Texthelp products right here in our Academy.

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The ASfL Folder on Schools Hub has been updated!

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The ASfL Folder on Schools Hub has been updated!

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Please find all relevant policies, resources and links to training in this space. Plus referral information on the Specialist Support Services, Education in Highlands.

To access Schools Hub, please log in with your highland.gov credentials at

https://highlandcouncil1.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolHub

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Supporting Dyslexia & Literacy Difficulties with AI in Highland Schools

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Supporting Dyslexia & Literacy Difficulties with AI in Highland Schools

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Highland Education Vision Support Service.

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Highland Education Vision Support Service.

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Referral are accepted through the NHS Team only, however please read carefully for support for all learners with VI and visit Schools Hub HEVVSS for resources and support:

https://highlandcouncil1.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolHub/SitePages/Highland-Vision-Support-Service-(HVSS).aspx

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The Highland Deaf Education Service Overview

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The Highland Deaf Education Service Overview

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For all Highland School support resources pllease visit:

https://highlandcouncil1.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolHub/SitePages/Highland-Deaf-Education-Service.aspx

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For all policies & resources:

https://highlandcouncil1.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolHub/SitePages/Assistive-Technology.aspx

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For all EAL Support, please visit their Blog and website:

http://www.ealhighland.org.uk/

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The Promise - All educators should be familiar with Scotland's Promise to care exerienced children & young people.

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The Promise - All educators should be familiar with Scotland's Promise to care exerienced children & young people.

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All schools have access to overviews of their CEC&YP on School Sites. 

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All schools have access to overviews of their CEC&YP on School Sites. 

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School Hub - School Sites. CEC&YP Folders.

These will be updated termly, but please check these on a regular basis to ensure you have the correct information for your young people.

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This professional learning has been created to support anyone working with children and young people particularly those who are care experienced.

Although The Promise is now well known, particularly to Service Leaders, and indeed many local authorities have Promise action plans, there is still a significant number of practitioners in educational settings who are unsure of what they can do individually, and collectively, to Keep the Promise. This Award programme has been designed to both raise awareness and support practice at educational setting level.

Delivering this Award programme nationally, in every school and local authority, helps to address one of the key priorities of The Promise - to reduce the stigma that many care experienced people feel by promoting consistency of messaging around The Promise and the use of non-stigmatising language.

This professional learning will:

raise awareness and understanding of The Promise (the commitment made by the Scottish Government to improving the experiences and outcomes for Scotland's care experienced children and young people), and our responsibilities as corporate parents

help practitioners understand the needs of children and young people and what we can do to support them

This professional learning was originally developed by North Lanarkshire Council in response to The Promise. The West Partnership Promise Working Group, Education Scotland, and CELCIS have since updated the original resources to create an accessible professional learning resource for all Local Authorities.

This professional learning takes the form of an Award programme. The full structure of the Programme is explained fully in the Information and Guidance Note.

These professional learning resources have been designed to be used in any educational settings and to be delivered flexibly. For example as:

Whole establishment setting - In-Service training or as a collegiate activity

Personal professional learning for individuals as part of their CLPL/PRD/PDR

Induction Training for new staff

To support flexible delivery of the Award Programme the resources have been produced in the following formats:

Powerpoint presentations with scripts for collegiate professional learning

Narrated powerpoint presentations for individual professional learning

E-learning module for everyone to be completed after the formal presentations

Summative knowledge check/quiz

For individuals who want to complete the Award programme individually, not as part of an establishments programme, can do so via the Professional Learning and Leadership Website as a Professional Learning Activity.

Participation in the Award is recognised at both personal and establishment levels through the 'I Promise' and 'We Promise' Certificates. A final 'Keeping the Promise' Award will be issued to establishments who can evidence impact of the professional learning on educational outcomes for care experienced children and young people (see the Information and Guidance note for details).

Resources
PDF file: Keeping the Promise Information and Guidance Note (142 KB) PPT presentation: Keeping the Promise Session 1 Presentation (Large file 3 MB) PDF file: Keeping the Promise Session 1 Script (170 KB)
PPT presentation: Keeping the Promise Session 1 Narrated Presentation (Large file 30 MB) (pending)
PPT presentation: Keeping the Promise Session 2 Presentation (Large file 18 MB) PDF file: Keeping the Promise Session 2 Script (328 KB)
PPT presentation: Keeping the Promise Session 2 Narrated Presentation (Large file 60 MB) (pending)

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

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Vision and Values Highland Tutoring Service

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Supporting Dyselxia & Literacy Difficulties with AI in Highland Schools

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Supporting Dyselxia & Literacy Difficulties with AI in Highland Schools

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Deaf Ed Overview for Educators. Parents, Carers & YP 2024 (1)

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Please can all secondary schools ensure pupils have their GLOW credentials. They can then self-register for Study Support. Webinars will start again in October 2024

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Please can all secondary schools ensure pupils have their GLOW credentials. They can then self-register for Study Support. Webinars will start again in October 2024

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Schools Hub, ASfL Tile - ASfL and then Deaf Service..... find everything you need to know.

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Schools Hub, ASfL Tile - ASfL and then Deaf Service..... find everything you need to know.

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Schools Hub, ASfL Tile - ASfL and then Highland Vision Support Service. We are updating this space with resources for schools.

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Schools Hub, ASfL Tile - ASfL and then Highland Vision Support Service. We are updating this space with resources for schools.

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We've been around since 1983 helping children and young people in Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning, and to fulfil their potential. Providing pupil assessment and support, expert advice, training and assistive technology Loans.

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Professional Learning & School resources for supporting Digital Literacy in school

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Professional Learning & School resources for supporting Digital Literacy in school

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Welcome to the Education Scotland digital education support site. This site aims to provide support to educators to enhance their learning and teaching, their digital literacy skills and the use of digital across the curriculum.

Select one of the options below to navigate to the section of the site that you need.

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Welcome to the Education Scotland digital education support site. This site aims to provide support to educators to enhance their learning and teaching, their digital literacy skills and the use of digital across the curriculum. Select one of the options below to navigate to the section of the site that you need.

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Getting the most out of technology in the classroom. 

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Getting the most out of technology in the classroom. 

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From EdTech to PedTech by Fiona Aubrey-Smith - Sights on EdTech with Luigi Morino

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For the dates of training, please visit the DigitScot Website.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/digilearn/

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DigiScot Professional Learning for Schools 2024 - 25

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To help with accessing latest Glow updates and news, we have pulled together a Back to School with Glow update for August 2024.

This page has been divided into key areas including, Microsoft, Google, National Apps and Safeguarding, to hopefully make it easier to find useful information.

You will be able to find news items regarding:

Microsoft Learning Accelerators are a set of tools baked into Microsoft 365 for Education, designed to help educators personalise learning for every student

Machine Learning and AI within Google Workspace - Let's have a look at the time saving AI features that we are already using in Google Workspace and Google Apps in Glow

Adobe Express for Education is a free, web-based and mobile app suite that provides students and practitioners with tools to create and share engaging visual content.

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To help with accessing latest Glow updates and news, we have pulled together a Back to School with Glow update for August 2024. This page has been divided into key areas including, Microsoft, Google, National Apps and Safeguarding, to hopefully make it easier to find useful information.

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JAMBOARD - Discontinuing from Ocotber.... replacement suggestions....

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JAMBOARD - Discontinuing from Ocotber.... replacement suggestions....

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Padlet has now introduced Sandbox as a direct replacement for Jamboard AND you can import all your Jamboards before they become PDFS....

You can login with your Highland Google credentials and get 3 free boards. We are currently investigating whether there is a solution with Padlet for accounts that would have more than 3 boards. Watch this space!

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Updated 2 days ago by Rana Wilds

Where do you find the coolest kids at the park?

Playing in the sandbox, of course!

A sandbox is a place where you can share secrets, interact with others, create unique sand castles, and be free! The same is true for Padlet Sandbox. Draw, create, and play in real-time with others! No need to feel restricted or confined to a small space - just let your mind run free.

Padlet Sandbox is currently available for B eta users. To join our beta program, head to your account settings. Detailed instructions here.

What is Padlet Sandbox?

At its simplest level, a sandbox is a collaborative whiteboard.

When you start a Sandbox, you are presented with a blank canvas. On this canvas, you can add drawings, record videos and upload files. You can invite other people to do the same.

To make things more interesting, you can add more canvases to your Sandbox, draw and collaborate on them, and play them on a slideshow.

If you want to get really creative, you can add interactivity to your sandbox using hyperlinks. For example, you can use a Sandbox to make games like Jeopardy.

We built a Jamboard importer so you can move your boards to Padlet in minutes.

Padlet Sandbox is now available for B eta users. Enable beta on your account by visiting padlet.link/beta.

How can I access Padlet Sandbox?

If you want to explore the possibilities of Padlet Sandbox, check out some examples!

Click the + Make button in the header at the top of your dashboard. Next, click See examples in the Blank sandbox area.

Here, you will see a handful of example sandboxes. Click on the picture to see a picture of the Sandbox or click on Open sandbox (at the bottom of one of the examples) to reveal the interactive Sandbox.

Create a Sandbox

If you're ready to create your own sandbox, click the + Make button in the header at the top of your dashboard and click on Blank sandbox.

FAQs

Is Padlet Sandbox an alternative for Google Jamboard?

Yes, Padlet Sandbox can be used as an alternative to Jamboard. It has all the Jamboard features.

What browsers are currently supported?

Chrome, Safari and Edge. Padlet Sandbox is not currently supported on Firefox.

Is Padlet Sandbox available on mobile?

Not yet! But we're working on it.

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Learn about Padlet Sandbox, currently in beta.

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PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ONTO ALL RELEVANT STAFF

The EAL service has undergone a restructuring and there are some changes to previous practice.  We hope these changes will make the service more accessible to all schools in Highland. The links to the EAL Website, New Arrivals Flow Chart, interpreting service information and Referral Form can be found on the EAL page on the School’s Hub under ASfL - Specialist Services.

Click here: EAL Page on the School's Hub

Changes to EAL Provision:

EAL Profiles  - There is a new Primary/ Secondary EAL Profile.  Each school has a master copy of the profile (with a link to guidance) in their EAL Library on the school’s SharePoint.  EAL profiles should be set up, then updated by schools, and stored in this SharePoint EAL library.

EAL New Arrivals Flow Chart – information and links on how to support a new EAL Pupil from enrolment to their first few weeks.

EAL Highland Website – this NEW website is now live and is an excellent resource for supporting EAL pupils in your school

EAL Service Referral Form – a referral system is now in place

Interpreting Service provided by Global is funded, centrally, by Highland Council

EAL Contacts – For general advice and signposting to resources etc please contact our 2 EAL teachers directly.

Jenny.Gray2@highland.gov.uk    alison.roy@highland.gov.uk

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This website is currently under development. We are working hard to have this website completed as quickly as possible. Please contact us if you can't find the resources you are looking for.

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https://highlandcouncil1.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolHub/SitePages/Highland-Tutoring-Service.aspx