Transcript David Woodier

Positive Outcomes for Looked After
Students in North Lanarkshire
Lorraine Togneri & David Woodier
Inclusion Support Base
[email protected]
[email protected]
Aims
• What is happening at a local authority level
• The learner’s perspective
• School culture and what helps
What is happening at a local authority level ?
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Children’s Champion pilot
Elected Member training
‘Moving On’ multi agency conference
New children’s houses
Strong partnership working
Supported employment
Inclusion Support Base
• Development officers
• Flexible Learning Initiative
• LAC teachers
Flexible Learning Initiative
• Reengage young people in learning through greater
flexibility, support and coaching
• Multi agency partnership model with SDS
• Promote resilience, health & wellbeing
• Develop positive skills, attitudes & relationships
• Increase achievement / certification
• Improve employability skills
• Support positive post school destinations
LAC teachers
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Three peripatetic teachers
Nursery, primary school, secondary school
Flexible support to young people Looked After away from home
Curricular support
Transitions
Health and wellbeing
Mentoring
Training for schools, designated senior managers, probationer
teachers
• Advice/training on attachment, trauma, resilience
• Support/advice to carers
• Multi agency communication
What helps at school
• I can belong here: my school has an inclusive ethos
• I can achieve: my school finds ways for me to
achieve success
• I can fit in: my school finds ways to reinforce my
sense of normality
• I am understood: my school has adults who are
mindful of me
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