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Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 The Changing Provision for Children and Young People in Glasgow with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs 2011 – present Pauline Harte HT Inclusion
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Introduction Focus - 3 areas: Secondary SEBN Estate
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 Introduction Focus - 3 areas: Secondary SEBN Estate Primary SEBN Estate Interrupted Learners’ Services
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Secondary Learners with SEBN
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 Secondary Learners with SEBN Before 2011: Cartvale Secondary School Out of authority independent providers
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2011 Closure of: Springboig St. Johns Good Shepherd Open School
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 2011 Closure of: Springboig St. Johns Good Shepherd Open School Significant cohort of Glasgow learners
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2011 March 2012 Glasgow response Opening of Westmuir High School
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 2011 Glasgow response Opening of Westmuir High School March 2012 Secondment to lead both schools
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Recommendations to directorate were based on a strong belief ‘learners’ needs are best met within Glasgow’. ‘There are groups of children and young people whose needs are less visible and therefore do not always receive the support they need. It is those groups of vulnerable children and young people that we must strive to provide for…’ SG Report to Parliament 2014 on implementation of the Additional Support for Learning Act. Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015
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Leadership Build on strength of nurture within Glasgow
Reconsider the promoting positive relationships policy – develop staff understanding of distressed behaviours School Improvement Plans which specifically focused on literacy and employability
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Legislation underpinned our recommendations:-
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 Legislation underpinned our recommendations:- Getting it right for every child Scottish Govt 2008 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
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Chair of SEBN Secondary Steering Group
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 Chair of SEBN Secondary Steering Group March – May 2014 Build capacity within the city for SEBN learners Articulate better across the estate Embed transitions/shared placements of learners Focus on employability within schools – sustain positive destinations
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Greenview Learning Centre September 2015:
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 Primary Estate Two SEBN 2011 Schools: Rosevale Primary Greenview Learning Centre September 2015: Enhanced Nurturing Provisions: St. Philomena’s NE 12 Miltonbank NW 12 Miller S 6
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Head Teacher Inclusion
September 2014 Head Teacher Inclusion September December 2014 Closure of Promoting Positive Relationships Inclusion Service (PPR Inc)which included Interrupted Learners’ Service Focus on tuition sessions A number of these young people continued to disengage despite intense support The majority of young people were in S4 Learners with medical issues were being tutored by this service. Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015
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Closure of PPR Inc Service
Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015 January 2015 Closure of PPR Inc Service Establishment of small Interrupted Learners’ Service DHT Inclusion 2 FTE Teachers 1 Employability Inclusion Coordinator Sessional tutors Focus on educational employability pathways Smallest number of transitions
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Summary Focus on SUSTAINED positive destinations. Glasgow City Council
Fluidity of placements – presumption of mainstream From 22 to 5 out of authority day placements (September 2014 – September 2015) Focus on inter-agency working to meet the needs of the most distressed learners Rigorous scrutiny of pathways - no young person left out Focus on SUSTAINED positive destinations. Glasgow City Council Glasgow – UK Council of the year 2015
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