The Wellbeing for Learning Workstream recognises the importance of wellbeing in the learning process and aims to empower practitioners to provide the best possible environment for learners.
It aims to:
Increase understanding of current legislation and policy
Facilitate dialogue and collaborative learning networks through professional learning and specialist networks
Share good practice across the West Partnership to enhance support for learners
Support learners to share their views
Provide opportunities for establishment-based and community education colleagues to work and learn together to support wellbeing and inclusive practices which will improve outcomes for learners
Bring professionals together to provide support and learning opportunities for families
Liaise with partner agencies, including Education Scotland, to support collaborative working.
Areas of responsibility:
Operational leadership of the Wellbeing for Learning Workstream, including:
• Youth Ambassadors
• Supporting Learners with ASN
• Families and Communities
• Family Learning
• UNCRC
Through engaging in collaborative activities, all participants are able to demonstrate an improvement in their practice which enhances the learning experience for children and young people by June 2023.
By June 2023, professional learning participants will demonstrate an increased understanding of wellbeing topics and will have an increased level of confidence to implement practice change that will benefit children and young people.
By June 2023, through engaging in specialist networks, there is an increase in the number of cross-authority collaborative developments and activities being undertaken in the Partnership which have an impact on wellbeing practice.
We are working to achieve this through a wide variety of activities including:
ongoing professional learning activity with leaders of establishments on policy and practice
hosting learning events (virtual or in person as appropriate) to support practitioners to collaborate and share effective approaches
hosting and facilitating specialist networks to ensure practitioners are empowered to share evidence based and effective practice
The West Partnership, in collaboration with Education Scotland, have provided training to enable staff in education and CLD to provide training in their local authorities. Please find a list of trained colleagues in your local authority below:
East Dunbartonshire Maureen MacLeod maureen.macleod@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Nichola Roberts Nichola.Roberts@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Claire Pearson Claire.pearson2@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Michelle Furphy
East Renfrewshire Laura MacAskill laura2.macaskill@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Rachael Hannon Kimberley Hunter
Glasgow City Council Gary Condi gary.condie@glasgow.gov.uk Alan Dick Alan.dick@glasgowlife.org.uk Fiona Vornic Katy Anderson Farasha Bashir Debbie Lamberty
Inverclyde Council Mhairi Lyle mhairi.lyle@inverclyde.gov.uk Paul McGrath Paul.mcgrath@inverclyde.gov.uk Caroline McCahill carolyn.crawford@renfrewshire.school Gary Forbes gary.forbes@inverclyde.gov.uk
North Lanarkshire Carol McPherson mcphersonc@northlan.gov.uk Amy Reynolds reynoldsam@northlan.gov.uk David McHutchison McHutchisonDa@northlan.gov.uk Emma Deans DeansE@northlan.gov.uk Michael Bradley BradleyMic@northlan.gov.uk James Fagan Kirstin Thomson
Renfrewshire Carolyn Crawford carolyn.crawford@renfrewshire.school Siobhan Gray siobhan.gray@renfrewshire.gov.uk Susan Bell Susan.bell-hq@renfrewshire.gov.uk Fiona Taylor fiona.taylor@renfrewshire.gov.uk Susan Stewart Susan.Stewart@renfrewshire.gov.uk
South Lanarkshire Shannon Goundry gw21goundryshannon@glow.sch.uk Eilidh Mallan gw21mallaneilidh@glow.sch.uk Kevin Mullarkey
West Dunbartonshire Council Martin Hamilton Lucy McGovern Greg Allan Jane Crombie
The West Partnership have been working in collaboration with Youthlink Scotland and Education Scotland to support establishments in evaluation of their partnership working. In the first Cohort (2021-22) we worked with seven partnerships and details of their work can be found by clicking on each of the links below. Our cohort of partnerships involves partners from six of our local authorities.
Specialist Networks are where groups of practitioners collaborate to share experiences and expertise. This can result in the development of resources or professional learning opportunities. The Specialist Networks promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise across local authorities promoting cross sector collaboration.
Families & Communities
CLD Managers’ Network
PSHE Secondary
Stand Alone ASL HTs
Home Education Officers
Senior Inclusion Officers
The Promise
Attendance
UNCRC
The Families & Communities Network aims to identify, share and develop best practices which support families living in poverty, build community capacity, increase parental engagement and improve inequity.
The Families and Communities Network is also responsible for developing systems that empower young people in participating in the West Partnership.
The CLD Managers Network aims to share practice in CLD service and delivery. It has a core role in promoting partnership working between CLD and education practitioners. It is integral to the work of the West Partnership to promote and support youth participation. The CLD Managers’ Network also supports our work with families and communities.
The CLD network supports the work of the West Partnership’s nominated Youth Ambassadors, enabling them to share their views on the work of the West Partnership.
Areas of focus include:
Collaboration across local authorities to create a Regional Improvement Collaborative central resource are for PSHE covering 3-18
Delivery of PSE Professional Learning linked to PSE review and Young Scot data
Areas of focus include:
Sharing of approaches in relation to national policy
Equitable and personalised curriculum which supports varied needs of learners.
Approaches to Positive Relationship Policies
Consistency across the WP in how we engage with parents, ensuring consistency if families relocate across authorities.
Information sharing/storing/data protection.
Collation & sharing of resources.
Collaboration across local authorities to share practice in supporting learner’s needs and inclusion.
Collaboration across local authorities to address priorities in The Promise implementation plan and to create a Regional Improvement Collaborative central resource for all colleagues.
Collaboration across local authorities to share practice and expertise when working to improve attendance. This group will also work to support establishments through a Collaborative Action Research offer.
Collaboration across local authorities to address priorities in UNCRC.
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