How Can Mindfulness Help School Staff
Article by Kamalagita Hughes Three-quarters of teachers experience work-related stress, with nearly half reporting depression, anxiety or panic attacks at work. At any one time, more than half are considering leaving the profession due to poor health and figures reported are higher for senior leaders. You don’t need me to tell you this because I […]
Hundreds of Schools to Stay Shut
Schools across Scotland are to stay closed on Monday (5 January) as a new amber alert for heavy snow comes into place. According to The Met Office, another 5-10cm (2-4ins) could fall fairly widely in the north east, Highlands and Northern Isles while a few places on the mainland could possibly see 20-30cm (8-12ins). These […]
CAMHS Waiting Times Standard Met for a Year
Progress on waiting times for children and young people waiting for specialist mental health care has been maintained for a year, according to the latest statistics. New figures from Public Health Scotland show that between July and September, 91.5% of children and young people started treatment within 18 weeks of referral to Child and Adolescent […]
Helping Children’s Early Speech and Language Skills
Children and families will benefit from better joined‑up speech, language and communication support from the earliest stages of life under a newly launched national Action Plan. The Early Years Speech, Language and Communication Action Plan aims to strengthen collaborative support across health, education, and family support services. Clear, practical advice on speech, language and communication will be […]
Teachers could work a “flexible” four-day teaching week under new proposals announced by the Scottish government
New proposals announced by the Scottish government reveal teachers could work a flexible four-day teaching week. It would leave a fifth day for “professional learning” activities outside of the classroom, including lesson preparation, marking and training. Reduced classroom contact time with pupils and agreed national minimum standards for pupil learning hours are also included in […]
Supporting families through separation: Expert guidance from Gibson Kerr
When couples make the difficult decision to separate, especially with children involved, they’re faced with a huge number of questions. What happens next? How do we make arrangements that work for everyone? At Gibson Kerr, our friendly and understanding Family Law Solicitors know that every family is unique, and clear, compassionate guidance can make all […]
Scotland is Determined to End Child Poverty
First Minister John Swinney heard from partners in the third sector, local government and academia to inform the Scottish Government’s work to end child poverty. Speaking after the meeting in Glasgow, the First Minister said that eradicating child poverty remained his government’s top priority – and called on the UK Chancellor to take equally urgent […]
Supporting Families with School Attendance
A national TV, radio and multi-media campaign that aims to improve school attendance by supporting parents, carers, and teachers to make school a positive experience for all children has been launched. The £320,000 national school attendance campaign will run for four weeks across TV, radio, static ads including posters, and digital mediums between 30 October […]
Charity Declares ‘Fuel Poverty Emergency’
ALIenergy is calling on the UK Government to introduce a social energy tariff ahead of the energy price cap rising by 2%, for millions of people in Scotland. The most recent fuel poverty statistics from the Scottish House Condition Survey and Scottish Government (2023) displayed that overall fuel poverty in Scotland is 34%, up from 31% […]
New exhibition programme at GoMA promotes infant feeding in public
The national tour of a collaborative artwork which arrives at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow (GoMA) this autumn, is the inspiration for a dedicated programme promoting infant feeding in public. Entitled, The Milky Way, the exhibition is part of a touring programme for Feed – an arts-based project which promotes inclusive, sustainable approaches […]