Personal Support in Practice

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Personal Support in Practice
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Personal Support in Practice

• Why is it important?

• Why do children and young people need personal
  support?

• What do we do in Falkirk?

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Why is it Important?

• Promotes achievement and attainment

• Every child is entitled to personal support

• It underpins all our work with children and young
  people

• Supports the four capacities

• This is everybodys business

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Why Do Children and Young PeopleNeed Personal
Support?

• A source of guidance and support

• A significant adult

• Children who are supported are more likely to
  learn

• Helps them develop their own resilience and
  emotional/social competencies

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Why Do Some Children andYoung People Need More?

• Insecure/vulnerable

• LAC/LAAC

• Young carers

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What Do We Do in Falkirk?

• We have agreed this is important and everyone has
  a contribution to make

• whole school approach is essential
• we have agreed reasonable expectations with staff
• a high priority for our school improvement
  partnerships
• CPD and support networks for staff in schools
• quality assurance/sharing of good practice

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What Do We Do in Falkirk?

• We have agreed that some children need more and
  differentiated support

• We recognise that parents need support as well

• We recognise that schools that are inclusive can
  provide personal support in a more effective way

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What Do We Do in Falkirk?

• We have piloted some approaches to support

• resilience pilot
• restorative approaches and peer mediation
• school innovations