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Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
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Parent Finance October 2024
October Break 2024 update
Parent Finance
Customisable posters to help you advertise to your parents how much your service could actually cost if they access Universal Credit or Tax-Free childcare
Summer Activities Booklet
A variety of resources and activities for fun holiday experiences
Policy Bundles
Collections of policies and procedures for all areas of your organisaiton.
all policies bundle
All the policies in the Core, Rights, and Leave Policies Bundles
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core policies bundle
A collection of 8 core policies for your organisation and your staff.
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leave policies bundle
A collection of 7 policies for different types of staff leave and pay.
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£30
rights policies bundle
A collection of 7 policies looking at rights within your organisation.
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policies
a selection of template policies for school age childcare services
menopause policy
menopause policy
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time off for dependants policy
time off for dependants policy
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£8
shared parental pay and leave policy
shared parental pay and leave policy
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£8
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parental leave policy
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parental bereavement pay and leave policy
parental bereavement pay and leave policy
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other statutory leave entitlements note
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absence policy
absence policy
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£8
maternity policy
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health and safety policy
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disciplinary procedure
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complaints procedure
complaints procedure
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£8
compassionate or bereavement leave policy
compassionate-or-bereavement leave policy
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£4
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£8
carer leave policy
carer leave policy
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£4
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£8
adult support and protection policy
adult support and protection policy
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toolkits
a selection of tookits for school age childcare services
Risk Assessment Toolkit
A selection of Daily Checklists and Risk-Benefit Assessment (RBA) Templates
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£20
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£30
Recruitment Toolkit
Everything you need for the recruitment process, including job descriptions, application forms, advert templates and more
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£18
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£27
sale:
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Medication storage, administration and record keeping
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£20
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£10
sale:
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Practice Focus
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2025
August
Staff Interactions with Children
This month's practice focus area is Staff Interactions with Children, looking at what has been good and some reflective questions.
April
Safe Staffing
This month's practice focus area is Safe Staffing, looking at issues including recruitment, registrations, and ratios.
February
Outdoor Play in Winter
This month's practice focus area is Outdoor Play, looking at issues including clothing and how to encourage parents.
January
Quality Assurance
This month's practice focus area is Quality Assurance, looking at many types of regular audits and checks, as well as how to plan
2024
November
Service Environment
This month's practice focus area is Service Environment
October
Experiences for Older Children
This month's practice focus area is experiences for older children
September
Communication and Engagement with Parents and Carers
Inspection round-up for the new term, looking at communication and engagement
May
Snack Time
Inspection roundup looking at snacks and food
April
Health and Safety
Inspection roundup looking at health and safety areas including facilities, staff skills, and deployment
February
Medication Management
This month, we took a visit to Notre Dame Kids Club (NDKC) in the West End of Glasgow to learn about their medication management practice.
2023
December
Personal Plans
First edition of Practice Focus looking at personal plans and care plans, with service in practice and inspection round-up.
events
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National Conferene 2026
Professional Development Book Club
Join up with your colleagues in the school age childcare sector from across the country, to read, learn, network and develop
previous events
Archive of our previous events
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Thursday 19th June, 10am - 11am Free event hosted on Zoom
Play Training
An introduction to the why, what and how of play in school age childcare
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
In-person Training considering the impact of trauma and ACEs, and how to approach distressing behaviours with an empathetic and compassionate approach
SOSCN Conference 2024
Reaching Out! Growing your community presence. Wednesday 18th September 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Induction Training
In-person training this August looking at the important knowledge and skills required to help new staff to school age childcare hit the ground running
Support to Pay for Childcare
Find out what support is available to parents to pay for childcare, and what other benefits they may be entitled to.
Online Membership Catch-up
Grab a cuppa and join us for a catch-up. An opportunity to hear what we have been up to and our plans for the coming months
Building Resilience Event
This June, SOSCN will be hosting a training session on Building resilience through active play and sport
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
Supporting transitions in School Age Childcare for children with autism
In-Person Play Training
An understanding of play for members of staff and volunteers who may have recently joined the school age childcare sector
COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Share your experiences of the pandemic with Let's Be Heard
Safer Staffing
Are you ready for the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act?
Autism Learning Session
A more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all settings
Local Networking
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What it Takes
Training Event
Teaching Stem in OSC
Training Event
Staying Out
Training Event
Skills Development Funding
Training event
Shaping the Framework
Training event
Seeing the Whole Child
Training event
Seeing the Potential
Training event
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Information event
A Register for the Future
SSSC training events
SOSCN Regional Events
Have your say on the OSC draft consultation
International Learning Session
Training event
OSC Practice during COVID
An Online Conversation event
Not just a dream
Training event
Networking Opportunity
Networking training events
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
Networking training events
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking training events
Networking Meetings
Networking training events
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Funding for services training event
Getting it Right for Business
Business training event
Get Ready for Summer
Get ready for summer training event
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
training event
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Codes of Practice consultation event
Celebrating Out of School Care
National Conference
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Regulation training event
Back to basics- financial planning in OSC
Financial planning training event
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Activity and Wellbeing training event
Access to Childcare Fund
Access to childcare fund learning event
Back to Basics
previous events
Archive of our previous events
Looking back at the past 30+ years of SOSCN - Membership Online Catch-Up
Thursday 19th June, 10am - 11am Free event hosted on Zoom
Play Training
An introduction to the why, what and how of play in school age childcare
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Join this online session to hear more about the new Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare
Managing Distressed Behaviour with Trauma Informed Practice
In-person Training considering the impact of trauma and ACEs, and how to approach distressing behaviours with an empathetic and compassionate approach
SOSCN Conference 2024
Reaching Out! Growing your community presence. Wednesday 18th September 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Induction Training
In-person training this August looking at the important knowledge and skills required to help new staff to school age childcare hit the ground running
Support to Pay for Childcare
Find out what support is available to parents to pay for childcare, and what other benefits they may be entitled to.
Online Membership Catch-up
Grab a cuppa and join us for a catch-up. An opportunity to hear what we have been up to and our plans for the coming months
Building Resilience Event
This June, SOSCN will be hosting a training session on Building resilience through active play and sport
Jim Taylor Knows Autism - Session 2
Supporting transitions in School Age Childcare for children with autism
In-Person Play Training
An understanding of play for members of staff and volunteers who may have recently joined the school age childcare sector
COVID-19 Inquiry Discussion
Share your experiences of the pandemic with Let's Be Heard
Safer Staffing
Are you ready for the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act?
Autism Learning Session
A more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all settings
Local Networking
Networking Events
What it Takes
Training Event
Teaching Stem in OSC
Training Event
Staying Out
Training Event
Skills Development Funding
Training event
Shaping the Framework
Training event
Seeing the Whole Child
Training event
Seeing the Potential
Training event
Scottish Government School Age Childcare Update
Information event
A Register for the Future
SSSC training events
SOSCN Regional Events
Have your say on the OSC draft consultation
International Learning Session
Training event
OSC Practice during COVID
An Online Conversation event
Not just a dream
Training event
Networking Opportunity
Networking training events
SOSCN Members Online Network Meetings - October
Networking training events
Networking Meetings - May and June 2021
Networking training events
Networking Meetings
Networking training events
Getting Help with Childcare Costs
Funding for services training event
Getting it Right for Business
Business training event
Get Ready for Summer
Get ready for summer training event
Delivering a Playful and Active Summer 2021
training event
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Codes of Practice consultation event
Celebrating Out of School Care
National Conference
Care Inspectorate Update and 'Q and A' Session
Regulation training event
Back to basics- financial planning in OSC
Financial planning training event
Activity and Wellbeing 29/11/2022
Activity and Wellbeing training event
Access to Childcare Fund
Access to childcare fund learning event
Back to Basics
Autism Learning Session
Autism Learning Session
A more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all settings

Autism: What does each child want you to know?

Online Learning Session - 13th December 2023, 10am
£15.00

After delivering a very popular and well-received presentation at our last conference before COVID, we are pleased to welcome back autism expert, Jim Taylor who will be delivering an online learning session on Wednesday 13th December.

This session will explore how a more contemporary understanding of the learning styles and presentation of autistic children can have a positive impact in all types of settings. The session will acknowledge the pressures that may be encountered in meeting the needs of both autistic and non-autistic individuals in shared environments. The session will lead to a shared and more effective understanding of autism by exploring current thinking and will provide practical advice and guidelines that will lead to better outcomes for all.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The author has over 40 years' experience in the education of autistic individuals from Nursery to colleges, in the workplace and in care or residential facilities for adults. He is currently working in many services across the UK and the US. Examples of outstanding practice in the UK and in the USA will be shared.

About Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor: knows autism. Jim is an experienced professional in Autism having worked in the field for over 44 years. Currently working independently, he was formerly Director of Education and Support Services in a national organisation. He was instrumental in the design and development of New Struan School, A Centre for Autism, one of the first buildings in the world designed specifically around the learning styles and needs of autistic students. Having been ‘Released back into the world of Autism', Jim is currently involved in a number of exciting new projects both in schools and in services for autistic adults around the UK and Ireland. He continues to work with autistic individuals, with their families and relevant professionals. He was the Chair of the National Autistic Society's Accreditation Standards Body and advises a number of UK-wide Service Providers and Local Education Authorities.

In March 2015, Jim was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Autistic Society. In November of the same year, Jim was presented with the prestigious Excellence in Education Award by the Ohio Center for Autism in Columbus, Ohio.

jimtaylorknowsautism.com

Booking Link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-what-does-each-child-want-you-to-know-tickets-754518724817

National Conferene 2026
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Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment
Adverse Weather and Extreme Temperature
A Quality Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, School Aged Childcare and Childminding Services
Personal Plan Toolkit
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£15
past-subscribers:
£20
clearance:
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£10
Medication Management Toolkit
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£10
sale:
£1
£1
Recruitment Toolkit
subscribers:
£18
non-subscribers:
£27
sale:
£10
£10