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about
who we are and what we do
training
bespoke school age childcare training and consultancy
shop
templates, toolkits, and useful resources
Free Downloads
Free downloads for our members
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
subscribers:
£45
non-subscribers:
£70
sale:
£60
clearance:
£30
core policies bundle
A collection of 8 core policies for your organisation and your staff.
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£30
leave policies bundle
A collection of 7 policies for different types of staff leave and pay.
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£30
rights policies bundle
A collection of 7 policies looking at rights within your organisation.
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£30
Shop Info
Shop information and instructions
policies
a selection of template policies for school age childcare services
menopause policy
menopause policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
time off for dependants policy
time off for dependants policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
staff data policy
staff data policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
sick pay policy
sick pay policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
shared parental pay and leave policy
shared parental pay and leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
redundancy policy
redundancy policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
recruitment policy and procedure
recruitment policy and procedure
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
paternity policy
paternity policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
parental leave policy
parental leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
parental bereavement pay and leave policy
parental bereavement pay and leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
other statutory leave entitlements note
other statutory leave entitlements note
subscribers:
£1
non-subscribers:
£2
absence policy
absence policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
maternity policy
maternity policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
holiday entitlement
holiday entitlement
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
health and safety policy
health and safety policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
grievance procedure
grievance procedure
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
equality and inclusion policy
equality and inclusion policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
disciplinary procedure
disciplinary procedure
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
complaints procedure
complaints procedure
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
compassionate or bereavement leave policy
compassionate-or-bereavement leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
carer leave policy
carer leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
adult support and protection policy
adult support and protection policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
toolkits
a selection of tookits for school age childcare services
Risk Assessment Toolkit
A selection of Daily Checklists and Risk-Benefit Assessment (RBA) Templates
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£30
Recruitment Toolkit
Everything you need for the recruitment process, including job descriptions, application forms, advert templates and more
subscribers:
£18
non-subscribers:
£27
sale:
£10
Medication Management Toolkit
Medication storage, administration and record keeping
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£10
sale:
£1
Personal Plan Toolkit
Everything you need to create personal plans within your service
subscribers:
£15
past-subscribers:
£20
clearance:
£10
membership
Become one of our members
events
check here for forthcomign and past events
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
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
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
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation
Codes of Practice consultation event

FREE Online Event - SSSC Codes of Practice Conversation

Wednesday 14th September, 10am-12pm via zoom
Thursday 15th September, 10am-12pm via zoom

14th Sep - Book a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-online-event-sssc-codes-of-practice-conversation-tickets-404494242167

15th Sep - Book a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-online-event-sssc-codes-of-practice-conversation-2nd-date-tickets-405066624177

You might already be aware that the SSSC codes of practice are changing- they were last reviewed in 2016 and they are being revised now in order to ensure they are fit for the future.

Before the new Codes are drafted, the SSSC are gathering views and feedback from employers, workers and people with experience of care on what they think of the current Codes, how they are used and what might improve them. Employers and organisations are being encouraged to have conversations with their staff on the Codes and to feed back to the SSSC before 31st October.

It is suggested that conversations are centred around the following three questions:

  1. What do you like about the Codes of Practice?
  2. How could the Codes better support good practice?
  3. How could we make the Codes work better alongside the Health and Social Care Standards?

Although we would encourage services to hold the conversation with staff teams we recognise that time and resource constraints might not allow this, so SOSCN shall be hosting an online conversation event on Wednesday 14th September. NB We will have to limit capacity in order to facilitate the discussion but if the event proves popular and fills up we can host another conversation later in September or at the start of October. If you are unable to get a space but would be interested in attending a later date please let us know.

Further information about the SSSC Codes of Practice review: https://news.sssc.uk.com/news/codes-conversation

Staff Interactions with Children
Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors
Social Care: Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation in Scotland - call for evidence
National Outcomes Review 2023
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
subscribers:
£15
past-subscribers:
£20
clearance:
£10
£10
Medication Management Toolkit
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£10
sale:
£1
£1
Recruitment Toolkit
subscribers:
£18
non-subscribers:
£27
sale:
£10
£10