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Scottish Out of School Care Network

National Conferene 2026
Inclusion in Action!
about
who we are and what we do
training
bespoke school age childcare training and consultancy
shop
templates, toolkits, and useful resources
Free Downloads
Parent Finance October 2024
Parent Finance
Summer Activities Booklet
Policy Bundles
all policies bundle
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£70
sale:
£60
clearance:
£30
core policies bundle
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£20
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£30
leave policies bundle
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£20
non-subscribers:
£30
rights policies bundle
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£20
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£30
Shop Info
policies
menopause policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
time off for dependants policy
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£4
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£8
staff data policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
sick pay policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
shared parental pay and leave policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
redundancy policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
recruitment policy and procedure
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
paternity policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
parental leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
parental bereavement pay and leave policy
subscribers:
£4
non-subscribers:
£8
other statutory leave entitlements note
subscribers:
£1
non-subscribers:
£2
absence policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
maternity policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
holiday entitlement
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£4
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£8
health and safety policy
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£4
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£8
grievance procedure
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£4
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£8
equality and inclusion policy
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£4
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£8
disciplinary procedure
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
complaints procedure
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
compassionate or bereavement leave policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
carer leave policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
adult support and protection policy
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£4
non-subscribers:
£8
toolkits
Risk Assessment Toolkit
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£20
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£30
Recruitment Toolkit
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£18
non-subscribers:
£27
sale:
£10
Medication Management Toolkit
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£20
non-subscribers:
£10
sale:
£1
Personal Plan Toolkit
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£15
past-subscribers:
£20
clearance:
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membership
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Practice Focus
best practice guidance
2025
August
Staff Interactions with Children
April
Safe Staffing
February
Outdoor Play in Winter
January
Quality Assurance
2024
November
Service Environment
October
Experiences for Older Children
September
Communication and Engagement with Parents and Carers
May
Snack Time
April
Health and Safety
February
Medication Management
2023
December
Personal Plans
information
Information for service providers and practitioners
Business Support
It is vital that in addition to expert childcare knowledge, services need to have good business knowledge
Impact Assessments
Information and a sample impact assessment form
Factsheets
download information PDFs here
sick pay
Guidance on pay rates
Pensions
Adverse Weather and Extreme Temperature
video (DVD) licences
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
anti-bullying guidance
STEM in OSC
Information on STEM in school age childcare and SOSCN previous work in the area
Physical Activity in OSC
We are committed to encouraging physical activity and active play both indoors and outdoors at school age childcare services
Essential Guidance For School Age Childcare Services
Documents and guidance most relevance currently to registered school age childcare services
Play
Article 31 of the UNCRC states that children have a right to culture, leisure, rest and play
funding
Information for funding opportunities for services
Financial Support to Parents
Understanding Financial Support to Parents to Pay for Childcare
Wellbeing in OSC
GIRFEC, SHANARRI, professional responsibility and more
management
different management structures for school age childcare servicves
regulation
Registration requirements for school age childcare in Scotland, including information on Scottish Social Services Council, Care Inspectorate and PVG Scheme
SSSC
Regulation of the out of school care workforce
Care Inspectorate
Regulation and inspection of out of school care services
PVG Scheme
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme<
regulation
Registration requirements for school age childcare in Scotland, including information on Scottish Social Services Council, Care Inspectorate and PVG Scheme
SSSC
Regulation of the out of school care workforce
Care Inspectorate
Regulation and inspection of out of school care services
PVG Scheme
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme<
PVG Scheme
PVG Scheme
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme<

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme

If you're an employer and your business involves working with children or protected adults, your employees may be eligible for the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. The type of work that the PVG Scheme applies to is called 'regulated work'.

PVG scheme

PVG is a membership scheme which makes sure its members are allowed to work with children or protected adults.

If your organisation employs staff in regulated work and they are involved in conduct that harms children or protected adults or places them at risk of harm, by law, you may be required to make a referral to Disclosure Scotland.

National Conferene 2026
SOSCN Professional Development Book Club - First Book
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
Everything you need to create personal plans within your service
subscribers:
£15
past-subscribers:
£20
clearance:
£10
£10
Medication Management Toolkit
Medication storage, administration and record keeping
subscribers:
£20
non-subscribers:
£10
sale:
£1
£1
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
£10