School Care Accommodation

A resource to help early learning and childcare (ELC) and out of school care (OSC) services be the best they can be in terms of design. This section includes photographs of aspects of practice, which should be useful to those considering an indoor outdoor setting.

A guide for professionals.

A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required

A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required

Guidance to education authorities on their duty to provide education in a mainstream school or early learning and childcare setting unless certain exceptions apply

A guide on How to use The Hub.

Guide to children's rights legislation, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

A leaflet explaining to people what type of behaviour and values they can expect from their care worker and what to do if they have a concern

Resource designed to encourage young people to think about their own wellbeing, to share any concerns they have and to explore ways to improve their wellbeing with appropriate support

A practice note highlighting the key messages supporting early and effective intervention, developed in response to concerns regarding the impact of the Supreme Court judgement in relation to the Named Person policy

Improvement framework and plan for education, underpinning the Scottish Government’s education reform and improvement agenda for the year ahead and setting out the vision, priorities and drivers of improvement

Refreshed guidance on preventing and managing school exclusions, placing a stronger focus on prevention, early intervention and response to individual need, in line with GIRFEC

A report calling for engagement with technology industries to prevent children being harmed online

Model policy guidance for employers on the recruitment of ex-offenders

Model policy guidance for employers on secure handling, use, storage, retention and destruction of disclosure information

Revised codes of practice setting out the standards of practice and behaviour expected of social service workers and their employers

A toolkit providing information, advice and guidance on Information sharing, confidentiality and consent in relation to children and young people