| 1 |
Careers in the Arts |
Jackie McKay, Arts Coordinator gave
lots of useful and interesting information about bursaries, courses and educational
opportunities in the performing arts. Jackie agreed to provide a handout for guidance
staff summarising the information which would be useful when helping young people to plan
for their future education. |
| 2 |
The role of Educational
Psychologists |
Linda McHardie outlined the
rationale for the way psychologists operate in relation to schools. This is the third year
of gradually introducing a consultancy model for the way in which they work with
schools. The model is intended to support
Aberdeen City's policies on inclusion, equity and early intervention.
Over the years it has been recognised that the referral- and
crisis-driven system with its emphasis on psychometric testing, which led to the
psychologist being expected to provide a "solution" did not work well in many
instances, and both schools and educational psychologists became critical of it.
The consultation model is focused on a team approach to
problem solving which is proactive and preventive. |
| 3 |
attendance procedures |
Terry distributed a paper which
collated submissions from various schools related to the difficulties they were
experiencing with the procedures for dealing with absence. There was some question as to whether the revised procedures were
effective and it was agreed to invite the Assistant Director responsible to a future
meeting to discuss matters further. |
| 4 |
visit to Curriculum Resources and
Information Service (CRIS) |
Participants made a brief guided
visit to CRIS to see facilities available, and were able to view an excellent PSE
resources exhibition arranged by CRIS. |
| 5 |
staff development needs for
1999-2000 |
Ideas suggested for inclusion in
the inservice programme for 1999-2000 included
- inservice on certification of core skills
- drug and alcohol education
- a series of courses on resources in PSE for different year
groups (perhaps a sharing among schools)
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| 6 |
targets and plan for Aberdeen
Guidance Network |
It was agreed that Terry, Sandra
Mojsiewicz and Duncan Innes would produce a short paper with a suggested development plan
for the Network for 1999-2000 and circulate it to guidance teams for comment. This would
include how the allocated development days could be used for the development of guidance
in Aberdeen. |
| 7 |
miscellaneous brief issues |
Terry briefly mentioned
- the briefing on work experience on 24 May 1999
- the Aberdeen City paper Dealing with Traumatic Incidents in
Schools
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| 8 |
AOCB |
The issue was raised as to whether
the same guidance teacher should attend each network meeting or whether it was OK for a
different person to attend each meeting. It was decided that this should remain up to each
individual school. |
