29 AUGUST 2008
AREA EVENT TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF "BUILDING THE CURRICULUM 3"
More details to come.

9 SEPTEMBER 2008
ACHIEVING THE BEST START IN LIFE: LEARNING FROM INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS
How can local authorities and their partners ensure that young children are given the ‘best start in life’?  What is required at a national level to support them in developing services which meet the needs of the ‘whole child’ with body, mind, creativity, history and social identity?  This major conference will be held in the run up to the publication of the final Early Years and Early Intervention Framework and ten year strategy currently being prepared by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.   Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow.  Further information and online booking >>

11 & 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
SEX, DRUGS `N’ CRYSTAL METH
A conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre organised by NHS Grampian in conjunction with Grampian Police, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council.  Download the programme and booking form here >>  For more information contact the Conference Secretary, Fulton Clinic, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZH tel 01224 557610 or email

13 SEPTEMBER 2008
MAKE CPD WORK FOR YOU
At the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm.  This is the first joint CPD event to be held between the EIS, Aberdeen City Council, and Aberdeenshire Council. The event will feature presentations and there will also be an opportunity to attend workshops.  The speakers will be:
Rob Mckay, EIS LR: Importance of CPD
Tom Hamilton, GTC(S): Framework for Professional Recognition
Sheila Carson, Aberdeenshire Council/Hugh Roche, Aberdeen City Council: LA Perspective on CPD
Sally Fulton, HMIE/LTS: Journey to Excellence

The workshops will be:

CPD Glow Network: Con Morris, LTS
Action Research: Sandra Nicol, University of Aberdeen (Presentation on what constitutes meaningful action research.
Inclusion

If you wish to attend this event please contact Eleanor McConchie, EIS, 46 Moray Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BH, or e-mail: emcconchie@eis.org.uk

23 SEPTEMBER 2008
CREATING FLOURISHING CHILDHOODS
This one day workshop in Edinburgh will provide an introduction to the new field of positive psychology and its applications in work with children and young people. The workshop will be suitable for anyone working directly with children and young people and also for managers in any sector.  The morning sessions will provide a broad overview of the development of positive psychology and its implications for economics, public policy and health, social care and education. These will emphasise the need for change at three levels: the individual, community/organisation and system. Participants will be able to consider and debate the implications for their own work and organisations in this context.  The afternoon session will explore specific approaches in direct work with children and young people and their families. It will also explore how these may be introduced and supported in specific settings including schools, residential and other care settings including how foster-carers can be supported in adapting this emerging learning.  More details >>

23-24 SEPTEMBER 2008
SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL
At the SECC and Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow.  More details >>

3 OCTOBER 2008
CHILD HEALTH AND WELL BEING 2008
A one day conference at the The Teacher Building, Glasgow.  It will be of particular relevance to those working with children and young people in education and social care settings. Those working in health care should also find the conference of interest. Others with an interest in this area are welcome to attend.  More information >>

6 OCTOBER 2008
SCOTLAND'S DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP: ALCOHOL AND VIOLENCE
A one-day conference in Edinburgh.  The keynote speakers are Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, The Scottish Government and Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.  Further details >>

29 OCTOBER 2008
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND MANAGING BEHAVIOUR: APPLYING RESTORATIVE APPROACHES TO SCHOOL SETTINGS
A one day conference ON Wednesday 29th October 2008 at the Teacher Building, 14 St Enoch Square, Glasgow.  Key speakers include: Dr Belinda Hopkins, Executive Director, Transforming Conflict; Brian Steele, Principal Educational Psychologist, North Lanarkshire; Dr Gwynedd Lloyd, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.  More details >>

4 NOVEMBER 2008
KINSHIP CARE IN SCOTLAND
Children 1st and Aberdeen City Council are holding this national conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre 10am to 4pm.  Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for many of Scotland's children. It is estimated that more than 10,000 children in Scotland live with wider family members or friends.  This event will highlight some of the key issues in kinship care and give delegates an opportunity to explore the implications of the National Strategy. For more info, including how to book your place, please visit http://www.children1st.org.uk/news/index.html?action=view&id=341

5 NOVEMBER 2008
LEARN THE CHILD: SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF TRAUMATISED CHILDREN
A one-day training seminar in Glasgow with Kate Cairns, registered social worker, trainer and author of international reputation.  This one-day training seminar will look at the impact of developmental and emotional trauma on child development and learning in order to understand why it can be difficult for traumatised children to manage school and schools to manage traumatised children. We will seek strategies for supporting the education of traumatised children by preventing and treating secondary stress disorders.  More information >>