Practitioner Portal

Your regularly updated Practitioner Portal serves as a central point for all practitioners working with or for children and young people with related news, information, national guidance, web links and CPL enabling all practioners working with or for children, young people and families to keep up to date and be well informed.  

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Highland Child Protection & GIRFEC Guidance 2024

Getting it Right for Every Child & Young Person in Highland: Interagency Practice Guidance & Child Protection Procedures 2024 is the procedures are for all practitioners who support children and families whether they work in health, police, third sector, local authority or education settings. The approaches set out depend on a culture and ethos which recognises that whilst there are specific responsibilities associated with certain professional roles, everyone has a job in making sure children ‘are alright’.

The Guidance also underlines the responsibilities of adult services to consider the needs of children and their parents where vulnerability and protection needs are identified.

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Care Inspectorate Hub

Supporting improvement in social care & social work – find a large range of guidance documents, support materials and practice notes.

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The Scottish Social Services Council

SSSC are the regulator for the social work, social care and children and young people workforce in Scotland. Access their website to find information on Codes of Practice, Registration, CPL and much more.

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Early Learning and Childcare in Highland

Professional learning materials for EYPs and others working in ELC

This website will support all Early Years Practitioners and other staff who work in Early Learning and Childcare in Highland.

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bumps to bairns

Early help for children 0-7 years

This website has lots of ideas for play and learning, along with support ideas and advice if you have concerns about a child’s development.

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Practice guidance

Highland and National practice guidance and support tools for practitioners.

Good practice guidance: prevention and management
of choking episodes in babies and children

Nappy changing for early learning and childcare
settings

Management of medication in Children and Childminding Services

GUIDE FOR PROVIDERS ON PERSONAL
PLANNING EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE

Managing Infectious Diseases

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Health Protection Guidance Webinar

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Autism Toolbox

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How to handwash poster (Public Heatlh Scotland)

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Should I keep my child off school? (parent poster)

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Children’s Rights - Parent Club

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Prioritising early childhood for a happier healthier society report

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Breathe Easy Fact Sheet

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Out to Play - PRACTITIONERS SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS

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Click on the logo to access Education Scotland’s Improvement Hub

Click on the logo to access the Care Inspectorate Hub

Click on the logo to access the SSSC Learning Zone