Community Events / Information

ASG Internet Safety Parent Talk 230425.pdf

Active Schools events and festivals

There are a number of local one-off events and festivals taking place for pupils from Culter, Cults and Milltimber which are now available to sign up for.

Events this term include cross country, girls tennis, dodgeball, athletics, girls football, multi-sports and ASN sessions.

More information and booking links can be found at https://www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/news/mep_events/cults-asg-term-3-festival-opportunities

Please contact John Dixon if you have any questions about the opportunities – JoDixon@sportaberdeen.co.uk

We are writing today to announce the Scottish Assembly of Parent and Carers, due to launch over the coming weeks. We are eager to speak to parent and carers from any background to help us gather valuable insights and opinions.

The Assembly aims to reach as many people to truly reflect Scotland's diverse population and use different methods to gather peoples views, and present to the Scottish Government, highlighting the challenges, successes and needs of families in our communities.

We would greatly appreciate your help! Can you help us identify parents of school age children who would like to take part in this unique opportunity or possibly share the invitation to your parent and carer contacts to encourage them to become members of the Assembly. The application form is here. It would be fantastic if you could help parents and carers to complete the form, as needed, or let us know and we will be happy to assist.

The involvement of parents and carers is crucial to the Assembly is open to any parent or carer with a school aged child, from any background to apply - It is vital the Assembly reflects the diversity of parents across Scotland.

Please find further information attached.

Thank you for your time.

Kristin Armour

Project Coordinator

Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers

Connect

Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB

Enquiries email: info@parentcarerassembly.scot

Enquiries voicemail: 0131 474 6199

Web: www.parentcarerassembly.scot (coming soon)

Connect is a trading name of Scottish Parent Teacher Council

Registered Company SC151086 and Scottish Charity SC019168

Free bus travel

If your child is turning five, you can apply for their National Entitlement Card (NEC) with free bus travel up to two weeks before their 5th birthday. Open up a world of possibilities and save money on public transport, making regular journeys and new adventures more affordable for your family!

Find out more about how it works and how to apply at freebus.scot

Place2Be: Parenting Smart

Place2Be: Parenting Smart: Helping your child prepare for Secondary or High School
A useful resource for the transition to secondary school.

theChat.scot

For the past year parents have been talking about how they support their children at home when it comes to learning about friendships and relationships, growing up and puberty, being safe and topics like consent. Parents have also talked about wanting their teenage children to understand about relationships and sexual health. We have also taken time to talk about what parents know and think about nursery and school-based learning. In nursery or school this will be called Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) learning. We have talked about what parents want to see in terms of how school and home should work together to support learning.

We are now launching our report and celebrating the fact that parents are their child’s most important educator on all these matters. Find the Chat report at www.thechat.scot As well as the full report there are some graphic representations of what we have learned, and a narrated short PowerPoint that will help share news of the Chat findings.

We are inviting interested parents and colleagues to come to a lunchtime webinar to hear more about the project and the findings. This is on Thursday 21st November 12.30 -1.15pm. Book here https://link.webropol.com/ep/thechat

STEM Returners

STEM Returners search for Engineering and Technology skills across Aberdeen.

Have you taken a career break from an engineering or a technical sector and wish to return? Are you working below your experience in a different sector? Do you have an engineering or technical qualification that you aren’t using? Do you just wish to transfer sectors but don’t have any experience? If so this could be the opportunity for you! After the unprecedented success of our previous programmes we are currently searching for candidates for a number of STEM Returners campaigns across Aberdeen. All candidates not only get to access a different route to finding a new role, you will also have the opportunity to obtain free 1-2-1 career coaching and mentoring, supporting you from interview stage through the work placement and beyond. No career break is too long, register to return to STEM today! For more information please visit www.stemreturners.com or email anouska.carling@stemreturners.com.

More information on this opportunity is also available here: STEM Returners - placement opportunities