Updated Guidance for the CLD sector
The Scottish Government have updated the guidance on the following activities for the CLD sector on 6 April 2021
| Activity | Age Range | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Organised school holiday programmes which provide support to the most vulnerable young people. | 12–17 years | Max group of 15 persons indoors and 15 outdoors including facilitators. Indoor activity should be limited to activity which cannot take place online or outdoors and is targeted at vulnerable young people. |
| Essential indoor support services for vulnerable young people. | 12–17 years | Max of 15 persons including facilitators. Indoor activity should be limited to activity which cannot take place online or outdoors and is targeted at vulnerable young people. |
| Indoor adult learning. | Over 18 | One to one services indoors only where essential support is required for vulnerable learners and there is no online alternative. |
| Outdoor adult learning | Over 18 | In line with household restrictions. |
View the full updated guidance on the Scottish Government website
Wellbeing Sessions with Dr Karen Edge
The first of our member sessions with Dr Karen Edge takes place on Thursday 8th April from 4 to 6pm. It is aimed at CLDSC members in leadership/management positions and will focus on CLD leadership.
Book your CLD Leadership place on Eventbrite.
The following three sessions are available for all CLDSC Members aiming to encourage you to pause, reflect and plan the next steps in your personal and professional CLD journey.
Session 2: Pause and Reflect Thurs 22nd April 2021 4pm – 6pm Book Pause and Reflect session
Session 3: Care and Wellbeing Thurs 13th May 2021 4pm – 6pm Book Care and Wellbeing session
Session 4: Next Steps Thurs 20th May 2021 4pm – 6pm Book Next Steps session
Virtual Member Meet Up
The next members’ meet-up will be at 13.00 on Tuesday 27th April. This meet-up will allow us to spend some time thinking about some of the key aspects of reflective practice, particularly around evidencing the impact of our work through the use of case studies. You can sign up for the Meet-up on Eventbrite.
Online professional learning opportunities
Remember that i-develop has lots of Professional Learning resources and information. Most recently added is the recording of the Education Scotland webinar from 19 March on Quality matters and blended learning.
Have a look at the list of over 40 free Open University courses that we think are relevant for CLD practice, some of just 2 hours of study. Or if you are looking for some thought provoking reading we have the Masters dissertations from members Ceri Hunter and Elisha Fisher, and the doctoral thesis from our own Dr Marion Allison.
Volunteering in ESOL Good Practice Framework Evaluation
Last year, CLDSC worked with Glasgow ESOL Forum and volunteer coordinators around Scotland to develop a Framework for Good Practice in Working with Volunteers in ESOL. If you have had the opportunity to engage with the framework -whether you have read it, shared with colleagues or used it to review your practice, they would be grateful if you could fill in this short survey with your thoughts.
Any feedback, however brief, will be useful.
World Community Development Conference 2021
Your chance to (virtually) visit Nairobi: the World Community Development Conference originally scheduled for 2020 is happening as an online event from 21st to 23rd June, with the theme Our Connectedness, Resilience and Empowerment.
For information and to register, go to WCDC 2021 (Registration fee: US $50).
CALL FOR PAPERS to ‘Build back Better’ from the Radical Community Work Journal
Full details on the call available on the TAG website with an abstract deadline of April 30th 2021
The Radical Community Work Journal is offering a space for academics, practitioners, and students to contribute to the discussion about how we, ‘build back better’ for its Summer 2021 issue. The editors write: ‘“As always, we are not looking for a definitive answer but invite thinking and writing which is challenging, thought provoking, inspirational and rooted in real life.” If you would like to be included in this upcoming issue, you will need to email an abstract of your paper (approx. 200 words) to editors@rcwjournal.org with the subject line “Building Back Better” by April 30th 2021.