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STEP Knowledge Exchange Centre
Supporting equitable access to education for nomadic communitiesSTEP supports education leaders, teachers, and families to ensure that education is accessible, authentic and has the highest expectations for all children and young people from traditionally nomadic cultures in Scotland.
-Help with accessing education-
-The rights of child from the Traveller community-
The views and experiences of children and young people from travelling communities can tell us much about the barriers that exist within our education system. Hear what these young people have to say.
Article 28 Your right to an education
Article 2 Non-discrimination
Article 42 Knowledge of rights
New videos to support cultural awareness raising
Author and storytelller Richard O’Neill shares insights into the value of education. Richard’s perspective provides us with new ways of thinking about education and it’s relevance to traditionally nomadic communities. Teachers and practitioners should use these videos as a rich addition to your culturally awareness raising training and activities with staff teams. Watch the videos here.
STEP STARTER SACKS
STEP Starter Sack home-play programme supports early learning for Gypsy/Traveller children. All families receive a series of ‘Sacks’, which contain learning activities to explore as a family. Activities come with QR codes that link to videos, making learning at home simple and fun. The programme is designed to link with early learning providers in local ares. It also reinforces play-based pedagogies and culturally-sustaining education for traditionally nomadic communities. Find more details by visiting the programme pages ‘For families’ and ‘For teachers’.
new DRAG teacher support notes
We are delighted to hear that many colleagues have embedded the STEP Digital Rapid Assessment Guide for nomadic learners (D–RAG) into your assessment processes for new Gypsy/Traveller families arriving at your settings. To ensure our resources are always relevant and accessible, we have revised the D-RAG teachers’ support notes to provide a more user-friendly design as well as updated links to the online resources. You can access and download pdf versions from our DRAG webpages or get in touch to request printed copies of the D-RAG for learners or teachers’ notes.
HELP WITH READING AND WRITING
Would like help to improve your reading and writing? Browse through our resources here.
Contact STEP on 07386 656710 for more information or join our drop in every other Wednesday from 2pm – 3pm.
STEP EVENTS
STEP events are free and accessible to all involved in the delivery of education for Gypsy/Traveller young people. Scroll through the months on the calendar and click on each event to find out more or join a live session.