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STEP has distributed an amazing 653 Starter Sacks to 20 local authorities which includes 388 literacy Sacks, 154 Science Sacks and 111 Health and Wellbeing Sacks. We are delighted to report that we have an 86% retention rate showing that most Gypsy Traveller families...
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STEP has now disseminated 347 Starter Sacks in 17 Scottish local authorities. A big thank you to all TENET members, ELC settings, sites and schools who have worked with us to reach families in so many local areas. The programme has had a significant impact on families...
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The STEP Digital Families programme supports teachers and Traveller families to use digital media for learning and acts as a useful ‘bridge’ to facilitate families with poor engagement return to local authority services. Each participating family receives a Digital...
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Artist Jo Waterhouse and Scottish Traveller Kelly Stewart have collaborated to produce a book of illustrations based on travelling cultures. The illustrations are based on the numbers 1 to 10. Families are encouraged to use them flexibly for counting or to prompt...
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STEP has listened to children and families and created an exciting new digital family learning app. Children from mobile families, such as Gypsy/Travellers, are at a disadvantage because their learning can be interrupted. Very often they need to work at home, relying...
