TENET - The Traveller Education Network (Scotland)
A professional learning community dedicated to ensuring equitable access to education for all traditionally nomadic communities, including Gypsy/Travellers and European Roma.
ABOUT TENET
TENET (the Traveller Education Network, Scotland) is a national professional learning community dedicated to ensuring equitable access to education for all traditionally nomadic communities, including Gypsy/Travellers, Show families and European Roma. STEP coordinates TENET and hosts a programme of networking and training events for members. Through the network, members collaborate to produce resources, share practice, engage in knowledge exchange and inform policy and guidance.
Visit our events calendar on the STEP homepage to see forthcoming events.
Contact STEP to find out more.
Get in touch to join the TENET collaborative space on MS Teams group
HISTORY
TENET came into being in 1998 when some of Scotland’s local authorities identified a need for a professional network to support Gypsy/Traveller access to and experiences of education in Scotland. The network has developed into a formal forum supported and administered by STEP through Scottish Government funding.
In collaboration with STEP, TENET has been involved in consulting and informing Scottish policy development, particularly the guidance to accompany ‘named person’ aspects of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, HMIE inspection processes, the development of the Scottish Government’s national guidance ‘Improving educational outcomes for children and young people from travelling cultures‘ 2018 and 2025 Practitioner Toolkit.