Strathclyde's Children: Working together to improve the lives of children and young people

The University of Strathclyde has a global reputation for ‘useful learning’.  Research expertise in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences contributes towards developing a better understanding of the challenges in educating, protecting and empowering children and young people.

Whether you work in teaching, social work, youth work, residential child care, or an allied health care profession with children and young people or if you have an interest in children and young people’s issues, we have an exciting programme of free events between 28th April and 2nd May 2014 for you as part of Engage with Strathclyde.  Download the brochure here for more information.  

Join the conversation with our researchers and academics on issues covering poverty, transitions, creating stimulating learning environments and engaging with vulnerable young people, there is something for everyone at our interdisciplinary learning events.

 

Monday 28th April 2014

Strathclyde’s Children: Working Together to Improve the Lives of Children and Young People

Graham Hills Building, Level 5 Teaching Space (5.14)

Register here to attend the full day and select workshops at the point of registration,  alternatively click on an individual workshop to register for that alone.

 

Programme

 9.45 - 10.15

Registration, tea and coffee
10.15 - 10.30 Welcome 
10.30 - 11.15 Inter-professional Working and the Children and Young People’s Bill
  Andrew Kendrick, Claire Cassidy and John Paul Fitzpatrick
11.15 - 11.30 Tea/coffee break
11.30 – 13.00 Workshop Choices:
A: Children on the Margins: Supporting the Inclusion of Roma Children in the City of Glasgow
  Daniela Sime, School of Social Work and Social Policy
B: Threshold Learning for Child and Youth Care
  Laura Steckley and Graham McPheat, School of Social Work and Social Policy
 C: Well-Connected: The Nature of Human Connection and How to Work With It
  Jonathan Delafield Butt, School of Education 
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop Choices: 
 A: Supporting Positive Futures and Transitions: a Groupwork Approach to Supporting Children and Young People
  Joan Mowat, School of Education
B: Thinking Children: Philosophy with Children 
  Claire Cassidy and Donald Christie, School of Education 
C: David’s Story: Home Supervision: My Life, My Education and Me 
  John Paul Fitzpatrick, Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 
   

 

Tuesday 29th April 2014

McCance Building Room: MC319

14.15 - 17.15 No Offence to Neds: Exploring Public Perceptions and Media Reporting of Young People Involved in Offending 
                                      Charlotte Bozic, Nina Vaswani, CYCJScotland

Collins Building, Room: Scottish Universities Insight Institute

17.00 - 18.00 Autism Network Scotland - Education Network: Autism Toolbox Twilight Session 
  Jayne Porter, Autism Network Scotland

 

Wednesday 30th April 2014

Lord Hope Building, Room 226

16.30 - 18.00 Knowledge Exchange Open Evening Lord Hope Building, Room 226
  Deirdre Grogan, Jan Bisset, School of Education

Friday 2nd May 2014

Lord Hope Building, Room 228

09.00 - 12.00 Assessment within the Curriculum for Excellence - Putting Children and Young People at the Centre of their Education
  Jem Anderson, Linda Harris, Hugh Gallagher - School of Education