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.
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |