MrMurray

Teacher of Support for Learning in South Lanarkshire. Interests in behavioural support and alternative curriculum. Care Experience Champion.

[🦋Jeanette M Bsc🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @GirlchampJinty]

@DuncanrigScndry is an amazing school heard wonderful things 🥰

[ScotGov Education @ScotGovEdu]

Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Promise, Minister @NatalieDon_ met pupils with care experience @DuncanrigScndry to hear about their Champions Board.
It supports them to shape policy, ensure services meet their needs and enhance peoples’ understanding of the issues they face

[Staf @StafScot]

NEW Foundations of Trauma-Informed, Relationship-Based Practice Course - now live!

A free short introductory course in partnership with @OpenUniversity to help you understand trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.

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[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

We then finished the day with a movie and some art and crafts with pupils making "Champion Belts" to decorate and pass out to the teachers of @DuncanrigScndry who they considered to be their Care Champions. Many many thanks to the people who made this day a massive success!

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Care Experienced Ambassador Michael Moynihan was up next leading the pupils on work on "How Duncanrig Secondary can continue to improve the experience of our care experience young people" gather the pupils voice and also bravely sharing his own care journey.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Vast amounts of pizza and cake were had in the wonderfully decorated library paying homage to the colours of @whocaresscot represented on the day by @RayMaclean. We were also visited by Sonia Holmes, Team Lead for Children and Justice Services @SouthLanCouncil.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

The schools @KingsTrust group were happy to donate some of the Xmas Fayre proceeds to The Glasgow School of Wrestlings gofundme (https://t.co/jICLa4qv67) and the amazing work @Ravie_Davie_McC is doing to work with some of the most vulnerable of Scotlands young people.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

This was the followed by one of the most exciting events ever hosted as Care Experienced wrestler @Ravie_Davie_McC and @Communityprowr1 came to town to put on a show for our Care pupils. Pupils were off their seats and loved every moment ...Many thanks for volunteering your time.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Duncanrig today celebrated our 5th annual CareDay to mark the release of @ThePromiseScot and remind ourselves of the importance why we must #keepThePromise. The day started with Care Experience Champion Carmyle summarising the main points of The Promise

[Duncanrig Secondary @DuncanrigScndry]

Thank you to everyone in our community for their continued support to #KeepthePromise We are extremely proud of the recognition from @whocaresscot Thank to to @MrmurraySupport @DSSpupilsupport and our amazing pupil ambassadors for leading and inspiring #TogetherWeAreDuncanrig

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

We are so proud to announce that we were awarded the Outstanding Educational Practice Award at the @whocaresscot Corporate Parenting Awards 2024. So many inspirational stories that remind us why @DuncanrigScndry will continue to #KeepthePromise.

[David Mackay @David_J_Mackay]

A big thank you to @DuncanrigScndry for inviting @cisweb to join their Care Day celebrations. Inspiring pupil voices plus cake, balloons and excellent coffee from pupil baristas!
We really enjoyed leading a workshop as part of our work to #KeepThePromise.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Finally Ally Berry from @EastUniversal came to impart his wisdom and sense of humour . Covering mental health, resilience and delivering a session in mindfulness everyone left with massive smiles and feeling much more relaxed. Thank you to everyone in making this a special day!

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

We were then treated to cake and some lovely barista drinks. Many thanks to the many corporate parents who came to network with the pupils including @skillsdevscot @whocaresscot @SouthLanChamps @KilbrideTeam @EastUniversal and all the @DuncanrigScndry senior leadership team.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Next up was one of our Care Experienced ambassadors who talked to the pupils about how the UNCRC impacts them but more so about their inspirational journey and the role Corporate Parents had and how we still need to do better.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

First up we had our friends @cisweb who led the pupils on a discussion on Improving Pupil Support in Schools for Care Experience Young People. Lots of fantastic points made by our young people to help shape training material for pastrol support teachers.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Today @DuncanrigScndry we recommited to #KeepThePromise by hosting out 4th annual CareDay celebrations in the school. All of our Care Experienced young people were invited to share their experiences and celebrate their community.

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

Thank you to Karen Pirrie and Hazel Kelly from @SLCek for coming to speak to our Care Experienced young people today . Very valuable information on application process, finding the right course for you and the help and support on offer at the college. #KeepThePromise

[Duncanrig Pupil Support @DSSpupilsupport]

As part of @DuncanrigScndry and @skillsdevscot commitment to #KeepThePromise all of our S4-S6 Care Experienced pupils had their first future pathways presentation. Many thanks to Gail and Clare for their expertise.

[Fiona Robertson @Fionar_pdp]

TEACHERS–Want to support Care Experienced Week? Perhaps you could deliver a stand-alone lesson prepared by Who Cares? Scotland. This one is for primary children but could easily work for S1-S2 pupils https://t.co/fIwZKDUJ1u
Everyone can do their bit to help #KeepthePromise