Supporting Care-Experienced Children in School

In this episode, Clare talks to Amy Miskimmin-Logan and Abbie Gillies from Our Hearings, Our Voice about the language that education professionals use when communicating to and about children with care experience.

They discuss the origins and goals of the organisation and the work of Language Leaders in shaping the language principles adopted by Our Hearings, Our Voice. They talk about the importance of listening, and using non-stigmatising, factual and personalised language. Abbie shares her first-hand experiences in education, including the impact of staff members’ perceptions, language choice, and non-verbal communication.

Amy Miskimmin-Logan is the Participation Development Worker at the organisation, and she is joined on this episode by Abbie Gillies, one of the young board members of Our Hearings, Our Voice. This is an independent board of children and young people across Scotland who are care-experienced and who have been part of the Children’s Hearings System.

Amy shares three key concepts in the episode:

• • All behaviour is communication.

• • Connection before correction.

• • Nothing about us, without us.

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