Benefits of Out of School Care Video

In December last year, Irene decided that SOSCN should make a video asking children, staff and parents about the benefits of out of school care. Despite having very limited experience and nothing other than a borrowed cheap home video camera Finlay and I visited 2 clubs: JOSS in Glasgow and SCOOSH in Edinburgh, and we took over four hours-worth of footage. Somehow I managed to edit this into a 13 minute video which is available below, unfortunately there was a lot of excellent footage that we just couldn't fit in this time round.

This video was made with few financial resources; the largest expense was probably two return train tickets to Edinburgh. It is hoped that you not only enjoy this video but that you also use it to promote out of school care in your local area to parents, teachers, local authorities, MSPs, MPs...everyone!

Enjoy

Andrew

Joining the dots

Joining the dots: A better start for Scotland’s Children.
An Independent Reportby Prof Susan Deacon of University of Edinburgh

An independent report focusing on children and the early years in Scotland and written by Professor Susan Deacon of the University of Edinburgh, was launched on 2nd of March 2010. The report entitled “Joining the dots: A better start for Scotland’s Children” is a “report about children’s Early Years - why they matter and how we can improve them... It is about the kind of Scotland we want to live in. The kind of society we are and aspire to be.“

Joining the Dots (pdf)