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Leading By Values

Leading By Values
  • Duration:  07:18
  • Filesize:  5.9MB
  • 14-05-2008
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Kibble organised an event called 'Leading By Values in Education' at the Glynhill hotel. We hear the opening address by Alan McLean, Glasgow City Council's Principle Psychologist. Alan discusses the importance of our values compared with our needs.

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Values in Education

Values in Education
  • Duration:  06:22
  • Filesize:  5.1MB
  • 14-05-2008
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Bart McGettrick is Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow. He took part in Kibble's 'Leading By Values in Education' event at the Glynhill hotel. Bart addresses the theme of values in schools and how educational leaders can influence values in our schools.

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Supported Learning for Disabilities

Supported Learning for Disabilities
  • Duration:  09:03
  • Filesize:  7.3MB
  • 11-02-2008
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Camphill Communities around the world provide a wide range of supportive services for people with disabilities. We visited the original site in Aberdeenshire and in part one, Laurence Alfred told us about the origins of the movement.

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Opportunities for Young People

Opportunities for Young People
  • Duration:  04:10
  • Filesize:  3.3MB
  • 11-02-2008
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In the second part of our chat with Laurence Alfred, he explains how the Camphill Communities around the world try to give opportunities for people with disabilities to grow and develop.

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Tackling Violent Behaviour

Tackling Violent Behaviour
  • Duration:  05:48
  • Filesize:  4.7MB
  • 19-12-2007
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Strathclyde Police are taking a new approach to reducing violence in Glasgow and the West of Scotland, based on findings by the World Health Organisation. We chat to Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan from the Violence Reduction Unit.

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What Makes the Difference?

What Makes the Difference?
  • Duration:  08:10
  • Filesize:  6.6MB
  • 30-10-2007
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The UK Government are putting through a White Paper to improve the prospects for young care leavers in England. Can Scotland learn anything from this? John Hill is the Manager of the What Makes the Difference Project and he met Eddie, one of the young people at KibbleWorks in Paisley, at the conference in Leeds, during National Care Leavers Week in the UK.

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Involving Young People

Involving Young People
  • Duration:  07:10
  • Filesize:  5.7MB
  • 30-10-2007
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Young People leaving care often need extra support to help them make the transition from school to the world of work and independent living. The What Makes the Difference? conference in Leeds looked at these concerns during National Care Leavers Week in the UK. Martin Hazelhurst, from the National Leaving Care Advisory Service, met Eddie, to hear about his placement at KibbleWorks in Paisley.

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Bridging the Skills Gap

Bridging the Skills Gap
  • Duration:  06:10
  • Filesize:  4.9MB
  • 30-10-2007
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Young People leaving care often have gaps in their development and need extra help and support to get employment and hold onto a job. Jim Halpin, from KibbleWorks in Paisley, attended the What Makes the Difference conference in Leeds, and describes his experience.

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Career Planning Made Easy

Career Planning Made Easy
  • Duration:  09:11
  • Filesize:  7.4MB
  • 19-10-2007
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Whether you are considering a career in child and youth care work, or trying to find a career path for a young person in your care, help is on hand. We chat to Karen McGuire from Careers Scotland about the service they offer, and the first crucial steps to getting the skills required.

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Standing Up To Bigotry

Standing Up To Bigotry
  • Duration:  04:11
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  • 18-10-2007
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Young people in Scotland all too often experience sectarianism through negative attitudes, language and behaviours in their community. This can have a damaging impact on them and their environment. We chat to Richard Benjamin from Nil by Mouth, who in part one explains how the sectarian murder of a teenager in Glasgow inspired the charity to challenge sectarianism.

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