The Scottish Government commissioned Missing People and Barnardo’s Scotland to develop resources for educators that can be used in the classroom or small group settings about running away from home and staying safe.
The resources aim to inform and empower young people who are at risk of running away about what support is available through a set of activities which educators can pick to suit their group.
The activities also promote a new specialist website with advice and access to one to one LiveChat support for young people in Scotland.
Missing People and Barnardo’s Scotland developed the resources in partnership with Education Scotland, young people with lived experience and education professionals.
Improvement questions
- What strengths/areas for development are there in your school’s current approach to ensuring a preventative based approach to running away?
- How could you enhance your PSE / Responsibility of All delivery to embed current approaches?
- The runaway resource promotes close partnership working. Who would you consider to be your main collaborative partners and how might you see them being involved?