This submission by Barnardo’s Scotland and NSPCC Scotland was made to the Scottish Government Review into Personal and Social Education (PSE) in schools, including pastoral care and counselling services.
Barnardo’s Scotland and NSPCC Scotland welcome the Scottish Government’s Review into Personal and Social Education (PSE) in schools, including pastoral care and counselling services. This paper outlines some of the key issues Barnardo’s Scotland and NSPCC Scotland have identified, which reflect our priority work around Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing as well as our work in and with hundreds of schools across Scotland. We are aware that there is significant cross over between our perspective and that of many organisations in the women’s sector, including that of Zero Tolerance and partners.