TASC Scotland

RSHP national resource

2018-2022

_rshp.scot

Working with statutory and third sector partners, TASC led on the development, design and day-to-day management of the national RSHP teaching and learning resource. The resource is home for teaching/learning materials to support the RSHP curriculum 3 to 18, including work with learners with additional support needs and complex/profound learning disabilities. The process of development involved exploring and building on existing material, engaging with colleagues, parents/carers and learners. Material was developed, piloted and amended. Following the launch in September 2019, TASC was responsible for continuous review and updating of the resource. TASC researched and produced papers providing evidence of the impact of RSHP education and a description of what characterises the best of approaches.

A consultation with young people and key staff on sexual health services

2021

In the context of post pandemic recovery, Sandyford Young People’s Services (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) were keen to explore how should sexual health services for young people be delivered to ensure optimal accessibility and uptake. Colleagues across the service and partner agencies were interviewed and young people gave their views via a survey promoted across social media platforms. Recommendations as to service development and delivery were made.
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Pupil Inclusion Network Scotland

2006-2020

_{Download: 10 things we do}

TASC designed, facilitated and managed the PINS network which sought to improve how we engage and connect voluntary sector providers and other partners to Scottish Government and Scottish Education. Via a comprehensive web based resource, addressing education for learners from 3 to 18 years old, and a series of seminars and events, TASC raised the issues at the heart of work with children and young people who are disaffected, disengaged or excluded from school. The 10 Things We Do publication captured the role of 3^rd sector agencies in work with children and young people.
Client: Scottish Government

A guide for parents and carers about school exclusion

2017

The guide supported the refresh of Government guidance Included, Engaged and Involved part 2. The guide was based on engagement with families often most impacted by school exclusion as well as drawing from the refreshed guidance. This saw the production of two booklets, one to support parents and children before and to help avert exclusion (download), the second a guide to what to do when a child is excluded (download).
Client: Scottish Government

Using a Social Action Approach to Investigate Young People’s Access to Tobacco via Social Sources

2016

_{Download report}

Local youth programmes used a social action model to address how young people access tobacco from social sources. TASC’s role was to get alongside practitioners and young people to record and review their work, exploring the use of social action as well as tobacco prevention issues. The evaluation saw TASC work with commissioners to ascertain the value of the approach on this issue.
Client: University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian

MakeitGood

2015 – 2016

MakeitGood was described as a conversation about good relationships and good sex. TASC designed an approach that engaged young people in group discussion and then online to share their views and experiences. The intention was to gather insight from young people about their romantic and sexual relationships and what they want and needin terms of information, services and support. The insight gathering was also interested in exploring social marketing and uses the findings, presented in 19 thematic chapters, to consider the use of the approach. Subsequently, TASC used the findings to develop CPD packages for staff: https://www.sexualhealthtayside.org/professionals/resources/make-it-good/
Client: NHS Tayside

Ask Parents

2015

The consultation engaged with parents about their role in educating their children (from pre-school through to the teenage years) on growing up, puberty, relationships and sexual health. In doing so the intention was to find out about parental experiences, perspectives and needs. 649 parents took part in interviews and online. The research provided insight from parents of children of different ages, addressed the connection between home and school learning, the impact of the digital world, and reflected on the needs of specific groups including from Black/Minority ethnic communities, parents of children with ASN and disabilities, Dads, lone parents and kinship carers.
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

The Alcohol Truth Project

2015

alcoholtruthproject.com

TASC worked with Alcohol Focus Scotland designing and facilitating this approach to learning about social media, online marketing and alcohol harm. In the context of increased online literacy, participating young people, 16 years old, produced their own social media messages about our society’s relationship with alcohol.
Client: Alcohol Focus Scotland

Working upstream: Introducing and exploring befriending and mentoring as a preventative and early intervention tool in work with children

2014

_{Download report}

This report, building on an evidence base of good practice across community learning and third sector, captured and presented befriending and mentoring as an effective tool in work with children and youth work at risk of exclusion and/or offending.
Client: YMCA Scotland funded by No Knives Better Lives

An evaluation of the Rory Learning Resource

2012

_{roryresource.org.uk/}

This report, building on an evidence base of good practice across community learning and third sector, captured and presented befriending and mentoring as an effective tool in work with children and youth work at risk of exclusion and/or offending.
Client: YMCA Scotland funded by No Knives Better Lives

HIV Prevention Needs Assessment

2012-2016

_{sandyford.scot/scottish-msm-masterclass/}

Gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men are the population group most at risk of acquiring HIV in Scotland. TASC designed and facilitated a community engagement process branded as FAQ Scotland, engaging with men online and via telephone interviews to ascertain views and experiences on sex, relationships and sexual health. TASC also facilitated a second strand of work within the Needs Assessment by interviewing clinical staff across both Health Boards involved in service delivery. A final phase of involvement for TASC was the development of training/learning materials for staff in Sexual Health and HIV services based on the findings of the Needs Assessment.
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian funded by Scottish Government

Non-attendance and Attrition from Specialist Clinical HIV Services in Scotland for NHS Health Scotland

2011

_{healthscotland.com/documents/5425.aspx}

Gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men are the population group most at risk of acquiring HIV in Scotland. TASC designed and facilitated a community engagement process branded as FAQ Scotland, engaging with men online and via telephone interviews to ascertain views and experiences on sex, relationships and sexual health. TASC also facilitated a second strand of work within the Needs Assessment by interviewing clinical staff across both Health Boards involved in service delivery. A final phase of involvement for TASC was the development of training/learning materials for staff in Sexual Health and HIV services based on the findings of the Needs Assessment.
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian funded by Scottish Government

An External Review of HIV Scotland

2010

_{Download report}

HIV Scotland advocates for HIV issues and is the representative voice of the HIV voluntary sector. As the major funder, the Scottish Government commissioned TASC to examine HIV Scotland’s performance and assess the organisation’s contribution to delivery of relevant Scottish Government Policy including the HIV Action Plan.
Client: Scottish Government

A guide for parents and carers about school attendance

2009

_{Download report}

TASC reviewed legislation and guidance and met with parents across Scotland in the development of this information booklet on school attendance.
Client: Scottish Government

An evaluation of Feel Think Do Sexual Abuse Prevention Programme

2009

Feel Think Do is a sexual abuse prevention programme for P6 pupils. It is designed to be delivered over 8 sessions and uses a DVD of dramatised scenarios. Children can also work on their own learning logs. The evaluation worked with children, parents and teachers and explored aims and learning intentions, resulting in recommendations for future development and delivery.

TASC have been involved with NHS Forth Valley on various evaluations and research including: An evaluation of sexual health training for teachers working in a secondary school setting and An evaluation of sexual health training for teachers working in a primary school setting and ‘Love Makes them Happy’: A consultation with Primary School pupils on their sexual health and relationships education curriculum (Download report). This final project saw us design and facilitate, alongside NHS Health Promotion and teacher colleagues, a study in which children from P4 to P7 talked about what they know and what they want to know about key issues in RSHP including body changes and growing up, the ‘baby’s story’ from conception to birth, the meaning and importance of personal relationships.
Client: NHS Forth Valley

Making their way in the world: A study into the health and social care needs of children and young people looked after at home or in kinship care

2008

The study was concerned with scoping out the health needs of children and young people living in West Glasgow CHCP, aged 8 to 16 years, who are looked after at home with their parents, or are in kinship care. The study identified gaps and barriers to providing early intervention and preventative services and provided recommendations for future service delivery. The study engaged with professional staff, with children and young people and with parents and kinship carers.
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

The Fife, Regeneration Health and Wellbeing Study for Fife Council

2006-2008

This 2-year study, using action research approaches, saw TASC design and facilitate the engagement of partnerships of a local person and a local worker, located in targeted regeneration areas in Fife, who over the course of the study explored aspects of health and wellbeing; addressing issues as diverse as determinants of health, aspirations for their communities, the characteristics of helping professionals, the importance of places and spaces and money and managing financially. A real success of the project was the visual posters used to report back to participants via the dedicated study site.
Client: Fife Council

Our Journey: Exploring the interface between service responses to the needs of LGBT young people and Child Protection Policy and Practice

2007

_{Download report}

The research explored the ways in which professionals take into consideration, or respond to, knowledge of a young persons identified, or emerging, or perceived homosexuality, bisexuality or transgender identity; the ways in which child protection policy or practice can play a part are discussed.
Client: LGBT Youth Scotland and Scottish Government

For Scotland’s Children: Scottish Executive Action Team on Better Integrated Services

2007

_{Download report}

Colin was part of a small team of secondees charged by the Scottish Executive with progressing the commitment to better-integrated services for children and young people. A wide-ranging consultation by the team led to the report ‘For Scotland’s Children’ published in 2001.
Client: Scottish Government