Very disappointed to see this after so much work and progress to protect children

An actual form given to an autistic teenager who wishes to make a formal complaint about the support they are receiving in a mainstream setting. Do they understand the implications of making said complaint? It’s incredibly passive/ aggressive.

We appreciate the pressure teachers are under and appreciate those who do make a difference against the tide of never ending cuts to teacher numbers, increasing demands and still turn up.

Please share and complete. The more parent/ carer voices the better.

Please complete and share to as many as possible. Thank you 🙏

Having spoken to some of the parents at New Struan, I hope that more answers are able to be provided on why this crucial specialist is being closed especially while referrals were being declined.

The parent of an autistic child has a simple questions for Jenny Gilruth and John Swinney "What are you going to do to fix this mess?" Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...

"It’s all seen as transactional, and she is just an expense – an expendable expense. That’s the worst part." With another specialist school due to close, one parent talks to me about the impact on her autistic daughter. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...

This, of course, comes at a time of enormous financial pressures in Scottish education – in recent years, councils have cut funding for teacher numbers, school transport and ASN provision in an effort to balance their books, and a several settings have been mothballed or permanently closed.

A huge thank you to @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social at @heraldscotland.bsky.social for covering this story and shedding light on what is a devastating reality for education in Scotland

Huge thanks to Gráinne from STV for covering this story and helping to raise awareness about the huge challenges ASN families are facing across education in Scotland. Proud to work with @empoweredscotland.bsky.social to continue advocating and pushing for change on a national level.

Unbelievably unsurprising

Please read and share important piece.

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CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.

CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.

Cuts to adult diagnostic pathways are discriminatory. I’ve created a template and am urging anyone locally to write, using the template or your own lived experience/thoughts, to the decision makers ahead of the crucial decision that will be made on May 28th. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We sincerely hope that parents are around the table. “ nothing about us without us” after all we have to live with the damage caused to our children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs who’ve not just been failed, they’ve been harmed.