Back to school? Here’s where to find support
Going back to school? Here’s where to find support.
The return to the school term can be daunting for both children and parents.
At Children in Scotland, we support the right that children and young people have to be at the heart of decisions that affect them, including matters relating to their education. We offer a range of direct services, providing support and advice related to additional support for learning.
Looking for information and advice about additional support for learning? Enquire can help.
Enquire is one of our core national services, providing easy-to-understand advice and information for families and professionals around additional support for learning.
On the Enquire website, you will find advice for parents and carers in Scotland, advice for professionals and advice for children and young people. You can also contact their helpline and sign up to information events.
Supporting a care experienced child or young person? Navigate can help.
Navigate by Enquire is where you can find resources, advice and information to help support care experienced children and young people at school and nursery. It can also help support children and young people who are on the edges of care.
It helps understand rights, provides real-life stories and case studies, and practical tools, step-by-step guides and tips to help you take action to support care experienced children and young people, so they can access the support they need at school.
Navigate is for all adults who care for, live with, work with and support care experienced children and young people.
Want to understand education rights? Reach can help.
Reach, managed by Enquire, helps children and young people understand their education rights.
Reach can help children and young people understand their rights to support with their learning and their rights to be included, listened to and involved in decisions about their education.
Experiencing difficulties or disagreements about education? Resolve can help.
Resolve Mediation helps assist families to repair and restore damaged relationships and communication.
Difficulties and disagreements over a child or young person’s education can arise for various reasons, causing fractures or breaks in school-home relationships. Through mediation, Resolve can assist and support families to repair and restore damaged relationships and communication, helping them move forward from a stuck position.
When you approach conflict with flexibility, respect, and the willingness to listen and consider others’ perspectives, you’ll have a better chance of successfully collaborating to find the best solution for everyone.
You can call Resolve on 07955788967 Monday to Friday, or fill out a contact form on the website.
Want help ensuring a young person’s voice is heard about matters over their education? My Rights, My Say can help.
We are also partners in My Rights, My Say, an independent service that helps children aged 12-15 with additional support needs understand and use their rights and be involved in decisions about their education. The service is free, confidential and independent.
My Rights, My Say supports children and young people to have their views heard and play an active role in decisions about the support they receive at school. It provides a children’s views service, advice and information, independent advocacy and legal support.
