Useful resources

External links to useful resources relevant to the project

Blog posts

• Blog posts relating to an information campaign run by Enquire to help children with ASN in Scotland to understand and exercise the new rights extended to children aged 12-15 through the implementation of Education  (Scotland) Act 2016 by the Scottish Government.

  • New rights for children with additional support needs (9th January 2018, Enquire.org.uk)

  • What do children and young people think about their new rights to education and support (10th January 2018, Enquire.org.uk)

  • Help to use your rights and have a say (Reach - an Enquire's service for young people)

  • Can I use my rights? (Reach)

• A place at the table: Young people's participation in SEND dispute resolution

Government documents

• 12th Annual Report for the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (ASNT): Aithisg Bhliadhnail nan Tribiùnalan Feuman Taice a Bharrachd airson Alba
• Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 - 2014 asp 8

• Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (Policy Memorandum)

• Consultation on Extending Children’s Rights - Guidance on the assessment of capacity and consideration of wellbeing. Analysis of Responses
• Consultation on the Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice and associated regulations: Analysis of Responses
• Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (as amended) Extending Children’s Rights- Guidance on the assessment of capacity and consideration of wellbeing
• Education (Scotland) Act 2016 - 2016 asp 8
• Education (Scotland) Bill (Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents), Policy Memorandum)
• Kidner, Camilla (23 April 2015). SPICe Briefing: Education (Scotland) Bill. 15/19.
• Local government in Scotland: Challenges and performance 2018 (report by the Accounts Commission)
• Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice: Published responses
• Supporting Children’s Learning: Statutory Guidance on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) Scotland Act 2004 (as amended) Code of Practice (Third Edition) 2017
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scottish Governments detailed response to the UN Committees 2008 - Concluding Observations
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Committee on the Rights of the Child. Forty-ninth session - Consideration of t Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention. Concluding observations: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Commissioned reports

Not included, not engaged, not involved: A report on the experiences of autistic children missing school

Enquire resources for children about the extension of rights

Presentation slides

• Last Advisory Committee Meeting in Edinburgh (11th Apr 2019, University of Edinburgh)

  • Sheila Riddell – Working paper 8: Scottish case studies
  • Gail Davidge – Working paper 9: English Case Studies Findings
  • Amanda Gillooly – Working paper 1 (Update): An overview of SEN statistics in England and ASN statistics in Scotland

• Holyrood's event - ASN provision in education: Priorities for the ten-year strategy event (31st Oct 2017, Edinburgh)

  • 10.00 Prof. Sheila Riddell

  • 10.30 May Dunsmuir

  • Click here to view the video 'Ask Us, Hear Us' Include Us'

  • 12.00 Lesley Fairley

  • 12:20 Cheryl Burnett

  • 13.30 Iain Nisbet