Inclusive Education
News
Please contact the inclusive education content editor if you have any items of news that you would like to let us know about.
-
26 August 2008The Scottish Government is seeking responses to a set of new draft regulations on adoption.
-
26 August 2008The Scottish Government is currently asking for a wide range of opinions on proposals to change Scotland's National Qualifications, including the views of carers, young people and those who work with young people.
-
15 August 2008The sixth issue of the Getting Right for Every Child in Kinship and Foster Care Newsletter has been issued.
-
13 August 2008Scientists in Scotland and the US will undertake a study to investigate why children who are deaf or hard of hearing experience problems with maths.
-
04 August 2008The Scottish Government has announced the publication of proposals to reform and streamline Scotland's Children's Hearings system.
-
14 July 2008Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, has launched the formal consultation process on a review of National Qualifications in the context of Curriculum for Excellence.
-
10 July 2008The fifth issue of the Getting Right for Every Child in Kinship and Foster Care Newsletter has been issued.
-
09 July 2008The Scottish Government has published a leaflet giving an overview of the funding available for asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and non-UK EU nationals who wish to study a course of further or higher education in Scotland.
-
09 July 2008The latest edition of the Children, Young People and Social Care quarterly analytical newsletter has been published by the Scottish Government.
-
30 June 2008The June edition of the We Can and Must do Better bulletin has been published by the Scottish Government.
-
27 June 2008The Scottish Parliament held a Members' Business Debate about the age that young people leave the care system, following the publication of the 'Sweet 16?' report.
-
26 June 2008The Scottish Government has published a framework for action aimed at preventing offending by young people, supported by a new youth justice website.
-
25 June 2008The BBC reports that a survey has claimed Scotland's teenagers believe poverty must be reduced in order to give them a chance of a better life.
-
24 June 2008The Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland has launched a campaign to highlight the shortage of educational material in accessible formats.
-
20 June 2008Govan High School has compiled its own list of transferable skills to guide teachers in developing their curriculums, and students in understanding what skills they have and their real-world value.
-
18 June 2008Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has published ‘Improving the Odds: Improving Life Chances’, a report on effective practice in raising achievement.
-
18 June 2008Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has published ‘Improving: Services for Children. How good are our services for young carers and their families?’
-
16 June 2008The programme for the Edinburgh International Book Festival is out now, with booking opening on Friday 20 June.
-
11 June 2008Count Us In: Improving the education of our looked after children has been published by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) and launched at the All Bar None Conference in Glasgow.
-
11 June 2008The fourth issue of the Getting Right for Every Child in Kinship and Foster Care Newsletter has been issued.
-
10 June 2008'Building the Curriculum 3: A framework for learning and teaching' has now been published on the Curriculum for Excellence website.
-
06 June 2008A Scottish voluntary organisation has developed a new tool to help practitioners assess and monitor the progress of young people as they develop the skills needed for independent living and self-reliance.
-
03 June 2008The Scottish Government has made funding available through Arts & Business Scotland to increase the number of businesses sponsoring arts activities that promote inclusion for young people and assist in tackling anti-social behaviour.