| Children's views | |
| The Act requires the authority to seek the views of pupils when developing or reviewing its strategy for promoting parental involvement. | The 2000 Act requires education authorities to take account of the views of children where expressed. (s2(2)) The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (the '1995 Act') also makes provision for seeking and taking account of the views of children in key decisions that affect them. (s6) The Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils’ EducationalRecords) (Scotland) Act 2002 makes provision for improving communication with pupils with a disability in ways that take account of their disabilities and any preferences expressed by their parents. |