Govan Law Centre - Education Law Unit

As we approach results day we want to remind everyone that exams are just one way to measure success, but they don't capture everything that makes you special. 💖 There are so many other things that show how amazing you are!

Remember:

Your kindness matters and makes a difference.
Your creativity shines and inspires others.
Your unique strengths and talents are important and valuable.
Keep focusing on what you love, and always be proud of who you are. Your journey is unique and important. 🌈

The Royal National Institute of Blind People have an ongoing survey on children with sight loss. If the following applies to you, RNIB wants to hear from you.

"Do you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Are you a parent?

Help RNIB improve the support your child receives for their vision.



We know services that support children with their vision can vary depending on where you live. We want to improve and standardise the quality of services tailored to your child, so they can access the support that they need - at the time they need it. To do that, we need evidence, and this is where you can help. We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete our survey. Help us improve the support your child receives for their vision: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=fDNFXZLR_EOqWAVVfJFxvFiB70h3Da1GpeOaeiTNRctUQUxNMjg1TkNLVEs2Qzk0STc4VEtQV0xIQSQlQCN0PWcu



Most of our responses so far are from England, so feedback from parents in the devolved nations will help us make sure we capture everyone’s experience.



Thank you, your input is vital to the work we are doing."

Please fill out this form

Together are looking for stories from babies, children and young people to inform their State of Children’s Rights Report 2024. Click the link below to have your say

Together seeks children and young people’s stories! Together is an alliance of Scottish children's charities that works to improve the awareness, understanding and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). We do this by: promoting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; helping children's organisations....

Come along to the Family Fund information and support day in Renfrewshire today.

'our children all have the right to achieve their own potential.’

Report: Chloe Minto gives evidence to the Parliament's Education, Children & Young People Committee - Govan Law Centre 0800 043 0306 This week, Govan Law Centre’s (GLC) Chloe Minto, senior solicitor,[...]

Today, our Chloe Minto gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee as part of the Additional Support for Learning Enquiry in the Scottish Parliament, alongside Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland and My Rights, My Say.

We are grateful to be invited into an important space to reflect on the ASL Act and how we can make rights real for our children and young people.

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow, if you haven't already registered for our ASN Event, please reach out if you would like to join.

Some of the organisations in attendance will be:
REACH Lanarkshire Autism SCIO
COAST Autism
Govan Law Centre - Education Law Unit
South Lanarkshire Inclusion Team/ Pupil
Liber8 Ltd
Pamis
Lanarkshire Carers
Social Services
Community Health and Social Care Partnership
Routes to Work
Money Matters

The Scottish Government have an open consultation on the use of remote hearings for school admission and exclusion appeal hearings heard by the Education Appeals Committee. If you want to have your say, the consultation will be open until the 12th of March. Please see the link below.

Use of remote technology in school admission and exclusion appeal hearings: Consultation - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice are holding an in-person training course for practitioners who wish to raise their awareness of speech, language and communication needs of children and young people in conflict with the law, with a focus on upholding their rights, on the 5th and 6th of December. Sign up here if you’re interested - https://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/humanities-and-social-sciences-faculty/centre-for-youth-criminal-justice/children-and-young-people-in-conflict-with-the-law-communication-needs-and-upholding-rights

Check out Govan Law Centre’s article for MONEY ADVICE MONTH which discusses clothing grants, free school meals, EMA and charitable help for families.

Clothing grants, free school meals, EMA & charitable help The summer school holidays are now upon us but it wont be long before preparations are underway for the new school year. With every new school year comes the cost of a new school uniform and the...

GLC’s Education Law Unit undertakes record number of cases and enquiries across Scotland.

Education Law Unit undertakes record number of cases and enquiries across Scotland - Govan Law Centre 0800 043 0306 GLC’s Education Law Unit (ELU) has had its busiest three-month[...]