We've removed income thresholds and made other changes which mean around 20,000 more people are eligible for Best Start Foods.
Get shareable social media content, poster and factsheets at our website and help us promote the payment bit.ly/BestStartFoods…

Gearing up for our next protest!

Aberdeen City Council we will see you soon!

#asnreformscotland #educatemetoo #asnreformnow
#nochildleftbehind #asnattainmentgap #aberdeencitycouncil #Aberdeen #asnreformprotest

Session for parents, carers, & parent groups. Enquire will set out its national role in supporting children and young people, families, and professionals.

Meet Enquire Scotland's ASL Advice Service, 23 April, 8-9pm

Book here: bit.ly/3vCy1PEApr24

Enquire

Thank you Suzanne Zeedyk we are grateful to you and anyone else continuing to spread the word about our campaign and especially about the legal rights that both parents and children have in Scotland re education in Scotland 🩷
#GiveThemTime
#SpreadTheWord
#EmpowerParents

Young people are not raising behaviour in school as issue - but they 'always' want to talk about education, says Nicola Killean

She says education will be one of her three 'top priorities' over the next four years

tes.com/magazine/news/…

Did you know? We have a bi-monthly newsletter sharing info and resources on #AdditionalSupportForLearning for parents, carers and professionals. And it's FREE!

Not a subscriber? Sign up today to be added to our mailing list: bit.ly/Enquirenewslet…

#ASN #ASL #Education #UNCRC

Maybe we (and Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland) shd be asking 'Should children be in primary school at age 4/5?' A relationship-centred, play-based kindergarten stage (3-7) gives time to develop social/emotional skills essential for later learning.
heraldscotland.com/opinion/242473…

Dominic Gunn James McEnaney SEBDA We need to get behind Upstart Scotland and push to follow that path behind Give Them Time success.

Refugees in Scotland have the right to social security benefits.

If your organisation works with refugees, we encourage you to check if people you support are eligible for Scottish benefits.

Find out more at mygov.scot/benefits

🇺🇳Exploring Scotland’s ‘to do list’ from the UN!

Our 20th post calls for strong monitoring of #EqualProtection Act 2019’s implementation & impact to inform measures aimed at changing attitudes on physical punishment

Is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on track? #RightsOnTrack

Scottish Child Payment has increased to a weekly payment of £26.70 paid every 4 weeks to eligible people.

If you're part of an organisation supporting families, help us spread the word to by using the shareable content at bit.ly/ScottishChildP…

Upstart Scotland Dawn Ewan Play Scotland Give Them Time Juliet Robertson Suzanne Zeedyk Fulton MacGregor MSP Alison Hawkins Fantastic succinct piece on Why Play? Great that Dawn Ewan is now the Vice Chair of #UpstartScotland ready to continue the campaign for a #kindergatenstage #timeforchange

Absolutely LOVE this Upstart Scotland Dawn Ewan

I am up in the rooftop with you shouting - PLAY IS THE WAY!

#PlayIsTheWay
#GiveThemTime
#ChildrensRightToPlay
#PlayForPlaysSake
#ReclaimPlay
#UNCRCScotland
#RightToPlay
#LetThemPlay
#PlayfulChildhood
#BeProudandBrave

'Schools are brutal places. They have become more brutal, both mentally and also now physically. In their current form, they are no place for an autistic young person.'

An autistic former teacher writes for The Herald about their experiences.

heraldscotland.com/opinion/242339…

Young carers can get a yearly payment of more than £380 if they:

✅are aged 16, 17 or 18

✅care for someone who gets a disability benefit

✅spend an average of 16 hours per week caring

More at mygov.scot/youngcarergrant

Today we've published a second piece for #AutismAcceptanceWeek

heraldscotland.com/news/24231397.…

Earlier this week I sat down with Cllr Christina Cannon, education convener for Glasgow City Council, to talk about the teacher cuts facing the city after the recent budget deal.

She says 'there was just no other way to slice it.'

The Herald

heraldscotland.com/news/24234365.…

📢 Today we've reached an unhappy birthday – 7 years of families being subjected to the two-child limit to benefit payments, and being pushed into poverty.

In this election year all parties must commit to scrapping this unfair sibling tax. #AllKidsCount End Child Poverty

🇺🇳Exploring Scotland’s ‘to do list’ from the UN!

Our 18th post looks at UN's call to prevent the use of mosquito devices🦟

It also made several recommendations relating to children’s right to protest

Is Scotland on track? #RightsOnTrack

I simply cannot tell you how happy I am to see this as the most-read article on The Herald during #AutismAcceptanceWeek .

It was written by a 14 year old autistic girl, and there's no paywall.

Please, please read it. It's so important.

heraldscotland.com/opinion/242291…