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John Taylor Gatto died on 25 October 2018, aged 82. It was a privilege to know him and to have hosted him during his visit to Scotland in 2008 (pictured here with Robin Harper MSP when the Scottish Green Party Read More …
The Scottish government has failed to address key concerns about the implementation of its getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) policy and allied named person scheme, joint petitioners have stated in a written submission to MSPs in support of their call for Read More …
Representatives from the Scottish Home Education Forum met with three civil servants from the Scottish Government’s Learning Directorate and Children & Families (GIRFEC) Directorate on 8 August. The forum administrator had contacted the Learning Directorate in May to raise a Read More …
In November 2012, the National Risk Framework to Support the Assessment of Children and Young People was published. As a comprehensive useful idiots’ guide to tick-box tyranny based on prevention (i.e. junk) science, the document made no mention of ‘consent’ or Read More …
This interesting and useful case, brought by a parent against Edinburgh Council under the Equality Act and upheld on appeal by the Court of Session, is analysed by Iain Nisbet on his Additional Support Needs blog. Do Check Plan & Read More …
