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Our attention was recently drawn to this SPICe briefing in respect of Scottish Parliament Petition PE01730 (with 11 signatures), which calls for the ‘registration’ (or, more accurately, ‘licensing’) of children who are electively home educated in Scotland. We will critique Read More …
Solidarity with families and professionals who are equally being failed by GIRFEC in Highland. Sign the petition and join the protest! Stop the Cuts to Additional Support Needs Staff, PSAs & ASN Support in the Highlands We are calling on Read More …
A home educating parent has launched a petition on Change.org following a disappointing response from the Children’s Commissioner to her children’s pleas for support in upholding their Article 16 rights under the UNCRC. Investigate GIRFEC breaches of UNCRC Article 16, Read More …
Our joint submission with Tymes Trust in relation to PE01692: Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing has now been published by the Scottish Parliament: PE1692/D: Petitioner submission of 10 September 2018 (390KB pdf) Excerpt: Read More …
Joint petitioners to the Scottish Parliament are calling for a public inquiry into the human rights impact of the government’s getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) policy and allied named person scheme, which they say has unleashed an illegal Read More …
