Give Them Time
@GiveTimeScot
Campaigning for a further year of nursery funding for ALL children deferring primary one start in Scotland who need more time.
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Gearing up for our next protest!
Aberdeen City Council we will see you soon!
#asnreformscotland #educatemetoo #asnreformnow
#nochildleftbehind #asnattainmentgap #aberdeencitycouncil #Aberdeen #asnreformprotest
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/…
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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.
🇺🇳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
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…
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…