
Stephen McGhee
@stephen_mcghe
Managing Director @PhoenixAbbey, Trustee at Make It Different Trust. Views are my own.
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20-05-2021 19:51:36
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We are proud to support Mental Health Foundation #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Theme is moving more for our mental health. Find and share your moments for movement #MomentsForMovement . Find out more: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning


Weāve been talking about this Scottish Children's Services Coalition for some time now. The situation is untenable and needs to be immediately addressed by Scottish Government as ASN numbers swell but support levels falter in mainstream settings.

We call for funding raised through #VAT increase on school fees to be used to support children with additional support needs (ASN), and raise concerns over the impact on those who may be pushed into the already over-stretched state sector SCIS schools ireland-live.ie/news/scotland/ā¦

Like the EIS, we have for some time been calling for greater investment from the Scottish Government and councils to support those with additional support needs, in order to close the educational attainment gap James McEnaney The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/educationā¦

We share concerns EIS over lack of investment to support those with additional support needs, calling for > investment from Scottish Government & councils, in order to close attainment gap James McEnaney The Herald FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning


Official Scottish Government data highlighting gap in educational attainment between care-experienced children and the general pupil population is extremely alarming, demonstrating much work to do in delivering The Promise Scotland James McEnaney Who Cares? Scotland CELCIS heraldscotland.com/news/24549636.ā¦

Proposals by The City of Edinburgh Council to cut Ā£4m from inclusion spending, expected to lead to cuts in specialist staff for pupils with ASN, is extremely alarming AHDS Calum Ross National Autistic Society Scotland FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning scotsman.com/education/schoā¦

Todayās programme for government failed to detail how Scottish Government would meet the acute need for support for pupils with Additional Support Needs. Scottish Children's Services Coalition and Spark of Genius have repeatedly raised the need for systemic change to tackle a potential lost generation of pupils.


On #WorldMentalHealthDay, letās all come together to talk about mental health & show everyone that mental health matters. Talking about our mental health can help us cope better with lifeās ups and downs.Ā Mental Health Foundation Scotland FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning


We have for some time raised concerns over a shortage of spaces in special schools to address needs of an increasing number of pupils with additional support needs. This has an impact not only on them, but on teachers and peers Enquire Reach Calum Ross scotsman.com/education/scotā¦

While improvements in #mentalhealth waiting times from Scottish Government are welcome, we need increased investment #ScottishBudget to address the mental health emergency Children First RCPsych in Scotland Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning FalklandHouseSchool inverness-courier.co.uk/news/national/ā¦


Many thanks Stephen McGhee Spark of Genius in representing the coalition STV News, highlighting concerns over lack of support for the now more than two in five with #additionalsupportneeds FalklandHouseSchool Young Foundations LOVE Learning Susan Smith youtu.be/ie-Wq4tU2s0?siā¦


While we welcome the fact that Scottish Government has met its waiting time target for mental health services for children, 145 have still been waiting more than a year for treatment. FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius LOVE Learning Young Foundations bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ā¦



