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We call for greater cross-political party co-operation as latest figures indicate more than 460 children and young people have been waiting over a year for #mentalhealth treatment from #CAMHS Third Force News Niall Christie tfn.scot/news/call-for-…

Stephen McGhee from Spark of Genius representing the coalition BBC Radio Scotland #GMS Gary Robertson – 2 hours and 17 minutes in – need for greater resourcing to tackle increased violence in schools: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Disappointing to see proposed £29.9 million cuts in mental health services #ScottishBudget. It is vital our children get the #mentalhealth support they need, when they need it. We need a #budgetformentalhealth scotsman.com/news/politics/…

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Merry Christmas, especially to our children and young people Spark of Genius and our selfless caring adults supporting those in our homes

Thanks to Garrett Stell The Herald for highlighting our concerns over a fall in legally binding educational support plans - co-ordinated support plans - to children with additional support needs FalklandHouseSchool Spark of Genius Young Foundations LOVE Learning Iain Nisbet

We raise concerns over an ongoing < in no. of ASN teachers, while the numbers of those with ASN reaches a record high. In 2013, each ASN teacher was supporting 40 pupils with ASN, by 2023 this figure had risen to each teacher supporting 89. Garrett Stell heraldscotland.com/news/24195371.…

Thanks to BBC Scotland News for interviewing coalition member Stephen McGhee Spark of Genius on the issue of cuts in specialist ASN teachers against the backdrop of a record number of those pupils with ASN EIS Reporting Scotland: youtu.be/A1qeGWuesKw?si…

We raise our concerns over a 'lost generation' of vulnerable children due to cuts in the spending for those with additional support needs (ASN)-over a third cut in budget over the last decade against a backdrop of a record no. of those with ASN Gaby McKay heraldscotland.com/news/24223739.…

Talking for the coalition, Stephen McGhee from Spark of Genius raises concerns that increased numbers of those additional support needs "are being met by a similarly steady decline in the workforce and funding needed to provide support." Garrett Stell heraldscotland.com/news/24233632.…

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A *majority* of pupils with additional support needs in Scotland are not having their needs met, according to a new report. It says that the principle of presumed inclusion is sound, but that the reality for pupils has been very different. heraldscotland.com/news/24317769.…

We’ve 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/…

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/education…

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.…

Proposals by The City of Edinburgh Council to cut £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/scho…

Today’s 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.