LATEST NEWS - APRIL 2012 - PARENTS' EVENTS NOW COMPLETE
A series of three events ran last month to give parents and carers the chance to speak directly to the Doran Review. These events were run by Children in Scotland who will provide a report to the Review. For any parents and carers who were unable to attend the events the questions discussed are posted below. You can submit your responses to these questions up to the end of May to the Doran Review mailbox:
doranreview@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Question 1
How satisfied are you with the processes of the assessment of and identification of the care, health and learning needs of your child?
1a)How satisfied are you about the extent to which you were/are involved in this process and in making decisions about arrangements to meet these needs?
1b)What could have improved these processes?
Question 2
How well informed did you feel about schools and services that could help your child locally and, if necessary, outside your local authority area?
2a) How could information processes be improved?
Question 3
What are your views on how well your child’s current nursery or school is meeting his or her needs?
3a) How well are other services such as health and Social Work working together to meet your and your child’s needs
3b) What possible change would make you feel your child’s needs were being met better?
Question 4
4) How well did you and your child feel supported when he/she was preparing to leave and settling in to a new school or leaving school to go on to adult services?
LATEST NEWS - MARCH 2012 - CALL FOR EVIDENCE NOW CLOSED
The Doran Review's Call for Evidence is now closed. We received over 260 responses and would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their views, expertise and experiences. An independent research company is now analysing the responses and will provide a report to the Review which will be published when the Review completes.
THE DORAN REVIEW
Every child has the right to become a successful learner, confident individual, effective contributor and responsible citizen - wherever their learning is taking place. Some will face barriers to learning and will need additional support to enable them to make the most of their educational opportunities and to realise their potential. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004, which has been strengthened and updated through the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009, provides the legal framework for identifying and addressing additional support needs.
For some children and young people, their complex range of additional support needs may be beyond the capacity of an individual Local Authority to cater for. They may require access to regional or national provision.
The Doran Review will consider whether the current system is achieving the best possible outcomes for Scotland's children and young people, and recommend any improvements necessary.
Engage for Education
Read the blogs by Peter Doran, Chair of the Doran Review, on Engage for Education