Our office has commissioned Who Cares? Scotland to look at care experienced children and young people within the education system, and to find out what they think should change. Commissioner Nicola Killean writes about the report, its findings, and what needs to be done to make sure children’s rights are at the heart of education…
Charity Who Cares? Scotland has produced a report for the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to look at the barriers Care Experienced children face in education, and what needs to change.
Exam season has started for young people in Scotland, and Robert, 16, shares how he prepared for his exams last year by using e-Sgoil's Study Support programme.
Headteachers in the Highlands and Moray are making the most of an innovative support programme – and children are reaping the benefits too.
The Children and Young People’s Commissioner has urged the Scottish Government and authorities to urgently redesign education, so it works for ALL children. Commissioner Nicola Killean has made recommendations to improve the education system in a new report – warning that too many children are failing to thrive in the current set-up.
Our group of Young Advisors have been working with us on the challenges young people face in education and share their learning in a film launched today.
Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, said: “Too many children are being failed by an education system that does not deliver their rights. Audit Scotland’s deeply concerning report reveals that when it comes to additional support for learning, for children in Scotland the ‘scale of unmet need is unknown’.
Speaking ahead of today’s Parliamentary debate on education, Commissioner Nicola Killean urges MSPs to put children at the centre of reform.
Commissioner Nicola Killean writes for The Herald about the urgent need for a rights-based, inclusive education system that supports every child to realise their full potential.
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