Parenting

Barndos have created their Family Space, a place for parents and carers like you to get advice and guidance from their specialists. It includes practical information.

Parents Plus

This flipbook provides information regarding the Parents Plus ASN programme. Please download a copy of the PDF to access the embedded website links.

Early Level ASN Parent Plus information poster.

Early Level Parent Plus information poster.

Paired Learning Approach

Paired approaches to learning involve setting up pairs of peers. usually an older child and a younger child.

There is very positive evidence that this works effectively. Follow the university of Dundee links to see the effect sizes.

Peer Tutoring – Peer tutoring includes a range of approaches in which learners work in pairs or small groups to provide each other with explicit teaching support. The Educational Endowment Fund have assessed what help to makes this approach effective.

Phone use

There are no exact rules about the right age to give your child access to technology. Every child’s different and will mature in their own time. Parents are making choices about whether and when to grant greater independence and freedom. NSPCC have created guidance for supporting children at different ages with their use of technology.

Positive, Sustained Post-School Transitions

Skills Development Scotland website

Scottish Transitions Forum: Principles of Good Transitions for young people with Additional Support Needs

Autism Toolbox transitions section

Promoting positive post-school transitions for deaf young people in Scotland

My World of Work including School Leavers Toolkit

ThisMayHelp is a collection of very short videos and clear advice for parents/carers who have are looking for help for a wide range of concerns about young people, including understanding teenagers, teenagers safety, school avoidance, gaming and online activity, building resilience, self-care tips and much more.

Preterm Babies

Supporting children born preterm in school – link to a project partnership by University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, Loughborough University, University College London, and Ulster University.  The website contains five online modules for education staff and can be completed in approximately one hour.  The modules are:

1. What is preterm birth?
2. Educational outcomes following preterm birth
3. Cognitive and motor development following preterm birth
4. Behavioural, social and emotional outcomes following preterm birth
5. How can educational professionals support preterm children