Here are some useful links for parents and carers.

If you know of a website that other parents/carers might find useful, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will share the link.

Renfrewshire Council website
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Parentzone – Education Scotland
https://education.gov.scot/parentzone

DLA – disability living allowance
https://www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children

Education Maintenance Allowance
http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3366/Education-Maintenance-Allowance-EMA

Scottish Commission for Learning Disability

Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities

NAS – National Autistic Society
http://www.autism.org.uk/

Cerebral Palsy Scotland

Home

Fragile X Society
http://www.fragilex.org.uk/

When You Wish Upon a Star
https://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/

Take a Break

Home

National Deaf Children’s Society
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/support_in_your_area/scotland/index.html

Family Fund

Home

CEA card – Cinema Exhibitors Associaton
https://www.ceacard.co.uk/

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/curriculum

https://www.scope.org.uk

http://www.children1st.org.u/wat-we-do/-we-help/parentline-scotland/

https://www.linwoodtrust.org.uk/content/shop-intro/

http://www.wouldntchnageathing.org

 
Independent sources of information and advice nationally include –
Enquire – the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning
Telephone – 0345 123 2303
Email – info@enquire.org.uk

Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance Ltd – a national organisation which promotes and supports advocacy
Telephone – 0131 556 6443
Email – enquiry@siaa.org.uk

You may find the following websites useful.
• https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/ – parents can find out about everything from school term dates to exam results. This site also offers information for nursery aged children and young people who have left school. It also lists relevant publications for parents and provides hyperlinks to other useful organisations.

• https://education.gov.scot/what-we-do/inspection-and-review/reports – parents can access school and local authority inspection reports and find out more about the work of Education Scotland.

• https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/find-a-school – parents can find out about individual schools. They can choose a school and select what type of information they need such as Education Scotland reports, exam results, stay on rates and free school meal entitlement.

• http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ – contains information for parents and information on Renfrewshire schools.

• http://www.childline.org.uk/Explore/Bullying/Pages/Bullyinginfo.aspx – contains information for parents and children on varying forms of bullying and provides help for parents and children who are affected by bullying.

• http://www.respectme.org.uk/ – Scotland’s anti-bullying service. Contains information for parents and children on varying forms of bullying and provides help for parents and children who are affected by bullying

• https://education.gov.scot/ – provides information and advice for parents as well as support and resources for education in Scotland

• http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ – contains information for everyone on equality laws within the government and local authorities.