News

Read the latest news from Connect, from Partnership Schools Scotland and from the world of Scottish education.

You will also find blogs by Connect staff and  by our guest bloggers here.  Education policy updates and findings from our surveys will be posted on this page too.

Blog

12th Dec 2023

Connect Conversations: Building Bridges

Read Diane Delaney's blog on the first of our Connect Conversations - and then book your place at our next session!

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Blog

28th Jun 2022

Essential information for your parent group about General Data Protection Regulation

Find out why the new General Data Protection Regulation is important to your Parent Council/PTA

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News, Blog

17th Mar 2022

Education is for Everyone: Connect's Views on the Ken Muir Report

Connect reflects on Professor Muir's report on education reform. Changes are coming, but what will this mean for learners and their families, and will it make a difference?

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News, Blog

7th Dec 2021

Blog: Q & A with...Iain Nisbet

We're asking education campaigners and experts for their ideas for change and improvement in Scottish education

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News, Blog

1st Dec 2021

Education Reform: Connect's Consultation Response and Survey Reports

Parents and carers kindly shared their views on matters relating to Professor Ken Muir's Education Reform Consultation

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News, Blog

20th Oct 2021

Education Reform in Scotland: Professor Ken Muir invites parents/carers to participate in his consultation

Ken Muir, the independent advisor to the Scottish Government on education reform, describes his consultation process

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News, Blog

22nd Oct 2020

Additional Support for Learning: Review and Action Plan

Connect responds to Angela Morgan's review of additional support for learning implementation and the Scottish Government's Action Plan

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Blog

17th Feb 2020

Children in Scotland magazine feature on our mental health survey: suffering in silence

This feature appeared in Issue 196 of Children in Scotland's February 2020 magazine

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Blog

14th Oct 2019

Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, blogs on the importance of UNCRC

Bruce Adamson argues for full incorporation of UNCRC into Scots law

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News, Blog

9th Oct 2019

What Are ACEs?

We are currently being asked to be an ACE Aware Nation, with those working in education and childcare in particular encouraged to consider ACEs in relation to children. But what are ACEs and what do they have to do with us? Connect's Eileen Prior looks at the issue

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News, Blog

4th Jul 2019

Bringing Children's Rights into Scots Law

The Scottish Government wants to hear your views on bringing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. Our overview will help get you up to speed!

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4th Mar 2019

Dr Janet Goodall, consultant for Connect, says that relationships are at the heart of effective parental engagement

What is the most important factor for schools as they work on parent and family engagement to improve learning outcomes for children? Quality relationships

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25th Feb 2019

Regional Improvement Collaboratives: What are they?

Sara McFarlane, Connect's Executive Assistant, explains Regional Improvement Collaboratives

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11th Feb 2019

Dr Janet Goodall, author and academic, describes her passion for parental engagement in children's learning

Connect interviews Dr Janet Goodall and asks her about what can be done to improve experiences for parents as they engage with schools and their children's learning

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Blog

6th Feb 2019

Eileen Prior, Executive Director of Connect, calls for an end to the Named Person debacle

The Scottish Government's working group charged with developing guidance on information-sharing has said it is not possible

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Blog

28th Nov 2018

Whatever Happened to the Scottish Government's Education Bill?

The enormous Education Bill, with its many strands, has been published but will be delivered 'collaboratively' rather than through legislation

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Blog

28th Nov 2018

GDPR and your Parent Group - What You Can Still Do

Don't let the General Data Protection Regulation get in the way of communicating with parents!

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News, Blog

3rd Sep 2018

Testing time for the Scottish Government

Author and Upstart trustee Carol Craig gives her views on the issues surrounding the Scottish Government's Primary 1 Standardised National Assessments

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Blog

12th Jan 2018

Connect's Eileen Prior blogs: Should Pupil Equity Funding be used for football?

We kick back as an education 'insider' criticises the use of Pupil Equity Funding for 'keepie-up sessions'

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Blog

12th Jan 2018

Guest Blog: Why it’s Important to Know an Octopus Can Walk on Land

This is a guest blog post from Dr Janet Goodall, an academic at Bath University whose research focuses on parental engagement

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