Policy
18th Oct 2023Connect's Submission to the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Inquiry on Young People's Mental Health Services
Connect calls for improvements to provision as services are patchy, inadequately-funded and only available in some areas when young people are suicidal
Policy
18th Oct 2023Developing the Young Workforce report finds progress is not fast enough
The Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee has commissioned a report on the Developing the Young Workforce programme
Policy
18th Oct 2023Connect's response to the Scottish Government's Scottish National Standardised Assessments User Review: Stop the P1 tests!
The Scottish Government's Review of the Scottish National Standardised Assessments sets up the problems with the SNSAs this year
News, Survey Results
2nd Jul 2019Connect's Transitions (Changes) Survey Report
Times of change in children's school lives are very important and need to be well-handled
News
17th Dec 2018No Safe Place: Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland's Schools, Report by the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
This hard-hitting report flags up the excessive use of restraint and seclusion in our schools
Blog
28th Nov 2018Whatever 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
Blog
28th Nov 2018GDPR 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!
News
20th Nov 2018Connect asks parents and parent groups to think again about buying gifts for teachers
Call to action! Connect campaigns with EIS and the Child Poverty Action Group, ask everyone to please think again about Christmas gifts for teachers!
News
14th Nov 2018Parent Councils - Top Tips for Welcoming New Families
Parent Councils have a crucial role in welcoming new families to their school community - our top tips will help
News
26th Oct 2018Education Secretary Announces Review into P1 Standardised National Assessments
Connect comments on John Swinney's announcement of an independent review on P1 testing
News
22nd Oct 2018Parents' Voice Survey Launched on Children and Young People's Transitions
Tell us about your child or young person's experience of change in the education system
News
3rd Oct 2018Backchat 147 Autumn Issue
Read our latest newsletter - it's full of useful information about our current campaigns, our surveys and our services for Members
News
13th Sep 2018Cross party support for parliamentary motion calling for the P1 national tests to be scrapped
Connect is pleased to see cross party support for the motion to scrap P1 tests
News, Blog
3rd Sep 2018Testing 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
News
29th Aug 2018Connect's new Inclusion and Equality leaflets and resources for parent groups
Our new leaflets will help your Parent Council/PTA to consider inclusion, equality and fairness
News, Survey Results
22nd Aug 2018Connect supports Upstart Scotland's campaign to end National Standardised Assessments for Primary 1s
Upstart Scotland has launched a postcard campaign to help parents who wish to opt their child out of the P1 national testing
News
21st Aug 2018Connect welcomes the Scottish Government's new Learning Together parental engagement Action Plan
The Scottish Government's new Action Plan for parental engagement recognises parents as the first and foremost educators of their child
News
20th Aug 2018New for 2018-2019! Connect's Jargon Buster - A List of Terms Used in Scottish Education
Let us help you unpick Scottish education jargon with our new guide
News, Survey Results
13th Aug 2018Connect's parent survey findings on national testing of Primary 1 children
Parents are not being kept informed about national testing of their P1 child, finds our survey
News
20th Jul 2018Health body highlights challenges facing young people experiencing poverty
NHS Health Scotland has taken a look at multiple studies to explore how the environments children are born, grow and learn in can affect their educational outcomes. Our comment is here