Research the following areas: Research the following areas: Key issues facing disabled CYP The impact of the Equality Act 2010 on disabled Numbers of CYP with Autism CYP The impact of welfare reform on families The effectiveness of strategies for tackling with a disabled Additional disability-related bullying Long-term impacts of social expectations research The pattern of short breaks for disabled children of disabled CYP requests across Scotland Growing levels of meet and the The high numbers of disabled children being current levels and types of demand and excluded from school budgets The implementation of Curriculum for Excellence What can be influenced in terms of local for children with complex needs. authority & government priorities Theme: Education Ensure that GIRFEC a holistic view of disabled children. Research the extent to which disabled children Ensure GIRFEC is properly monitored and are being included within GIRFEC and what implemented consistently across Scotland GIRFEC difference this is making in terms of social and teachers are fully aware of its inclusion. implications. Ensure that GIRFEC principles and practice are applied to disabled children as to any others. Concentrate a work stream of the Early Early Years Collaborative on families affected Years by disability. Discuss with LAs the need to support teacher professional development through accredited and research based courses. Analyse the inclusion of disability equality teaching in schools. Promote the value of multi-disciplinary training in disability equality and communicating with disabled children. Ensure that public bodies are providing training Improve disability awareness and training Workforce for staff working with disabled CYP and their (and education on transitions) for social and families across all services and at all levels. workers, teachers, health professionals, Training Ensure that professions allied to medicine are voluntary organisations, etc. readily available to those disabled children and young people who would benefit from their services on an on-going basis. Ensure that staff-to-young-person ratios are safe and effective. Open channels of best- practice sharing and information exchange for families and practitioners. Appropriately meet disabled children’s personal Needs of care and medical in school. disabled Change the structure of ITE courses towards CYP in more, not less, content in the area of Additional school Special Needs and do not disadvantage those with more complex needs.
Additional research requests Research the following areas: The impact of the Equality Act 2010 on disabled CYP The effectiveness of strategies for tackling disability-related bullying The pattern of short breaks for disabled children across Scotland The high numbers of disabled children being excluded from school The implementation of Curriculum for Excellence for children with complex needs. Research the following areas: Key issues facing disabled CYP Numbers of CYP with Autism The impact of welfare reform on families with a disabled Long-term impacts of social expectations of disabled CYP Growing levels of meet and the current levels and types of demand and budgets What can be influenced in terms of local authority & government priorities Theme: Education GIRFEC Ensure that GIRFEC a holistic view of disabled children. Research the extent to which disabled children are being included within GIRFEC and what difference this is making in terms of social inclusion. Ensure that GIRFEC principles and practice are applied to disabled children as to any others. Ensure GIRFEC is properly monitored and implemented consistently across Scotland and teachers are fully aware of its implications. Early Years Concentrate a work stream of the Early Years Collaborative on families affected by disability. Workforce and Training Discuss with LAs the need to support teacher professional development through accredited and research based courses. Analyse the inclusion of disability equality teaching in schools. Promote the value of multi-disciplinary training in disability equality and communicating with disabled children. Ensure that public bodies are providing training for staff working with disabled CYP and their families across all services and at all levels. Ensure that professions allied to medicine are readily available to those disabled children and young people who would benefit from their services on an on-going basis. Ensure that staff-to-young-person ratios are safe and effective. Open channels of best- practice sharing and information exchange for families and practitioners. Improve disability awareness and training (and education on transitions) for social workers, teachers, health professionals, voluntary organisations, etc. Needs of disabled CYP in school Appropriately meet disabled children’s personal care and medical in school. Change the structure of ITE courses towards more, not less, content in the area of Additional Special Needs and do not disadvantage those with more complex needs.
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