Scottish Children's Services Coalition

22/05/2026

Delighted to see that "Promise Bill" has received Royal Assent and has become an Act. The Act includes a lifelong entitlement to advocacy services for all care-experienced people, ensuring their voices are better heard. We are delighted to have campaigned for this. The Promise Scotland Falkland House School Young Foundations Spark of Genius Love Care

14/05/2026

Thank you to STV News for featuring SCSC members Falkland House School and Love Care on the issue of an almost 300 per cent increase in the number of kids being homeschooled due to a lack of school support, especially for those with additional support needs (ASN) Educational Institute of Scotland Spark of Genius Young Foundations

A growing number of children are out of school as home education in Scotland rises by almost 300% in a decade.

04/05/2026

Like the Royal College of Psychiatrists, we support the view that Scotland is failing our most unwell citizens with mental health problems, and urge the next The Scottish Government to put mental illness on an equal footing with physical illness. Falkland House School Spark of Genius Young Foundations Love Care SAMH

The leader of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland is urging politicians to view mental and physical health the same ahead of Thursday’s…

15/04/2026

We are urging the next Scottish Government to "stop talking and start delivering" for pupils with additional support needs (ASN), as new stats highlight that those with mental health problems have increased by over 500% over the last decade, and those with autism just under 300%. Falkland House School Young Foundations Spark of Genius Love Care SAMH The Additional Support Needs Blog Enquire - Scottish advice service for additional support for learning

Campaigners have challenged Scotland’s politicians to “stop talking and start delivering” for schoolchildren with special needs – as figures showed the number of pupils with mental health difficulties has increased by a “staggering” 526% over a decade. The Scottis...

30/03/2026

Many thanks to The Sunday Times for highlighting our concerns over a lack of support for those with additional support needs (ASN), especially in more deprived communities, which have a higher rate of ASN than those in the least deprived. We need the next The Scottish Government to make this a key focus of their agenda. Love Care Falkland House School Young Foundations Spark of Genius

24/03/2026

As The Scottish Government figures show that the number of specialist additional support needs (ASN) teachers fell from 3,038 in 2015 to 2,864 in 2025, we are calling for both the government and local authorities to provide more resources to support those with ASN, the number of whom has almost doubled over the last decade.

We are also urging the political parties to make this a key plank of their election campaigns.

In 2015, each ASN teacher supported the equivalent of 50 pupils with ASN; by 2025, this figure had risen to 105. Falkland House School Spark of Genius Young Foundations Love Care The Herald Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Conservatives Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Green Party The Additional Support Needs Blog Enquire - Scottish advice service for additional support for learning The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition has raised concerns.

19/03/2026

Risk of 'lost generation': we call for the extra funds arising from the UK government's spending increase on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in English schools to be ringfenced by the Scottish Government to support those with additional support needs (ASN) in Scottish schools.

A recent Scottish government-commissioned report on ASN, undertaken by former chief inspector of education Janie McManus, found a “growing gap” between what ASN pupils are promised and what they receive. Falkland House School Spark of Genius Young Foundations Love Care Enquire - Scottish advice service for additional support for learning The Additional Support Needs Blog The Scotsman

Schools are struggling to provide ASN pupils with the education and support they need

11/03/2026

We fully support calls by GMB Scotland for the The Scottish Government Jenny Gilruth MSP to use the budget consequentials of increased spending on special needs in England on the greater provision of support for those with additional support needs (ASN). Falkland House School Young Foundations Spark of Genius Love Care

The GMB union wants the Scottish government to spend Westminster dividend on ASN support in classrooms

02/03/2026

As a coalition of providers of children's services, we highlight our concerns over a more than 30% cut in spending per pupil on additional support for learning over the last decade Falkland House School Spark of Genius Young Foundations Love Care

The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition (SCSC) has urged political parties to make provision for this group

16/02/2026

We are urging the Scottish Government to introduce the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill to Parliament at the earliest opportunity.
The LDAN Bill would help tackle long waiting times through new national and local strategies and introduce mandatory training for health and social care staff, as well as teachers and school staff, to ensure people’s needs are identified and met. National Autistic Society Scotland Falkland House School Spark of Genius Young Foundations Spark of Genius

Dear Editor A recent report from the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament on ADHD and autism support highlighted that children and adults are frequently waiting multip…