Natalie Jade Pinnell
@natalie-jade.bsky.social
Business Strategist | Awesome Wingwomen | Marketing & Ops | ASN advocate
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An actual form given to an autistic teenager who wishes to make a formal complaint about the support they are receiving in a mainstream setting. Do they understand the implications of making said complaint? It’s incredibly passive/ aggressive.
October 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
An actual form given to an autistic teenager who wishes to make a formal complaint about the support they are receiving in a mainstream setting. Do they understand the implications of making said complaint? It’s incredibly passive/ aggressive.
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We appreciate the pressure teachers are under and appreciate those who do make a difference against the tide of never ending cuts to teacher numbers, increasing demands and still turn up.
Tag a teacher to say thank you!
🌍 October 5th is World Teacher Day and we know a few teachers we'd like to thank. 👏👏👏
Our members work tirelessly to make sure their pupils get a world class education. They take the time to make other teachers' lives better too. 💪
🌍 October 5th is World Teacher Day and we know a few teachers we'd like to thank. 👏👏👏
Our members work tirelessly to make sure their pupils get a world class education. They take the time to make other teachers' lives better too. 💪
a chalkboard with the word tears written in white chalk
ALT: a chalkboard with the word tears written in white chalk
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We appreciate the pressure teachers are under and appreciate those who do make a difference against the tide of never ending cuts to teacher numbers, increasing demands and still turn up.
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Please share and complete. The more parent/ carer voices the better.
Our friends at Connect - Supporting Partnerships in Education have launched a new parent/carer survey!
Parent and carer voices are powerful. We would encourage everyone to take part and share widely!
Parent and carer voices are powerful. We would encourage everyone to take part and share widely!
Parents & carers! Please take part in our latest survey! Share your views to shape the themes & 'asks' for our first ever parents' charter on Scottish education! Tell us what matters to you in advance of the 2026 election! www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3XVL9T Please share!
September 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Please share and complete. The more parent/ carer voices the better.
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Please complete and share to as many as possible. Thank you 🙏
Parents & carers! Please take part in our latest survey! Share your views to shape the themes & 'asks' for our first ever parents' charter on Scottish education! Tell us what matters to you in advance of the 2026 election! www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3XVL9T Please share!
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Please complete and share to as many as possible. Thank you 🙏
Having spoken to some of the parents at New Struan, I hope that more answers are able to be provided on why this crucial specialist is being closed especially while referrals were being declined.
September 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Having spoken to some of the parents at New Struan, I hope that more answers are able to be provided on why this crucial specialist is being closed especially while referrals were being declined.
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The parent of an autistic child has a simple questions for Jenny Gilruth and John Swinney
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
September 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The parent of an autistic child has a simple questions for Jenny Gilruth and John Swinney
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
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"It’s all seen as transactional, and she is just an expense – an expendable expense. That’s the worst part."
With another specialist school due to close, one parent talks to me about the impact on her autistic daughter.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
With another specialist school due to close, one parent talks to me about the impact on her autistic daughter.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
Why the closure of a specialist autism school is 'devastating'
The parent of an autistic child explains why specialist schools are so vital, and calls on the Scottish Government to take action.
www.heraldscotland.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"It’s all seen as transactional, and she is just an expense – an expendable expense. That’s the worst part."
With another specialist school due to close, one parent talks to me about the impact on her autistic daughter.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
With another specialist school due to close, one parent talks to me about the impact on her autistic daughter.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
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This, of course, comes at a time of enormous financial pressures in Scottish education – in recent years, councils have cut funding for teacher numbers, school transport and ASN provision in an effort to balance their books, and a several settings have been mothballed or permanently closed.
This year alone, Labour's PFI legacy is going to cost the Scottish school system more than half a billion pounds.
Bankers and investment firms are making huge profits while vital services are cut.
Get the full story from @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548084...
Bankers and investment firms are making huge profits while vital services are cut.
Get the full story from @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548084...
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This, of course, comes at a time of enormous financial pressures in Scottish education – in recent years, councils have cut funding for teacher numbers, school transport and ASN provision in an effort to balance their books, and a several settings have been mothballed or permanently closed.
A huge thank you to @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social at @heraldscotland.bsky.social for covering this story and shedding light on what is a devastating reality for education in Scotland
The parent of an autistic child has a simple questions for Jenny Gilruth and John Swinney
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
"What are you going to do to fix this mess?"
Read the full interview in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548126...
September 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A huge thank you to @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social at @heraldscotland.bsky.social for covering this story and shedding light on what is a devastating reality for education in Scotland
Huge thanks to Gráinne from STV for covering this story and helping to raise awareness about the huge challenges ASN families are facing across education in Scotland.
Proud to work with @empoweredscotland.bsky.social to continue advocating and pushing for change on a national level.
Proud to work with @empoweredscotland.bsky.social to continue advocating and pushing for change on a national level.
September 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Huge thanks to Gráinne from STV for covering this story and helping to raise awareness about the huge challenges ASN families are facing across education in Scotland.
Proud to work with @empoweredscotland.bsky.social to continue advocating and pushing for change on a national level.
Proud to work with @empoweredscotland.bsky.social to continue advocating and pushing for change on a national level.
Unbelievably unsurprising
August 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Unbelievably unsurprising
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Please read and share important piece.
"Too often, we claim to uphold the values of social justice while denying injustice when it affects certain communities. We promote learning about sustainability and climate change, yet deny the link between colonisation, climate justice and famine."
Education is not neutral: it’s time to stop pretending
Strength of purpose in education, rather than timidity, is needed to craft the best possible schools
bylines.scot
August 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Please read and share important piece.
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Local councils hold power.
They are legally responsible for meeting children’s needs in every community.
Yet powerful forces would rather have parents chasing shadows believing it’s someone else’s problem.
They are legally responsible for meeting children’s needs in every community.
Yet powerful forces would rather have parents chasing shadows believing it’s someone else’s problem.
The stories we are hearing as a group are horrific. If anything the volume of failures anecdotally suggests that this year is worse than ever. We are working flat out trying to support desperate families. The volume of “ dysregulated” already burnt out children and carers is actually terrifying.
August 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.
June 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.
Reposted by Natalie Jade Pinnell
CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.
June 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
CONNECT'S NEW PARENT/CARER SURVEY LAUNCHES - School Attendance: Hearing from Families about Supporting Children www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SCRDG8 It's complex & challenging for families if children & young people feel unable to go to school: we want to hear from parents & carers.
Cuts to adult diagnostic pathways are discriminatory. I’ve created a template and am urging anyone locally to write, using the template or your own lived experience/thoughts, to the decision makers ahead of the crucial decision that will be made on May 28th.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
IJB Template Letter : EmpowerED
EmpowerED Campaign : A chance to make a difference. As you may be aware, the IJB recently made cuts to adult diagnosis pathways for ADHD And Autism across Aberdeenshire. A temporary budget was put in...
docs.google.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Cuts to adult diagnostic pathways are discriminatory. I’ve created a template and am urging anyone locally to write, using the template or your own lived experience/thoughts, to the decision makers ahead of the crucial decision that will be made on May 28th.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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We sincerely hope that parents are around the table. “ nothing about us without us” after all we have to live with the damage caused to our children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs who’ve not just been failed, they’ve been harmed.
The Scottish government has backed a call for a review of the country’s mainstreaming policy - @emmaseith.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... #ASN @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Scottish government backs call for review of mainstreaming policy
Opposition MSPs welcomed the move but emphasised any review must focus on ‘actions and solutions’
www.tes.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We sincerely hope that parents are around the table. “ nothing about us without us” after all we have to live with the damage caused to our children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs who’ve not just been failed, they’ve been harmed.