Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers
@parentcarerassembly.scot
The Assembly is all about parental and family engagement in education. It's a unique way of hearing diverse voices to help shape education policy in Scotland.
Their national consultation is a great chance to make your voice heard.
Share your views before the deadline of 26 November 2025: ow.ly/YE6050WS5qw.
#schoolinspectionsarechanging #HMIE
Share your views before the deadline of 26 November 2025: ow.ly/YE6050WS5qw.
#schoolinspectionsarechanging #HMIE
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Their national consultation is a great chance to make your voice heard.
Share your views before the deadline of 26 November 2025: ow.ly/YE6050WS5qw.
#schoolinspectionsarechanging #HMIE
Share your views before the deadline of 26 November 2025: ow.ly/YE6050WS5qw.
#schoolinspectionsarechanging #HMIE
📢ASSEMBLY MEMBERS – our Parent Curriculum Experience Survey is launching later today! Keep an eye on your inbox for your survey link.
🔎Want to get involved too?
Find out more and join us here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../recruitm...
🔎Want to get involved too?
Find out more and join us here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../recruitm...
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢ASSEMBLY MEMBERS – our Parent Curriculum Experience Survey is launching later today! Keep an eye on your inbox for your survey link.
🔎Want to get involved too?
Find out more and join us here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../recruitm...
🔎Want to get involved too?
Find out more and join us here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../recruitm...
📣RECRUITMENT NOW OPEN!
We're delighted to announce that the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers is opening recruitment for new members!
📩To note your interest, please apply here: connectscot.tfaforms.net/f/sapcapplic...
We're delighted to announce that the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers is opening recruitment for new members!
📩To note your interest, please apply here: connectscot.tfaforms.net/f/sapcapplic...
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📣RECRUITMENT NOW OPEN!
We're delighted to announce that the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers is opening recruitment for new members!
📩To note your interest, please apply here: connectscot.tfaforms.net/f/sapcapplic...
We're delighted to announce that the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers is opening recruitment for new members!
📩To note your interest, please apply here: connectscot.tfaforms.net/f/sapcapplic...
A huge thank you to all our Assembly members. Your experiences and insights ensure that lived reality is at the centre of these discussions.
October 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A huge thank you to all our Assembly members. Your experiences and insights ensure that lived reality is at the centre of these discussions.
The Scottish Government has responded following the publication of our Additional Support for Learning (ASL) Call to Action report earlier this year.
Read the response here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../scottish....
Read the response here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../scottish....
August 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Scottish Government has responded following the publication of our Additional Support for Learning (ASL) Call to Action report earlier this year.
Read the response here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../scottish....
Read the response here 👇
parentcarerassembly.scot/.../scottish....
📣NEW: In Our Own Words Blog - Balancing Paid Work & Caring: A Complex Relationship.
In this honest and moving reflection, Denise shares what it means to let go of a career she loved to care for her daughters - and the deep emotional weight that comes with that decision.
In this honest and moving reflection, Denise shares what it means to let go of a career she loved to care for her daughters - and the deep emotional weight that comes with that decision.
August 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📣NEW: In Our Own Words Blog - Balancing Paid Work & Caring: A Complex Relationship.
In this honest and moving reflection, Denise shares what it means to let go of a career she loved to care for her daughters - and the deep emotional weight that comes with that decision.
In this honest and moving reflection, Denise shares what it means to let go of a career she loved to care for her daughters - and the deep emotional weight that comes with that decision.
It's been a busy year for Assembly Members! As the school year ends, we'd like to thank the amazing Assembly parent and carer Members as well as the education partners who have been keen to hear the voices of parents and carers to help shape their work. We wish everyone a good summer!
June 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It's been a busy year for Assembly Members! As the school year ends, we'd like to thank the amazing Assembly parent and carer Members as well as the education partners who have been keen to hear the voices of parents and carers to help shape their work. We wish everyone a good summer!
'In Our Own Words' - New blog post.
When one of our parent members reached out to share her story, we were deeply moved. We are honoured to share her powerful reflection: 'When Silence Speaks: Parenting a Child with Selective Mutism'
When one of our parent members reached out to share her story, we were deeply moved. We are honoured to share her powerful reflection: 'When Silence Speaks: Parenting a Child with Selective Mutism'
June 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
'In Our Own Words' - New blog post.
When one of our parent members reached out to share her story, we were deeply moved. We are honoured to share her powerful reflection: 'When Silence Speaks: Parenting a Child with Selective Mutism'
When one of our parent members reached out to share her story, we were deeply moved. We are honoured to share her powerful reflection: 'When Silence Speaks: Parenting a Child with Selective Mutism'
In the first of an occasional series, In Our Own Words, read this powerful and heartfelt blog by the Assembly's Co-ordinator about the importance, value and privilege of listening to, and hearing from, parents, carers and families about their experiences. parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
June 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In the first of an occasional series, In Our Own Words, read this powerful and heartfelt blog by the Assembly's Co-ordinator about the importance, value and privilege of listening to, and hearing from, parents, carers and families about their experiences. parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
The Assembly's important report on additional support for learning is out now! Members' knowledge & lived experiences is reflected in this powerful research & its call for meaningful action to transform ASL provision. Here's the report: parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
May 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Assembly's important report on additional support for learning is out now! Members' knowledge & lived experiences is reflected in this powerful research & its call for meaningful action to transform ASL provision. Here's the report: parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
Update! The amazing Assembly members have been taking part in stakeholder engagement for the new Centre for Teaching Excellence; participating in a Scottish Government survey on communication & Education Reform; and agreeing key ‘asks’ from their additional support for learning work!
May 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Update! The amazing Assembly members have been taking part in stakeholder engagement for the new Centre for Teaching Excellence; participating in a Scottish Government survey on communication & Education Reform; and agreeing key ‘asks’ from their additional support for learning work!
We are pleased to share that the role of the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers was directly acknowledged during recent Stage 2 discussions of the Education (Scotland) Bill. Read more on our website!
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
May 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We are pleased to share that the role of the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers was directly acknowledged during recent Stage 2 discussions of the Education (Scotland) Bill. Read more on our website!
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
We are sharing this on behalf of a parent and experienced teacher currently studying for an MSc in Inclusive Education at the University of Edinburgh.
If you are able to support this, please follow the link below.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
If you are able to support this, please follow the link below.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
May 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We are sharing this on behalf of a parent and experienced teacher currently studying for an MSc in Inclusive Education at the University of Edinburgh.
If you are able to support this, please follow the link below.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
If you are able to support this, please follow the link below.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
Update! @ScotGov has responded to the Assembly's survey findings on education reform. ow.ly/IRek50VCe4p Follow-up research is underway with the Assembly, looking at how communication with parents & carers about the upcoming changes in education reform can be improved.
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Update! @ScotGov has responded to the Assembly's survey findings on education reform. ow.ly/IRek50VCe4p Follow-up research is underway with the Assembly, looking at how communication with parents & carers about the upcoming changes in education reform can be improved.
For info! @Connect_Scot, the host organisation for the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers has moved! New office address: The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8DL
March 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For info! @Connect_Scot, the host organisation for the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers has moved! New office address: The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8DL
Stage 2 of the Education (Scotland) Bill is due to take place in Parliament towards the end of April. 📆
You can find out more here: www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
Did you know a remarkable 93% of our members believe that parents and carers should be explicitly mentioned in the Bill.
You can find out more here: www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
Did you know a remarkable 93% of our members believe that parents and carers should be explicitly mentioned in the Bill.
March 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Stage 2 of the Education (Scotland) Bill is due to take place in Parliament towards the end of April. 📆
You can find out more here: www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
Did you know a remarkable 93% of our members believe that parents and carers should be explicitly mentioned in the Bill.
You can find out more here: www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
Did you know a remarkable 93% of our members believe that parents and carers should be explicitly mentioned in the Bill.
📢Assembly Update! 📢
ASL is our members top priority. To drive this work forward, our focus groups are well underway along with our ASL Survey! Our members are invited to share experiences, insights & suggestions. Every response helps us move closer to making a real difference.
ASL is our members top priority. To drive this work forward, our focus groups are well underway along with our ASL Survey! Our members are invited to share experiences, insights & suggestions. Every response helps us move closer to making a real difference.
March 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📢Assembly Update! 📢
ASL is our members top priority. To drive this work forward, our focus groups are well underway along with our ASL Survey! Our members are invited to share experiences, insights & suggestions. Every response helps us move closer to making a real difference.
ASL is our members top priority. To drive this work forward, our focus groups are well underway along with our ASL Survey! Our members are invited to share experiences, insights & suggestions. Every response helps us move closer to making a real difference.
This week, Assembly members are holding the first in a series of small focus groups to discuss additional support for learning. These will be followed by a survey of members on the same topic - identified as one of their top priorities. A big 'thank you' to Assembly members!
March 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This week, Assembly members are holding the first in a series of small focus groups to discuss additional support for learning. These will be followed by a survey of members on the same topic - identified as one of their top priorities. A big 'thank you' to Assembly members!
As Assembly members start work on additional support for learning provision, this news post from Connect will be of interest! Must do better: Audit Scotland has published its report on ASL in Scottish schools. Find a summary of the report & Connect's response here:
connect.scot/news/must-do...
connect.scot/news/must-do...
February 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As Assembly members start work on additional support for learning provision, this news post from Connect will be of interest! Must do better: Audit Scotland has published its report on ASL in Scottish schools. Find a summary of the report & Connect's response here:
connect.scot/news/must-do...
connect.scot/news/must-do...
Calling parents with pre-schoolers (inc deferrals)! Deadline 28 Feb 2025 for applying for Best Start School Age Grant Payments - apply now! For info on eligibility & to apply, look at School Age Payments here: https://buff.ly/3wKX91L
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Calling parents with pre-schoolers (inc deferrals)! Deadline 28 Feb 2025 for applying for Best Start School Age Grant Payments - apply now! For info on eligibility & to apply, look at School Age Payments here: https://buff.ly/3wKX91L
Delighted to share the @ScotAssemblyPC survey report on parental involvement which highlights how much more work there is to do so all parents & carers have a voice & feel involved in their child's learning & school life. Parental involvement is essential!
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
January 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Delighted to share the @ScotAssemblyPC survey report on parental involvement which highlights how much more work there is to do so all parents & carers have a voice & feel involved in their child's learning & school life. Parental involvement is essential!
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
parentcarerassembly.scot/news/all-new...
If you want to keep informed about the work of the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers, please sign up to the Assembly's enewsletter! https://buff.ly/40vW8Lg
January 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If you want to keep informed about the work of the Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers, please sign up to the Assembly's enewsletter! https://buff.ly/40vW8Lg
Find out more about the Scottish Assembly of Parents & Carers!
January 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Find out more about the Scottish Assembly of Parents & Carers!