make school make sense in Scotland

The National Autistic Society
NAS Scotland launched its make school make sense education campaign on 31 October at the Scottish Parliament.

Send a make school make sense postcard to your MSP(s) asking him or her to raise the make school make sense campaign demands in Parliament and to write to the Education Minister - order yours today!

we've been filmed, photographed and interviewed for the National Autistic Society "make school make sense" campaign which is launched today in Holyrood (Scottish Parliament).www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1083&a=10644this is the current state of affairs in the UK and this is what we want to changeOver a third of children with autism have been bullied at schoolOver a third of families had to wait longer than a year before their child received any support at school1 in 110 children has autism but there is currently no requirement for teachers to undertake any training in autism and just one in three parents are satisfied with the level of understanding of autism at their child's schoolour tv appearance on the BBC reporting Scotland programme is available on this site for just 24 hours there is link to the video on the right hand side of this page. not the long version wwhich included Laurie talking - shame but we got it on

video news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6100622.stm

Autism is complex. Our demands are simple.

make school make sense

Significant failures in our education system are causing misery for many of the 46,064 people affected by autism in Scotland:

• Over a third of children with autism have been bullied at school
• Over a third of families had to wait longer than a year before their child received any support at school
• 1 in 110 children has autism but there is currently no requirement for teachers to undertake any training in autism and just one in three parents are satisfied with the level of understanding of autism at their child's school

Take action in Scotland -->
Take action here for the make school make sense campaign if you are resident in Scotland.

Our demands -->
The right school for every child. The right training for every teacher. The right approach in every school.

Campaign news in Scotland -->
Follow what's been happening in Scotland and find out about the activities at NAS Branch level

The evidence -->
Significant failures in our education system are causing misery for many of the 90,000 children with autism and their families in the UK. Read some of the statistics.

make school make sense heroes in Scotland -->
Do you know of someone who has made a positive difference to your experiences at school, or the experience of your child with autism? This is your opportunity to recognise them as a make school make sense hero!



Actress Dawn Steele says:

"The National Autistic Society Scotland's make school make sense campaign seeks to improve educational provision for children with autism. Let's help every child with autism in Scotland fulfil their potential. Let's make school make sense. Please join me and act now!"

Source: The National Autistic Society Scotland