Publication - Advice and guidance

"Someone to talk to and Someone to listen" - Supporting young pregnant women and young parents in school

Published: 30 August 2021
From: Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Education, Health and social care
ISBN: 9781800043183

Every pregnant young woman and young parent should be supported to stay in school. This guidance aims to set out why it is important to provide support, how that support could be provided, and what needs to be taken into account when reaching decisions with the young person.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/equalityact2010-technicalguidance-schoolsinscotland-2015_0.pdf p. 46

2. https://www.gov.scot/publications/girfec-national-practice-model/

3. https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/national-outcomes

4. https://transformingpsychologicaltrauma.scot/

5. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/equalityact2010-technicalguidance-schoolsinscotland-2015_0.pdf p. 40

6. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/equalityact2010-technicalguidance-schoolsinscotland-2015_0.pdf p. 46

7. https://www.gov.scot/publications/girfec-national-practice-model/

8. ^[1]https://www.gov.scot/publications/respect-national-approach-anti-bullying-scotlands-children-young-people/

9. Glasgow City Council, New and Expectant Mothers: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?

10. Glasgow City Council, New and Expectant Mothers

11. https://www.gov.scot/publications/included-engaged-involved-part-1-positive-approach-promotion-management-attendance-scottish-schools/pages/4/

Contact

Email: rebecca.herbert@gov.scot

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