East Ayrshire Council Education & Social Services asked Common Ground Mediation to find out what children and young people with additional support for learning needs think about their education. We spoke to over 50 children and young people at 6 schools and their opinions are detailed in this report. We intend to continue this work at a number of other East Ayrshire schools in the new school session.
Report for East Ayrshire Council, March 2010
Is mediation in need of promotion? Article for Tribunals Journal
Is mediation in need of promotion? (PDF)
Professors Neville Harris and Sheila Riddell share their views following research into dispute resolution in education in England and Scotland.
From The Scottish Educational Journal, October 2009
Effective communication among parents, schools and education authorities is crucial in matters regarding additional support for learning.