East Renfrewshire Council is committed to creating inclusive schools and early years settings where every child and young person feels valued, supported, and able to achieve their best. Inclusion means removing barriers so all children and young people can take part in learning and school life. It benefits everyone, not only those with additional needs, and is the shared responsibility of all staff.
All children and young people need support to learn and grow. Our approach is guided by Scotland’s national GIRFEC framework, which focuses on children’s strengths, rights, and wellbeing. This, along with the UNCRC, underpins how we work together with families to help children and young people feel safe, nurtured, respected, and included.
The Inclusion Framework explains how we put these values into practice to ensure positive outcomes for every child and young person in East Renfrewshire.
Steven Quinn
Chief Executive, East Renfrewshire Council
Using Technology to Support Learning
Technology can be used to remove literacy barriers and support learning. Pupils use technology regularly, for example, using text-to-speech or speech-to-text, listening to vocabulary/text/audio books.
Our pupils have created some short videos to explain some of our favourite functions for you to try at home.
Notes app to read & write
safari reader
Seeing ai
speak screen
Call Scotland
Call Scotland offers a wealth of information and support for people who have print difficulties, such as dyslexia, visual impairments or any other difficulties which affect your access to print.
Click below to explore a vast range of free audio books