Inclusion Ambassadors: Resources
Based on our experience of working with the group, we have collated our Inclusion Ambassadors resources.
The Inclusion Ambassadors is a group of secondary school-aged pupils who each have a range of additional support needs. Originally formed in 2016 by Education Scotland, the group was established to ensure the views of children and young people with additional support needs are heard in discussions about education policy. Children in Scotland and Enquire have been supporting the network since 2019.
The group is involved in a range of activities to influence and improve experiences for pupils with additional needs. This includes the creation of a number of practical resources. These Inclusion Ambassadors resources are designed to support practitioners and decision-makers. They have been created to help develop practice in meaningfully engaging with children and young people with additional support needs.
These range from activities that can be done at school level to resource packs that can support strategic developments.
Many of the resouces provide example activities that you can use as a starting point for your work. They have been created to help support you to listen to the voices of children and young people with additional support needs.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Principles of Support Planning
A practical resource to support adults involved with support planning, and a reminder of what good support looks like from a young person’s perspective.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Additional Support for Learning Vision Statement
This resource is a downloadable version of the Inclusion Ambassadors vision statement. It outlines what the group want from school and their learning environment as well as how schools can
Inclusion Ambassadors: Support Planning
An Inclusion Ambassadors resource describing the key issues for children and young people in relation to support planning.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Language and Communication Guide
An Inclusion Ambassadors resource to support your understanding on how young people with additional support needs want people to speak to them and why this is important.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Relationships and Behaviour
A resource that reflects on the Inclusion Ambassadors’ views on relationships and behaviour in schools in Scotland.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Supporting Effective Transitions
This Inclusion Ambassador resource is a set of reflective questions for adults supporting children as they prepare to leave school.
Inclusion Ambassadors: Inclusive Learning Environments
The Inclusion Ambassadors have developed a poster to help promote inclusive learning environments in schools.
Inclusion Ambassadors: If I were headteacher for the day
An activity resource for teachers based on an activity carried out with the Inclusion Ambassadors called ‘If I were headteacher for the day’
