Aberlour’s response to Scotland’s Ten Year Strategy for the Learning Provision of Children and Young People with Complex Additional Support Needs 2017-2026 consultation

The Rose Project: Best for Babies is a collaborative research project between The University of Stirling and Aberlour. It is possible thanks to the generous legacy of Dr Elizabeth Rose, additional funding from
the Barrow Cadbury Trust and resources from Aberlour
Welcome to the summer edition of the Aberlour News, full of the latest stories and updates from our services across Scotland.
As Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish Children’s charity, Aberlour supports the introduction of any legislation which is designed to provide greater protection to children, as well as further embed children’s rights within Scotland’s legal framework.
As Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish Children’s charity, Aberlour is greatly encouraged by the Scottish Government’s commitment to further focusing on and developing mental health support and service provision across Scotland, following on from the previous Mental Health Strategy 2012-15.
Aberlour – Scotland’s children’s charity, has been working with vulnerable families who require extra assistance from the state throughout our 140 year history.
Aberlour has published its annual review, 20015-16.
An evaluation of Aberlour Perinatal Befriending Support Service, carried out by the University of Stirling, has shown that the service boosts the mental health of mothers.
As Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish Children’s charity, Aberlour welcomes the Scottish Government’s proposal to increase and extend the provision of funded early learning and childcare (ELC) places available to parents of 3 and 4-year-old, and entitled 2-year-old, children.
As Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish Children’s charity, Aberlour supports all proposals aimed at improving the educational outcomes of Scotland’s children and young people.
As Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish Children’s charity, Aberlour supports any and every attempt to end child poverty. More than one in five children in Scotland currently live in poverty and we believe it is unacceptable that any child in Scotland should experience poverty for any reason
Aberlour is Scotland’s largest solely Scottish children’s charity. Working in over 40 locations across Scotland in fields such as disabilities; residential and foster care for looked after children and parental substance use.