General resources FACTSHEET: General advice for parents on adopted children and education FACTSHEET: Education vocabulary - a guide to some of the terminology used in Scottish education FACTSHEET: Choosing a primary school for your adopted child FACTSHEET: Managing daily school experiences FACTSHEET: Supporting your child through exams FACTSHEET: Resources to help support adopted and looked-after children in school FACTSHEET: Funding support for adopted children in school FACTSHEET: Virtual School Head Teachers and how they can help improve the school experience for care-experienced children BLOG: Exam revision - a trauma-informed approach BLOG: The importance of language when supporting care-experienced young people VIDEO: Nurture specialist Gerry Diamond discusses the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on young people PODCAST: Educational psychologist Deborah Lee discusses the neurosequential model of education DOWNLOAD: Let’s Learn Together, a handy guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in primary school in Scotland BOOK: The Adopter’s Handbook on Education (Scotland), an in-depth look at the Scottish education system for adopters FACTSHEET: Trauma proofing the curriculum DOWNLOAD: A checklist for educators which includes information and possible support measures and strategies to better support previously looked after children in school. Print this off and give to your child’s teachers. DOWNLOAD: All about me, a guide for children and parents/carers to print and complete to give to their teachers to help them better understand their needs. Manage Cookie Preferences