Strathmore Primary School Receives Scotland’s First ADHD Friendly School Award

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Strathmore Primary School in Forfar on receiving Scotland’s first ADHD Friendly School award from the ADHD Foundation for its work with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); understands that, to achieve the award, staff and pupils worked together with the foundation to accomplish the six ADHD Friendly School Pledges; notes that they achieved this by addressing the main barriers to learning for children with ADHD in their everyday practice, used tactile resources and adapted workstations to assist children regulating their attention, considered how emotional dysregulation can be a key barrier to learning for children with ADHD, and put in place adjustments to address this, introduced "Cosy Corners" and "Break-out Spaces" where children can self-regulate using strategies such as talking, breathing and listening to music, gave children with ADHD ample opportunity for movement and physical activity, and established movement breaks to help children to regulate and refocus their attention; recognises that Strathmore Primary School has created a whole-school display, holds sessions with the students to promote the positives of ADHD, shares stories of successful people with neurodiverse conditions, and set up a parent information group to provide a stronger link between home and school, and applauds Strathmore Primary School as it continues to celebrate neurodiversity and de-stigmatise neurodiverse conditions.

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Con 20 SNP 8 Lab 3

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