There were 241,639 pupils (34.2% of all pupils) with an additional support need (ASN) recorded in 2022 (Scottish Government, 2022). Over the past year Saima and Asma have been leading on research and filmmaking to describe the challenges carers face supporting their ‘children’ who are now becoming adults and have additional support and complex needs.

with Saima Jabeen, Asma Haq, Dr Briege Nugent and Media Education

Lunch provided

This is a recurring event inviting people to reflect on our Thrive research. The learning from this project and our methodology is extensive and we are interested to share this and learn from others as we write our report.

Alcohol deaths have continued to rise despite the policies implemented to push this agenda in the opposite direction. The policies in this field have made a commitment to putting people with lived experience at the core of decision making. This event will present findings from peer research and films created focusing on alcohol issues in Edinburgh.

Lunch provided

This is a recurring event inviting people to reflect on our Thrive research. The learning from this project and our methodology is extensive and we are interested to share this and learn from others as we write our report.

The event will take place ONLINE

An event that brings people together from across cultures to share food, creativity, conversations and frustrations. Each Global Cafe showcases films and podcasts made by people taking part. This event is open to everyone to attend.

This is a recurring event inviting people to reflect on our Thrive research. The learning from this project and our methodology is extensive and we are interested to share this and learn from others as we write our report.