1. Cross Party Group on Dyslexia Tuesday 15 th June 2010

2. Purpose of the Sub-Group To consider the issues raised in submissions from cross party group (CPG) members To bring forward proposals on the future priorities and direction of the CPG

3. Members of the Sub-group Moira Thomson Cathy Magee David Jones Dr. Adam Hannah Elspeth Dow Dr. Catriona Collins

4. Purpose of the CPG Raise awareness of dyslexia Promote good practice in education and the workplace Support families affected by dyslexia

5. ..................Other CP Groups To provide a platform for parliamentarians to discuss...... To provide opportunities for MSPs to learn more about the needs of.......and barriers...... To increase awareness and raise the profile... To put.....on the agenda of the Scottish Parliament

6. Issues Operation of Cross- Party Groups RULE 8 “ To maintain and guarantee the Parliamentary nature of the CPG meetings, at least two Members of the group must be present at every meeting” The format, timings and agenda of CPG meetings Connecting with the right people

7. key issues Education – HMIe Report Teacher training Specialist teachers - assessments Workplace -Public sector/ private sector practice Assessments Impact on performance, performance management, absenteeism Culture Impact of recession – downsizing!

8. Issues continued Health -mental health stress costs Behaviour -Criminal justice lost opportunities

9. Actions Confirm purpose of the CPG Hold 6 meetings per year For example focused meetings on Education, Health, Workplace, Behaviour plus one other and an open meeting near the election Consult MSPs to agree a set of dates and develop a calendar Against the issues – identify any relevant legislation, Government reports etc and timetable the topic for discussion inviting MSPs

10. Actions Look at alternative ways of enabling existing members and others to continue to share information and network Review progress in one year.

11. Monitoring and Evaluation How do we know if we are making any difference in terms of the.. Level of awareness of MSPs about dyslexia MSPs knowledge of good practice MSPs support to families affected by dyslexia

12. Discussion points Purpose of the CPG and timings of meetings Adopting a thematic approach to meetings Alternative methods of sharing information and networking

13. Cross Party Group on Dyslexia Tuesday 15 th June 2010