Prof Sheila Riddell comments on local authority variation and impact of social background

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Professor Sheila Riddell gave evidence to the Scottish Government Education & Skills Committee at its round-table meeting on the 1st March 2017. Her comments were also picked up by the BBC news article "Teacher told to 'watch Big Bang Theory' as Asperger's training" on the same day, followed by an article from The Times on the 2nd March 2017 "Dyslexia diagnosis helps wealthier pupils get ahead" and another from The Herald "Middle-class special needs children given more support" on the 27th March 2017.