Journeys in Education Podcast - Iain Smith (Abridged)

Iain Smith is the Scottish Lawyer of the year for 2020 and a well known advocate when it comes to the 'ACE's' movement in Scotland. He went from a disastrous start with his schooling to becoming school 'DUX' and Head Boy. It wasn't until he was in his 40's that he discovered he was Dyslexic.

Iain works across the criminal justice system to ensure it better understands issues such as Adverse Childhood Experiences and being Trauma Informed. A strong believer in 'presiding with kindness', one of his tweets reads thus: "When you see Junkie, Ned, Scum, Jakeball, Perp, Addict, Offender-try to see Struggling Adult, Abused Child, Trauma, Neglect, Self Harm.