All you need to know about additional support for learning if your child attends school in Scotland.
Find out more..Helping you understand additional support for learning legislation and build strong partnerships with families.
Find out more..Download our handy guides and factsheets about additional support for learning
Find out more..After asking pupils ‘what would you do if you were Headteacher for the day?’ we wanted to share the overarching themes of this activity and some insight into the work we do with pupils with additional support needs.
Deborah Lynch, Senior Policy Officer in the Scottish Government’s Supporting Learners’ Team provides an update on progress on the Additional Support for Learning Action Plan. “In October 2020, the Scottish Government and COSLA published a joint action plan in response to Angela Morgan’s review of additional support for learning. This set out the different things […]
Scotland’s Inclusion Ambassadors have a clear vision to help pupils feel more supported at school. Now they are calling on all the adults they come into contact with in education to “ask, listen and act” on what young people say.
What are Enquire doing to support children and young people during the coronavirus? Find out here..
Read about the issues we raised in our submission to the Additional Support for Learning Review
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There have been changes to the laws on educating children with additional support needs in Scotland.
The advice found in our normal publications and on our main website may not apply while Scotland responds to the coronavirus.
Our coronavirus webpages can help you understand the current changes.

Our easy to read guide to additional support for learning in Scotland explains your and your child’s rights, local authorities’ duties, what to expect at meetings and much more.
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