Pupils with complex additional support needs: research into provision
The research looked at policy, practice, partnerships and the perspectives of parents, carers, children and young people in Scotland to explore the ways that pupils with
complex needs are supported. Resources, staffing, placements and training were emerging themes in all of the enquiry areas.
Footnotes
1. Link to the web page for the National Strategic Commissioning Group
3. National Strategic Commissioning Group descriptors of complex additional support needs
4. National Strategic Commissioning Group descriptors of complex additional support needs
5. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (legislation.gov.uk)
6. Supporting Children’s Learning Code of Practice
7. There are seven grant-aided special schools in Scotland. These schools are funded directly by central government and charge fees for educational and residential placements.
8. Pupil census 2022 supplementary statistics
9. Pupil census 2010 supplementary tables
10. 1. Local Financial Returns – Education (LFR 01) statistical return provided by local authorities to the Scottish Government: Local government finance statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
13. Additional support for learning review
14. Additional support for learning: action plan
15. Additional support for learning action plan: progress report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
16. Additional Support for Learning review: action plan - November 2022 update - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
17. Standards in Scotland‘s Schools Act 2000 (the 2000 Act)
18. Guidance on the presumption to provide education in a mainstream setting (March 2019)
19. Planning improvements for disabled pupils' access to education: guidance for education authorities, independent and grant-aided schools - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
20. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (as amended) (the ASL Act)
21. Supporting documents - Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Chapter 5
22. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017
23. The Requirements for Teachers (Scotland) Regulations 2005
24. The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006
25. Guidance on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006
26. Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)
29. Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
30. Equality Act 2010 (legislation.gov.uk)
32. What is Curriculum for Excellence?
34. Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
36. Education (Scotland) Act 2016
37. (Part 4 of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016)
38. Learning disability and the limits of liberal citizenship: interactional impediments to political empowerment; Marcus Redley 1, Darin Weinberg; Social Health Illn. 2007 Jul;29(5):767-86
39. Review of additional support for learning implementation: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
41. GIRFEC principles and values
42. Presumption to provide education in a mainstream setting: guidance
43. Nurture and trauma-informed approaches: A summary of supports and resources | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)
44. Additional Support for Learning review: action plan - November 2022 update - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
45. PECS; the Picture Exchange Communication System https://pecs-unitedkingdom.com/pecs/
46. PODD, which stands for Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display, is a comprehensive and complete communication system for individuals who cannot meet all of their communication needs with speech alone. https://www.cpec.org.au/podd
47. Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression. https://makaton.org/TMC/
48. Devices for 700,000 children - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
49. CALL Scotland is a service that provides information to families and professionals about how Assistive Technology and Augmentative Alternative Communication can help learnings with additional support need. Some of the services they provide include pupil assessment and support, Assistive Technology loans and technical support, professional learning and training.
50. ‘Bubble’ groupings as a COVID-19 risk mitigation were in place for limited periods during the 2021-22 academic year.
51. Built on relational practices, TCI is a trauma-informed, evidence-based, systems approach developed by Cornell University. RCCP Home: Learn About the Project's Major Programs (cornell.edu)
52. ‘The Balanced System® is an outcomes-based framework and suite of tools and templates that can be used to improve the commissioning and delivery of services for children and young people which benefit from an integrated approach to delivering outcomes.’ (https://www.bettercommunication.org.uk/the-balanced-system/).
53. Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC): practice guidance 2 – role of the named person
54. National care standards early education and childcare up to the age of 16
55. The Education (Lower Primary Class Sizes) (Scotland) Regulations 1999
56. Summary Statistics For Schools In Scotland 2021
58. Govan Law Centre’s Education Law Unit
59. Developing the Young Workforce is a seven year programme that aims to prepare children and young people aged 3 – 18 years old for the world of work.
Contact
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