Guides
Additional Support Needs - a guide to the law
A guide to the law concerning additional support needs by the Govan Law Centre. Schools, parents, professionals and young people should find it helpful when putting the law into practice.
ASL Stirling guides for parents and young people
This website explains Stirling Council’s approach to implementing the new legislation and the measures that are in place to supporting all children and young people who require additional help with their learning. Features video guides.
Additional Support for Learning Act: A Guide for Parents
A leaflet for parents explaining the Additional Support for Learning Act on the Scottish Executive website. This second edition gives details of important changes in the law that help children and young people who need additional support in school, and their parents.
Enquire Parents' Guide to additional support for learning
A detailed and user-friendly guide to the framework for supporting children's learning. It outlines new rights and responsibilities, and the processes for identifying and making provision for children and young people with additional support needs.
Enquire guides for children and young people
Enquire has produced new booklets and factsheets for children and young people who get additional support at school, with information and advice to help them participate in decisions about their education. They replace the three-part guide Life at school and choices at 16+.
Print copies of these booklets and an audio CD are available by e-mailing Enquire.
People who can help you in and out of school
A glossary of the roles of adults in supporting children's learning, including less well-known roles such as independent mediators.
Round the table – a guide to going to meetings
Tips to help children and young people get involved in meetings.
What are additional support needs?
An introduction to this concept, with information about what the child or young person can do if they need extra help.
What’s the plan? – your education and support
A guide to personal learning planning, individualised educational programmes and co-ordinated support plans.
A full list of Enquire publications is available on the Enquire website.
Allied Health Professionals leaflet
Leaflet about the nine Allied Health Professional groups that work in close partnership with other healthcare professionals, education, social work and the voluntary sector. Together they have a shared responsibility for meeting children's needs.
PDF file: Allied Health Professionals leaflet (1.4 MB)PDF reader
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