Key documents

Improving Scottish Education 2005-2008 HM Inspectorate of Education 2009	A report by HMIE on inspection and review 2005-2008. The report highlights the continuing strengths and notable improvements across Scottish education, including the area of Personal Support.
Getting it right for every child: Guide Scottish Government 2008	Provides direction on the way forward for Getting it right for every child and marks a significant shift from the development phase to the implementation of Getting it right for every child
Building the Curriculum 3 – A Framework for Learning and Teaching Scottish Government 2008	The document expands on the entitlement to Personal Support for all children and young people.
Getting it Right for Every Child: Draft Children’s Services (Scotland) Bill Consultation Scottish Executive, 2006	Getting it Right for Every Child is the programme for reform of children’s services to place a greater focus on improving outcomes for children and to create a Scotland in which every child matters and where, regardless of family background, they have the best possible start in life.
The Journey to Excellence HM Inspectorate of Education 2006	This guide is for everyone who works to teach, support and improve the learning experiences of children and young people.
Happy, Safe and Achieving their Potential Scottish Executive, 2005	The report of the National Review of Guidance in primary, special and secondary schools.
How Well are Children and Young People Protected and their Needs Met?: Self-evaluation using quality indicators HMIE, 2005	This document is designed to help to evaluate the quality of services to protect children and young people in Scotland.
Personal Support for Pupils in Scottish Schools HMIE, 2004	This report draws directly from evidence gathered from the HMIE inspection programme. It highlights developments in practice and provides an important point of reference for all those involved in designing and taking forward new models of pupil support.
Supporting Pupils: A Study of Guidance and Pupil Support in Scottish Schools The SCRE Centre (University of Glasgow), 2004	This report presents the findings from a study of guidance in Scottish schools, commissioned by the Scottish Executive Education Department.
Better Behaviour - Better Learning Scottish Executive, 2001	Two recommendations of this report are particularly relevant to personal support in schools: There should be a comprehensive review of the nature and purpose of guidance, both at primary and secondary school levels, and of the training of guidance staff (recommendation 21). Schools should give consideration to integrating the work of learning support, behaviour support and guidance into a single overall framework of pupil support in order to achieve a more holistic approach to supporting the needs of all children and young people (recommendation 19).
At the Heart of Education: Guidance in the Primary School GTCS, 2001	A Report by the Guidance Task Group of the General Teaching Council for Scotland - Primary Education.