Report on the Implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

This report is the outcome of that evaluation. Its findings are based on fieldwork in local authorities and schools and consultation with a range of voluntary agencies supporting families of children and young people.

The main activities of this specifically focused task were:

• to undertake an investigation of the implementation of the new legislation on additional support for learning across all 32 education authorities in Scotland;

• to seek the views of stakeholders as to the effectiveness of the new legislation;

• to evaluate the impact of the new legislation in improving the quality of learning, progress and achievement of children and young people with additional support needs; and

• to provide an interim report and a final report to Scottish Ministers on the key findings of the task.