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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 8)

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The latest newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe using MailChimp for future editions.

This edition looks at Angela Morgan’s ASL review, and the Scottish Government / CoSLA response to its recommendations. There’s also an updated guide to the changes to the law brought about as part of the Scottish Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The support spotlight this edition looks at an excellent new blog from a young man with dyspraxia. You should go and take a look at the Dyspraxic Den.

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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 7)

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The latest newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe using MailChimp for future editions.

This edition looks at changes to the law brought about as part of the Scottish Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, explaining changes to legislation and the new guidance applying to education.  There is a separate “how to” section with some tips in relation to placing requests, given the revised timescales which now apply.
The support spotlight this edition looks at different organisations across the country providing innovative responses to assist families at this difficult time.

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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 6)

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The latest newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe using MailChimp for future editions.

This edition looks back at the significant legal and policy developments in 2019, and forward to the extension of early learning and childcare provision.
The support spotlight this edition is on an innovative work placement project from The Salvesen Mindroom Centre.

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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 5)

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This edition looks in particular at the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law, with the support spotlight this edition on Dekko Comics.

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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 5)

 

Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 4)

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This edition looks in particular at Co-ordinated Support Plans (CSPs), with the support spotlight this edition on Kindred Advocacy.

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Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 4)

Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 3)

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The latest newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe for future editions.

This edition looks in detail at exclusions from school, with a particular focus on autism and disability and a list of reminders for exclusion appeals.  The support spotlight this edition is on Children in the Highlands Information Point (CHIP+).

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Additional Support Needs Update (issue 3)

 

Additional Support Needs Update (Issue 2)

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The second newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe for future editions.

This editions covers: notes on the news; the attainment challenge; meeting children’s healthcare needs in school; school clothing grants; and a spotlight on Enquire.

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The Additional Support Needs Update, Issue 2

Additional Support Needs Update

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I am very excited to be able to tell you that my first ever free newsletter is now available to download. Do please read it, share it and subscribe for future editions.

This editions covers: notes on the news; a case law review; transitions; placing requests and appeals; and a spotlight on DIFFERabled Scotland.

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The Additional Support Needs Update, Issue 1