{"id":255,"date":"2025-08-01T16:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:41:28","slug":"additional-support-for-learning-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=255","title":{"rendered":"Additional Support for Learning (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Additional Support for Learning – more information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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There are several ways in which concerns about your child\u2019s progress can be followed up. This may involve the input of other educational professionals such as Specialist Teachers, Inclusion Specialists, Impairment Specialists and Educational Psychologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This may include a request for assistance to the Supporting Learners Service or to the Care Experienced Education Team for support from a Care Experienced Teacher or Care Experienced Officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may also involve your child being referred onto staff in external agencies such as Health staff (Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist etc.). As a parent you will be closely involved in the process and your views sought throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If, after discussion with all concerned, and agreed as appropriate your child will have an educational plan which will identify how they are to be supported. This plan would likely be either an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Child\u2019s Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your child\u2019s progress will be kept under review and any plans and support will be changed as agreed with you. As a parent you will be closely involved in any review process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A small number of children will require a more detailed planning process which co-ordinates the input of education and other agencies to fully support the child. This plan is called a Co-ordinated Support Plan. The Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP) process is overseen by the Supporting Learners Service with responsibility for Additional Support for Learning. Any additional support needs of your child will first and foremost be addressed by access to excellent classroom teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further information on the above is available from the school or on the Council webpage Additional Support for Learning (ASL<\/strong>)<\/a>, or from the following sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n