At any one time some Inverclyde children and young people are educated in establishments that are outwith the local authority area. These situations tend to fall into two categories:
- Children and young people who are looked after and are educated in establishments in other local authorities or by alternative providers.
- Children and young people, with additional support for learning needs, placed in out of local authority establishments by Inverclyde Council who are not looked after.
In the former situation the service takes its guidance from the paper Scotland’s Looked After Children and Young People in Out of Local Authority Placements (ASPEP, 2015).
In line with the GIRFEC agenda, the role of the educational psychology service in both contexts is to support the work of the Named Person and, if applicable, Lead Professional, as follows:
- To consider, construct and review the Coordinated Support Plan if applicable.
- To work collaboratively to meet the needs of children and young people.
- To liaise with establishments in other authorities and Inverclyde Education Headquarters regarding the deployment of additionality.
- To be consulted in advance regarding the setting of dates for looked after reviews.
- To attend and contribute to looked after reviews and pupil planning meetings – as appropriate.
