Legislation and policies for ASL

Additional support needs occur "where, for whatever reason, the child or young person is, or is likely to be, unable without the provision of additional support to benefit from school education provided or to be provided for the child or young person."

Download In on the Act for professionals (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Supporting Children's Learning - A Code of Practice

Supporting Children's Learning - A Code of Practice was produced in 2005 by the Scottish Executive to support education authorities to put the act in to place. The Scottish Government revised this guidance in 2010 to take account of the amended ASL Act. 

ASL policy

Every establishment in Edinburgh has an ASL policy which outlines the roles and responsibilities of all staff to ensure that additional support needs are identified, assessed and met. The policy outlines how to manage the learners’

• educational needs
• social welfare needs
• behavioural needs.

Pathways to Support

We use a structured framework for support to identify, assess and meet learners' additional support needs through four pathways to support. These are when additional support needs are met in

• class by the class teacher
• school with direct support from support for learning or pupil support
• school with support from partner services or agencies
• special schools or classes.

Read about the Pathways to Support in chapter 3 of In on the Act.