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You can appeal against the education authority’s decision to refuse your placing request. There are two ways to appeal: the education appeals committee (EAC) or the Additional Support Needs Tribunal. 1)  You will make an appeal to the Additional Support Needs Tribunal if : Your child has a co-ordinated support plan (CSP). The education authority [read more...]

A new campaign, Better Odds at School, is being launched by Save the Children, to raise awareness of the unacceptable educational achievement gap between children living in poverty and their classmates. The charity believes that every child should have a fair chance to succeed at school and, ahead of next year’s elections, is urging the [read more...]

FACTS Enquire receives a number of queries each year about this topic and it can be a difficult time for young people and their parents. There should be learning planning in place for all pupils and any extra support needed by a pupil should be planned and discussed with the pupil and their parents at [read more...]

As a parent you have the right to make a placing request. Parents of children with additional support needs can make placing requests to: a school or pre-school in Scotland that is run by an education authority a private nursery in Scotland that is working in partnership with an education authority an independent special school [read more...]

Yes. The CSP is a confidential document. Only the education authority, the school, you and your child if over 16, will have a copy of it. It will be available to the team working with your child. For further information please see Enquire factsheet 13 – Co-ordinated support plans and The parents’ guide to additional support [read more...]

The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 was amended in 2009. The changes form a new Act that was passed in June 2009. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009 came into force on November 14th 2010. A few features of the 2009 Act include: the term additional support will not [read more...]

A quick and easy read leaflet providing an overview of parents rights under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 and how Enquire can assist parents and carers exercise these rights.