This briefing explains the duties social work practitioners have under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (as amended). It will be a useful resource for social workers, residential child-care staff, support workers, adoption and foster care service staff and social workers with responsibility for child protection and looked after children.
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This briefing explains the rights of looked after children under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (as amended). Relevant to all those with a role to play in supporting looked after children, including residential child-care staff, social workers, advocacy workers, foster carers, kinship carers, children’s panel members, education staff and looked after children’s nurses.
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There have been changes to the laws on educating children with additional support needs in Scotland.
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