Meeting of the Parliament 20 November 2024
Absolutely. Scotland’s approach to supporting children and young people in their learning has inclusion at its heart. That is why, last week, we published the third progress report on the additional support for learning action plan, which sets out the progress that was made between November 2022 and June 2024 towards the delivery of the actions that are set out in the ASL action plan. The plan was developed in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and ASL project board members. To complement the progress report, an updated ASL action plan was also published, which outlines the steps that we are taking to meet the recommendations that were set out in the review.
A range of actions have been carried out to date. We have established the success looks different awards to co-create and collaborate with children, young people and their families. Work has begun to establish parent groups in local authorities, and professional learning opportunities for our teaching and support staff continue to be a priority.
I highlight that the responsibility for the delivery of education is devolved at a range of levels across education authorities and schools and through the actions of individual members of staff, including in rural locations. Partner organisations, including health boards, social work services, further and higher education and the third sector, all have a role to play in delivering additional support for learning as part of delivering educational outcomes for children and young people.