ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS TRIBUNAL FOR SCOTLAND

Links

Further information on the 2004 Act and implementation is available from a variety of sources:

  • The Explanatory Notes provide a fairly technical section by section explanation of the 2004 Act. 
  • The Scottish Government  web site has more information about additional support for learning. 
  • Regular implementation newsletters, Moving Forward, are produced by Children in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.  To be put on the mailing list for the newsletters, click here  and remember to include your postal address.

Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning, funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Children in Scotland. Enquire offers advice and information by way of a telephone helplinee, textphone, a website, publications and training. The service is available to parents, carers of children and young people with additional support needs, to the children and young people themselves and to professionals working with them. You can contact the Enquire helpline on 0845 123 2303 or visit their website at www.enquire.org.uk.

The Learning and Teaching Scotland web service provides support, information and resources for all areas of the Scottish curriculum and promotes developments within Scottish Education. LTS Online contains a wealth of resources and materials for Scottish teachers and educationalists from Early Years through to National Qualifications. The web service also provides support materials for teachers to support practice and continous professional development.

The Scottish Government web site has more information about other Scottish public bodies  including other tribunal bodies.

For a full list of organisations providing advice and information or mediation, please refer to Section 7 (Useful Contacts) of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland 'A Guide for Parents'.

Updated Links

Since the publication of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland 'A Guide for Parents', the following organisations have come into existence:

        Advocacy for Education Service (Scotland)
        c/o The National Autistic Society
        109 Hope Street
        Glasgow
        G2 6LL
        Tel: 0845 070 4002        Website: www.nas.org.uk   
 

If you would like to add your organsiation to this updated list, please contact us.