Question reference: S5W-07502
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 February 2017
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the impact of retained primitive reflexes on children who experience difficulties in education.
Answer
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 places duties on education authorities to identify, provide for and to review the additional support needs of their pupils. The statutory code of practice which supports the implementation of the Act, indicates that additional support needs may arise from four factors; disability or health; family circumstances; learning environment and social and emotional factors. Any additional support needs arising from retained primitive reflexes which cause a barrier to a pupils learning should be addressed through this framework.