Question reference: S6W-13370
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 December 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what further action it plans to take on the recommendation of the independent review of the implementation of additional support for learning that the achievements and successes of children and young people with additional support needs must be celebrated publicly in equivalence to attainment and exam results.
Answer
The Scottish Government published our second progress report and updated Additional Support for Learning action plan on November 30 2022. The action plan and governance arrangements for this work are available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/additional-support-learning-review-action-plan-update-november-2022/
Part of this work includes further development of the National Measurement Framework. This aims to meaningfully support improvement of outcomes and celebrate the wide ranging achievements of children with additional support needs, and support a culture of improvement in the delivery of additional support for learning. A draft framework was considered by the Additional Support for Learning Network at their first formal meeting on 30 November.
An updated draft will be considered by the Additional Support for Learning Project Board in early 2023. The project board will also agree the next steps in the development and publication of the National Measurement Framework in due course.