Question reference: S6W-13371
- 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 22 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that additional support needs are being met and that specialist educational support is available in Gaelic-medium schools.
Answer
All children and young people should receive the support they need to reach their full potential.
Education authorities are legally responsible for identifying and meeting the additional support needs of their pupils, including any additional support needs of pupils receiving Gaelic-medium education. The Scottish Government has supported education authorities in the delivery of these duties through the preparation and publication of statutory guidance.
We are also working closely with local government partners, through the Additional Support for Learning Project Board , to ensure we continue to see progress with the delivery of the recommendations from the 2020 additional support for learning review. In November 2022, we published an updated action plan and progress report to further support improvement in the implementation of additional support for learning, including within Gaelic-medium education.