Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the additional support for learning statutory guidance, Supporting Learners’ Code of Practice in Scotland, including to strengthen the section on transitions to adulthood, to promote good practice.
The Scottish Government has committed to refresh the Additional Support for Learning Statutory Code of Practice Guidance as part of the delivery of the Additional Support for Learning Action Plan. We have been working collaboratively with a range of education partners and policy areas, including those with a focus on transitions, to ensure it continues to fully support schools and local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Additional Support for Learning Act 2004.
A public consultation will be undertaken in the Autumn of 2025, providing an opportunity for wider stakeholders with an interest in the Code of Practice to share their views.