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Help for Children
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Help for Children
Help will be provided for your child at school if it is needed.
Many special educational needs can be addressed quickly and with simple measures, if they are identified early on.
A very small number of children experiences profound, specific or complex needs.
Special arrangements will be made to assess your child's needs and situation.
Special Needs
Children with special educational or additional support needs are
educated within ordinary (mainstream) schools wherever possible, where
this meets the best interests of the child.
Local Authorities
decide the kind of specialist needs provision they wish to make for
their pupils but most pupils are given a specialist 'learning support
teacher'.
Language Difficulties
If your child needs help with learning English this is called an 'additional support need' and will be provided.
Disabilities
There are a number of organisations that can help support you and your disabled child:
You will find some helpful information on the Parentzone website:
Courtesy of Scottish Government - Scotland.org .
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| Written by Scottish Government - Scotland.org | |
| Sunday, 15 July 2007 | |
| Last Updated ( Friday, 09 November 2007 ) |
