Additional Support Needs Service
Information on services delivered by the Additional Support Needs Service.
The range of service delivery of the Additional Support Needs Service relates to the following areas as highlighted in the 2019-20 Management Plan - Education Services [1MB]
- Ensuring long term sustainability of specialist provision (in line with Corporate Plan Priority 1) West Lothian Council Corporate Plan 2018-2023 [3MB]
- Supporting the child's planning process in the allocation of specialist provision to appropriately identified need (in line with Corporate Plan Priority 1)
- Working collaboratively with key partners to develop and enhance our support for and to increase the attainment of our Care Experienced children and young people as part of the Corporate Parenting Strategy ( and in line with the Corporate Plan priority 2)
- Working with the Education Psychology Service Educational Psychology Service and multi-agency partners on the embedding of child's planning and staff development frameworks to support pupils who require additionality to maximise their learning (in line with Corporate Plan priority 1,2,5 and 6)
- Supporting the Quality Improvement Team in the administration of schools' senior management recruitment process and student placements (in line with Corporate Plan priority 1)
Specific Service Activity
The service delivery of the Additional Support Needs Service incorporates the following:
- Education Services Continuum of Support
Education Services Continuum of Support
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including facilitation of:
- Assessment and Transition Group
- Pre Nursery Planning Group
- Education Placement Group, and
- Senior Officer Review Group
- Allied Health Professionals Service Legal Agreement on Access to Schools
- Looked After Children Education Services Policy for Looked After Children [637KB]
- Procedures for the Management of Pupils with Healthcare Needs Procedures for the Management of Pupils with Healthcare Needs
- Co-ordinated Support Plan Policy
- Attendance at School Attendance and Engagement at School _ Policy and Operational Procedures _ June 2022 [2MB]
- Home Education Home Education Policy [73KB]
- Independent Mediation for families with children with Additional Support Needs Children with Additional Learning Needs - Independent Mediation
- Dispute Resolution Policy Dispute Resolution Policy (opens new window)
- Facilitation of Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI), Validated Self Evaluation (VSE) and Education Quality Assessment Committee( EQAC) Process
- Administration in relation to Recruitment of School Senior Management team
- Student Placements
- Advice and support on SEEMiS Wellbeing Application
- Facilitation of support for West Lothian Pupils educated out with West Lothian
Service Delivery Standards
IWS (Central Services) Service Delivery Standards [176KB]
