Driven by ‘Getting it Right for Every Child’, East Lothian uses a three-staged intervention framework to meet all learners’ needs at either Universal, Additional or Targeted Level as appropriate. We are committed to strengthening our offer of Universal support and building capacity within our schools and Early Learning and Childcare settings in order to facilitate a truly inclusive education. We expect every child or young person to experience Universal inclusive practice whether they have an identified need or not as is indicated by its very name, Universal practice benefits everyone. 

Curriculum for Excellence provides the national curricular framework, and this is supplemented within East Lothian by the use of the CIRCLE primary and secondary inclusive practice resources above. These resources focus on four key areas: 

Skills, Motivation, Structures and Routines, and Environment 

to meet the needs of all learners and complements our authority-wide commitment to a nurturing approach. These inclusive practices support all staff within education to develop positive, respectful relationships with children and young people, and to take account of the needs of individuals whilst planning for all.