Admission to Specialist Educational Provision for East Lothian’s Children and Young People will be decided by the Education Resource Group (ERG) and will take account of the presumption that children and young people will be placed within a mainstream school wherever possible, and support and planning will be delivered in the context of East Lothian Council’s Child’s Planning Framework.   

The ERG comprises of senior representatives from Education, Children’s Services and Health, and is chaired by the Education Service Manager for East Lothian’s Inclusion and Wellbeing Service. 

This panel will also consider applications for a retained year in school, and other available Targeted level supports.

ERG panel dates for the 2023/24 school year are detailed below (including the deadline for submissions):

12th Sept 2023 (1st Sept)

24th Oct 2023 (10th Oct) - this panel will ONLY consider applications for learners who will begin P1 or S1 in Aug 2024

5th Dec 2023 (21st Nov)

23rd Jan 2024 (11th Jan)

12th March 2024 (27th Feb)

28th May 2024 (14th May)

Requests for Assistance to the Education Resource Group should be submitted via the Single Point of Access.