Additional Support Needs

All pupils will have a named person. When they are born it is the Health Visitor and when they transfer to primary school that role is taken over by the Head

Teacher. All children need support to help them learn. Some children require more help than others. We follow The Highland Practice Model staged approach to assessing, identifying and supporting additional support needs. In this model every child has a ‘named person’ who is responsible for making sure that the child or young person has the right help to support his/her development and well-being.

If you have a concern about your child in primary school please contact your child’s class teacher in the first instance or the ‘named person’, who will usually be the Head Teacher. In a secondary school, the named personal will usually be the Principal Teacher Guidance/Pupil Support.

Sometimes a Child’s Plan may be put in place to help organise, monitor and regularly review your child’s progress. If you wish to find out more about The Highland Practice Model or the Child’s Plan you can access more information at:

http://www.highland.gov.uk/learninghere/supportforlearners/generalguidance/planning/

There are also information sheets available at:  click on Education.  https://www.thrivingfamilies.org.uk/

Further information and advice, as specified by Scottish Ministers, can be found

at the following links:

(a) Enquire – the Scottish advice and information service for additional support for learning http://enquire.org.uk/

(b) My Rights, My Say – an advocacy and advice service for young people over 12 with additional support needs http://enquire.org.uk/myrightsmysay/

 (c) Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance, an advocacy service to support parents and children

(d) Scottish Child Law Centre, an organisation providing free legal advice to young people Mental Health and Wellbeing

Staff will support the emotional development and well-being of pupils through formal and informal curricular activities. Any concerns about a pupil’s well-being can be discussed with the named person. School have access to Highland Council’s

Primary Mental Health Worker Service and consultation and advice may be sought if there are concerns that might require more targeted support.