Question reference: S5W-31869
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 17 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review support for all children with visual impairment from early years to school-leaving age.
Answer
The report of the independent review of the implementation of the additional support for learning legislation was published in June 2020. The review, Chaired by Angela Morgan, highlights a number of recommendations for the improvement of educational provision for children and young people with additional support needs. We, alongside partners in the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, have committed to carefully considering the report’s findings and will publish a joint response in the Autumn of 2020.
This partnership work will allow us to continue to improve the support that is available to meet the educational needs of every individual child and young person, including those with visual impairments.
There are no plans to undertake a further review at this stage.