Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what resource will be provided to local authorities to implement the "workforce alignment" recommendation in the report, Additional Support for Learning: A Review of System Delivery for Learners, in light of the reported failure of the current national additional support for learning framework to prevent parents in Lanarkshire from having to leave the workforce to care for neurodivergent children.
The expert Review carried out by Professional Education Advisor Janie McManus’ said that clearer expectations, stronger pathways to support across education, health and social care, and early interventions should underpin the next steps in delivering Additional Support Needs (ASN) provision in schools.
I welcomed publication of the review and accepted the six recommendations made.
Whilst work on delivering against these recommendations will require sustained partnership across government, local authorities and national bodies, it will be for the incoming government to consider how to take forward the specific approach.