Guidance on the new legal requirement for children with special educational needs to be included in mainstream education has been published by the ScottishExecutive. The new requirement, introduced as a result of the Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000, takes effect from 1 August 2003 and applies to all children attending school, nursery schools and classes, including non-local authority pre-school centres which receive local authority subsidy for places. The guidance urges local authorities to take account of information from pre-school and childcare staff, alongside other professionals and parents, when planning special needs provision, and clarifies the circumstances under which a mainstream setting may not be appropriate. It is available on www.scotland.gov.uk/publications.
Guidance on the new legal requirement for children with special educational needs to be included in mainstream education has been published by the ScottishExecutive. The new requirement, introduced as a result of the Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000, takes effect from 1 August 2003 and applies to all children attending school, nursery schools and classes, including non-local authority pre-school centres which receive local authority subsidy for places. The guidance urges local authorities to take account of information from pre-school and childcare staff, alongside other professionals and parents, when planning special needs provision, and clarifies the circumstances under which a mainstream setting may not be appropriate. It is available on www.scotland.gov.uk/publications.
