The record of needs system for children with special educational needs is to be scrapped, minister for education and young people Cathy Jamieson said last week. Ms Jamieson said that after 'numerous complaints' about the record of needs, it would be replaced by a new co-ordinated support plan which would also have statutory backing but would only come into play if a child's needs were found to be beyond their school's resources. Childcarers and other professionals will work together to identify children with special needs as early as possible, to ensure appropriate provision.
The record of needs system for children with special educational needs is to be scrapped, minister for education and young people Cathy Jamieson said last week. Ms Jamieson said that after 'numerous complaints' about the record of needs, it would be replaced by a new co-ordinated support plan which would also have statutory backing but would only come into play if a child's needs were found to be beyond their school's resources. Childcarers and other professionals will work together to identify children with special needs as early as possible, to ensure appropriate provision.
