Additional support for learning needs

The Education (Additional Support for Learning) Act 2004, often referred to as the ASL Act, introduced a legal framework for supporting children and young people who require some additional support with their learning in nurseries and schools.

The Act places a duty on Education Services to ensure that all children and young people are provided with the support they require to help them to work towards achieving their potential and benefit from nursery and school education.

Many young children with additional support needs attend their local mainstream nursery and are very well supported there but the Council also has a small number of nursery places within some of its additional support for learning schools which support children with more complex needs.

The Early Years Assessment Service (EYAS) supports children from 18 months of age and upwards with identified additional support needs in the transition into Early Years Learning and Childcare Centres. 

Notification is made by Health services to the EYAS of children who may benefit from support in the transition in to Early Years Education and Childcare. The EYAS team work closely with parents and carers of children in their homes to support this transition.

The EYAS works in collaboration with Health professionals, Education services and other professionals to promote inclusion into Early Years provision.

The EYAS has ten Early Years Workers (Transition), five of whom are based at Duntarvie Preschool Assessment and Development Centre in the North of Glasgow and five of whom are based at Linn Preschool Assessment and Development Centre in the South of Glasgow.

You cannot apply directly for your child to attend an ASL nursery pentryrovision or one of the assessment and development services. Your child would normally be referred on by either your mainstream nursery, Glasgow Educational Psychology Services or the health service.

If you are worried about your child's development, you should speak to the head of the nursery you use for further advice. More information can be found on GCC Additional Support Services link Additional Support Services - Glasgow City Council