People sometimes think only pupils with a diagnosis or a particular condition can get #additional support for learning in school. In fact, you should get help with your learning if you are struggling for whatever reason. Check out some of the reasons why you might need extra support at school sometimes.
Additional Support for Learning and the language that surrounds it can be confusing but Reach can help.
Additional Support for Learning and the language that surrounds it can be confusing. Reach can help – find out what mediation is and how it could help.
If you are homeless or living in poor housing, you might need extra support to help you at school.
If you’re being educated at home rather than at school, Schoolhouse can give you and your parents/carers advice and help you find out about local support groups.
Find out about ways schools can support you if you’re care-experienced, and hear from other young people in care.
When your parents separate or divorce, coping with the change can make school hard. Get some advice here.
The ASL Review: How well has extra support with education been working in schools across Scotland? Find out what matters to young people in this national review which the Scottish Government asked for.
1 in every 10 people has dyslexia.
Dyslexic people can do a lot of things, they just might do them in a different way.
Some of the most successful people in the world have dyslexia… Keira Knightley, Steven Spielberg and Jamie Oliver all have it.
People with dyslexia are often very creative and good at problem solving. Having dyslexia might mean you need help with reading, writing or remembering.
Here’s a great film from the British Dyslexia Association
If you’re feeling low or hopeless, check out this Mind film by young people who understand.
Did you know that about 1 in 50 people has a learning disability? Find out about support and how you can campaign for change.
If you get support, the school should have a learning support plan for you. You have the right to be involved in deciding what goes in this plan.
Find out more about learning support plans and your rights to have a say.
Louise a young person from Falkirk is on a campaign to help teachers get better at supporting pupils with anxiety. (more…)
5 things to know about planning the support you need when you move school.
Find out more about your rights to mediation and how a mediator can help with difficult conversations about your education and support.
Meetings at school to talk about your learning and support can be a good chance to have yur say and make sure things work out they way you want them to. Check out 5 reasons why it’s good to go to meetings even if you don’t feel great about going.
Our guide to some of the key people in and out of school who can support you and make sure your rights are protected and respected.
You have the right to extra help with your learning if you need it for any reason at all. Check out 4 tips from young people who’ve all needed extra help with their learning…
First steps: Getting the right support starts with people understanding your needs.
If you get extra support at school, you may have a learning support plan. Find out more here.
If you’ve been getting extra help at your old school and you still need it, you should still get support when you change to your new school.
The support you get might not be the same as you got at your old school, but it should still meet your needs.
Your old school should work with you, your family and the new school to plan what support you will need and to identify what will help you with this big change in your life.
If you aren’t happy with one of your classes, you can ask to be assessed to find out what learning support will work better for you. Here’s how Josh had his say.
