Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools (Primary, Secondary and Special).
Petitioner: Alison Thomson
Status: Closed
Date published: 05 August 2019
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10 October 2019: The Public Petitions Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to Education Scotland, COSLA and Enable Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 10 October 2019
26 August 2020: The Public Petitions Committee agreed to refer the petition under Standing Orders Rule 15.6.2 to the Education and Skills Committee to consider in the context of its work on Additional Support for Learning.
Official Report of Meeting 26 August 2020
11 November 2020: The Education and Skills Committee agreed to keep the petition open given upcoming work on additional support needs and pending a future work programme discussion.
Official Report of Meeting 11 November 2020
4 May 2022: The Committee considered the Petition and the Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to seek an update on timescales for the publication of the guidance relating to these issues, which is being developed by a working group established by the Scottish Government. Committee InquiryThe Committee agreed to consider the petition as part of a future work programme discussion.
Official Report of Meeting 04 May 2022
25 October 2023: The Committee launched an inquiry into Additional Support for Learning.
Official report of Meeting 25 October 2025
25 September 2024: The Committee agreed to close Petition PE1747 under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.