Accessible Curriculum Materials for Students with ASN
Page last updated: 06 April 2010

Sections 1 to 3

Section 1: Introduction (pdf, 0.27 Mb)

  1. Background
  2. Policy environment
    1. SENDA 2001
    2. Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils’ Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002
    3. Disability Equality Duty
    4. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
    5. Copyright legislation
  3. Implications for accessible formats

Section 2: Books for All Project Objectives (pdf, 0.24 Mb)

  1. Project Phase 1: Establishing the need for accessible curriculum materials for all pupils with additional support needs
  2. Project Phase 2: Establish possible mechanisms for providing accessible curriculum materials

Section 3: Approximate Number of Pupils (pdf, 0.40 Mb)

  1. Background to Section 3
  2. Methods used
    1. Main impairment of pupils with Record of Needs and/or IEP
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
      3. Summary of findings on main impairment of pupils with Record of Needs and/or IEP
    2. Estimating pupils’ additional support needs
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
      3. Summary of sample additional support needs
    3. Pupils requesting Assessment Arrangements in SQA examinations
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
    4. National Assessment Bank (NABs) Assessments
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
    5. Sample local authorities
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
    6. Sample secondary schools: S1 pupils who have difficulty accessing print or writing and recording
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
      3. Summary of findings on sample secondary schools
    7. Questionnaire returns on number of pupils who experience difficulties in accessing literacy
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
    8. Numbers with below average performance on 5-14 testing
    9. Pupil caseloads from sample service provider(s)
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings
    10. Pupils leaving school not in employment, education or training (so-called NEET group)
      1. Rationale
      2. Findings