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Scotland : Education Structure (ages 3-19)

Last updated: 22-Aug-2005

3.2 Educational phases (ages 3-19)
3.2.5 SPECIAL PUBLICLY-FUNDED PROVISION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION
3.2.5.1 CRITERIA FOR ACCESS TO PROVISION
3.2.5.2 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR (IN DAYS) AND DAY (IN HOURS)

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3.2 Educational phases (ages 3-19)

3.2.5 SPECIAL PUBLICLY-FUNDED PROVISION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION

THAT IS, PROVISION FOR STUDENTS WITH PARTICULAR NEEDS SUCH AS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, HIGH ABILITY, BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES, OR THOSE FROM PARTICULAR ETHNIC GROUPS OR TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES

See section 2.1.4.

3.2.5.1 CRITERIA FOR ACCESS TO PROVISION

See section 2.1.4.

3.2.5.2 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR (IN DAYS) AND DAY (IN HOURS)

The organisation of the school year for special schools and units is similar to that in mainstream schools (see sections 3.2.1.2, 3.2.2.2, 3.2.3.2 and 3.2.4.2 of the mainstream Scotland Archive).¹

In 2002, the Scottish Executive issued guidance to education authorities to assist them in considering and reviewing their policies relating to the length of the school week for special schools and units, so that these are in line with those of mainstream schools.  It is therefore expected that students in special schools will generally have a similar length of school week as students in mainstream schools.¹

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