CALL Centre

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CALL Centre

• Key statutes policy strategy
• Steering Group 30th January 2004

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CALLs work the policy environment

• To look at some of the CALL Centre work in the
  context of the wider policy environment
• CALL objectives
• Assessment support
• Information training
• Loans technical services
• Research development in SEN ICT
• The policy environment
• Legislation
• Policy strategy

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Legislation

• Legislation relevant to education ICT SEN
• a) Education (Scotland) Act 1980
• b) Data Protection Act 1998
• c) Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
• d) Disability Discrimination Act 1995
• e) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
  2001
• f) Standards in Scotlands Schools etc. Act 2000
• g) Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils
  Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002
• h) Additional Support for Learning (Scotland)
  Bill

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Legislation public policy

• Policy strategy relevant to education ICT
  SEN
• Improving our Schools Special Educational Needs
  (The Scottish Executive Response to the Report of
  the Advisory Committee on the Education of
  Children with Severe Low Incidence Disabilities)
• National Priorities in Education
• How Good is our School
• Manual of Good Practice
• 5-14 Assessment Testing
• For Scotlands Children
• Review of Therapies
• McCrone and Continuing Professional Development

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Data Protection Act 1998

• Right to know what information held about you
• Inaccurate information must be corrected
• Enforceable data protection principles
• CALL work
• Mostly relevant to procedures in CALL e.g.
  mailing lists, passwording

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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

• Right of access to information held by Scottish
  public authorities
• Information provided in applicants preferred
  format
• CALL work
• Examples include preparing graphic resources,
  pictures symbols, NOF training
• Advice on adapting information resources

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DDA 1995 Part IV SEN Disability Act 2001

• Prevent discrimination because of disability in
  education
• Mustnt treat disabled learners less favourably
• Reasonable adjustments to avoid disadvantage
• Doesnt apply to auxiliary aids and services nor
  to the removal of physical barriers
• CALL work
• DRC Code of Practice case studies
• Training courses to education senior and middle
  management
• All assessment work considers DDA SENDA 2001
• NOF

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Standards in Scotlands Schools Act 2000

• New principles
• right to receive school education
• purpose of education promote development of
  personality, talents mental physical
  abilities
• education authorities must have regard to the
  views of children and young people
• presumption of mainstream placement, unless
• CALL work
• Response to consultation
• Facilitation meetings
• SEED SEN Innovation project
• Embedded in assessment support work

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Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils
Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002

• Duties in line with DDA and following SENDA 2001
• strategy to improve access to physical
  environment, curriculum, communication and
  information with disabled pupils (Accessibility
  Strategies).
• duty on LAs, independent and grant-aided schools
• first written accessibility strategies by April
  2003
• CALL work
• Consultation phase Accessibility guidance re.
  ICT, access to alternative information,
  communication and curriculum
• Courses to LA staff both at CALL and in LA
• Several LAs consulted CALL on draft access
  strategies

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Education (Additional Support for Learning)
(Scotland) Bill 2003

• Replaces the term special educational needs
  with additional support needs (ASN), covering
  other needs.
• Summary of provisions
• identify and address ASN
• consider if child needs Coordinated Support Plan
  (CSP)
• CSPs only if long-term multiple or complex
  factors where other agency involvement
• Respond to assessment requests
• End to Future Needs Assessment
• Code of Practice
• Independent mediation, dispute resolution,
  appeals / ASN Tribunal

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ASL Bill 2003 (contd.)

• CALL implementation
• Responded to consultation documents at all phases
• Attended facilitation meetings
• Information through New in CALL
• Presented key information on changes to LA
  personnel
• Through partner agency (Sense Scotland)
• Responded to request for written evidence from
  Scottish Parliament Education Committee
• Gave oral evidence to Education Committee
• Responded to requests for additional information
  form MSPs
• Responded to Education Committee Stage 1 report
• Liaison with other partner agencies
• Will submit amendments

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Children (Scotland) Act 1995

• Now the principal Act for childrens services
• Fulfils Government obligations on implementing
  the UN Convention of the rights of the child and
  the European Convention on human rights
• Based on important principles
• welfare of child is paramount
• childrens views to be sought and taken into
  account
• childs religion, racial origin and cultural and
  linguistic background given due regard when
  providing services
• CALL work
• SEED SEN Innovation grants on Listening to and
  consulting children partner agency (Sense
  Scotland) as grant-holder

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Public Policy National Priorities

• Five priorities
• Achievement and Attainment
• Framework for Learning
• Inclusion and Equality
• Values and Citizenship
• Learning for Life
• CALL work
• Worked in all forms of inclusion settings since
  1982
• Focus on IEPs within assessment reports
• Supportive writing methods and practices
• SEN Inclusion conferences courses
• Joint agency working practices

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Public Policy 5-14 Assessment Testing

• Reviewing future of assessment testing
• Has to reflect DDA, SENDA Accessibility
• CALL work
• Partner agencies SQA, NABs, LTS
• ICT SEN module
• ICTSLS partnership
• Focus on IEPs and 5-14
• Courses on supportive writing arrangements