Support for Learning Staff

ASN Coordinator - Linda Nisbet

• Responsible for managing support for pupils with specific learning difficulties;
• overseeing systems and procedures for the Support Rooms;
• ensuring that Additional Support Needs (ASN) legislation is adhered to and understood by all staff;
• overseeing the work of 2 ASN teachers and 16 PSWs; managing alternative assessment arrangements for SQA and delivering training to teachers and Pupil Support Workers.

ASN Teachers - Linda Nisbet and Anne Marie Kelly

• Responsible for identifying learning difficulties,
• undertaking screening and assessments as appropriate,
• contributing to the assessment and review of pupils' needs;
• developing, monitoring and reviewing support plans and IEPs;
• delivering appropriate forms of support;
• monitoring the learning of pupils with specific learning difficulties;
• liaising with primaries to enable early intervention;
• maintaining effective communication with other staff and the wider support team.

Pupil Support Workers

There are 16 Pupil Support Workers, who carry out a variety of duties within the school.

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