Additional support for learning: action plan (updated October 2021)

7.1 Relationships and Behaviour

Recommendation

The remit of the Scottish Advisory Group on Relationships and Behaviour in Schools (SAGRABIS) must be reviewed and widened to bring it up to date and in line with emerging knowledge and recommended practices, including the findings of this review. The membership of the group must be reviewed in line with the refreshed remit.

Response

Accept

Actions to be taken forward - Oct 2020

The Scottish Government will table a paper at a future SAGRABIS meeting to propose how the remit and membership of the group can be broadened.

Delivery Timescale

As set out at 9.1, as part of its on-going commitment to monitoring progress of the ASL Action Plan, ASLIG will review the reporting cycles and provide an update in Spring 2022.

Status Oct 2021

On-going / on track

Progress made:

Following the publication of the ASL action plan, SAGRABIS has considered recommendation 7.1. The group is in the process of finalising the updated Terms of Reference prior to publication. This includes specific reference to the consideration of the ASL Review.

7.1.1

Recommendation

SAGRABIS should have a primary focus on relationships and behaviour but the ability to also focus on wider additional support for learning issues, developing improvement priorities and ensuring those priorities are reflected at a national, local and regional level ensuring that they work closely with the Additional Support for Learning Implementation Group.

Response

Accept

Actions to be taken forward - Oct 2020

This will be included in a paper to a future SAGRABIS meeting.

As part of their work, ASLIG will also consider how they can strengthen their links to SAGRABIS.

Delivery Timescale

As set out at 9.1, as part of its on-going commitment to monitoring progress of the ASL Action Plan, ASLIG will review the reporting cycles and provide an update in Spring 2022.

Status Oct 2021

On-going / on track

Progress made:

Scottish Government officials, through their dual membership of ASLIG and SAGRABIS, are working to strengthen the links between both groups. Work continues to develop SAGRABIS's work plan. The Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research, which provides detailed and longitudinal evidence of behaviour in Scotland's schools includes information on the additional support for learning. Plans to commission the research to be undertaken in 2022 are being developed by SAGRABIS.

Education Scotland a key partner in SAGRABIS and are leading on the development of a suite of new professional learning resources to support Relational approaches. They are supporting and engaging with establishments and local authorities to focus on relationship approaches.