Education and Children's Services
Inclusion
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is committed to providing an excellent education service for all children. In order to do this we have been required to undertake a fundamental review of our special needs and support for learning provision, within the context of an integrated education and children's services structure.
Education is continually striving to raise attainment, promote inclusion and celebrate achievement. This is no longer a responsibility only of schools and parents. It requires communities, other agencies, the voluntary sector, the private sector and young people to work together to develop a system that works for our community. Given the nature of our geography, economy and demography, we have to create a system that is particularly efficient, effective and economic.
To do this we require to:
- put the needs of young people at the centre of our planning and service delivery;
- continue to maintain and train our workforce so they are enabled to meet the needs of young people;
- devolve decision-making and resources as far as possible to a community level; and
- delegate authority to staff to allow them to work with schools, parents, young people and others to promote attainment and inclusion through the implementation of best practice policy and procedures.
(Extract from CnES Inclusion Policy)
- Child Protection – Guidelines for Schools and Pre-Schools in the Western Isles
- Integrated Children’s Services Plan : A Shared Agenda for Action 2005 – 2008
- Inclusion – A Policy For All
- Integrated Early Years Strategy
- Improving Behaviour Policy
