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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Number of pupils in Scotland with additional needs likely to rise – Gilruth

The Education Secretary was speaking at a fringe event at the SNP conference on Saturday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

The number of pupils in Scottish schools with additional support needs (ASN) is likely to rise again when figures are published later this year, the country’s Education Secretary has said.

Statistics released last year showed 40.5% of children had an identified additional need in 2024, up from 36.7% the previous year.

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