Kemal is a refugee from Iraq and has recently arrived in Scotland with his family. Kemal is ten and was identified as being on the autistic spectrum at age five. This, combined with his family’s circumstances and the fact that English is not his first language, means that he has multiple, ongoing additional support needs.
The family get intensive support from a specialist social worker and significant input from a voluntary agency to help them settle in Scotland. The education authority that works with the family and professionals involved have agreed to begin the assessment process, with a view to starting a co-ordinated support plan for Kemal.
The assessment process involved Kemal’s social worker, parents, the school, the educational psychologist, the bilingual support service and the voluntary agency specialising in refugee family support. The assessment team decided that Kemal’s needs and circumstances required a co-ordinated support plan, which was then prepared.
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