Registration requirements for Additional Support Needs

Registration in Additional Support Needs (ASN) covers the 3 to 18 years age range.

To register in ASN you need to hold current provisional or full registration in Primary Education or a Secondary Education. If you hold provisional (conditional) registration you will require to meet the condition attached to that registration and gain either provisional or full registration before you apply to add registration in ASN.

You also need to hold an appropriate ASN award. This award will need to:

• be equivalent to a minimum of 60 Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) credit points
• be at SCQF level 9 or above
• have included courses/ modules with a sufficiently broad and general content to cover pupils with a range of additional support needs, for example the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Inclusive Practice
• have been completed (you should have received your award certificate) before starting your application for registration in ASN.

If you are currently studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s degree in ASN you may apply once you have completed sufficient credit to meet the above requirement – i.e. you will not need to exit with a PGCert in order to apply. You must request a letter from your university to confirm this.