School Support Letter — ADHD (Scotland) | ASL Act 2004 | Two Versions

Two professionally drafted school support letters for parents of 

children with ADHD in Scotland — collaborative and firm — in one 

document. Written by a Senior Clinical Psychologist.

Scotland has its own fully operational legal framework for 

Additional Support for Learning, entirely separate from England 

and Wales. This letter uses the correct Scottish terminology 

throughout — ASN (Additional Support Needs), not SEN; 

Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP), not EHCP or IDP. 

Sending an England or Wales letter to a Scottish school 

would reference the wrong law entirely.

VERSION B — COLLABORATIVE (start here)

Warm, child-first structure. Legal framework near the end for 

reference. Designed to open a productive conversation without 

putting the school on the defensive.

VERSION A — FIRM

Opens with duties under the ASL Act 2004. For when the 

collaborative approach has not worked.

Both versions include:

- ASL Act 2004 (as amended 2009) — duty to identify and make 

 adequate provision for ASN, staged intervention framework

- Accurate CSP threshold explained — most ADHD children are 

 supported at school level; CSP is for complex cases requiring 

 coordinated input from education and at least one other agency

- UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 — children's 

 rights now incorporated into Scots domestic law, referenced 

 as an additional rights lever

- ASN Tribunal (First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, Health and 

 Education Chamber) — Scotland's distinct dispute route

- Enquire (enquire.org.uk) — Scotland's free independent 

 helpline for additional support for learning

- Pre-filled examples for attention, organisation, and 

 emotional regulation — ready to adapt

- Regulation coaching request with clickable link to free 

 resources at theadhdfamilyguide.com

- Request for written response with planned steps and timeline

- Extended enclosures list including professional reports 

 and school records

Delivered as an editable Word document (.docx). No branding 

on the letter itself — it is yours to send.

Created by Dr John Connolly, Senior Clinical Psychologist 

(HCPC PYL34767). theadhdfamilyguide.com