Home > Professional Update > Additional Support Needs Hub Professional Standards For Teachers For College Lecturers For Headteachers (Qualifications) Archive: 2012 Professional Standards Explore key cross-cutting themes Explore the Professional Standards Key cross-cutting themes Professional Values Learning for Sustainability Leadership Additional Support Needs Resources Equality and Diversity Resources Engage through self-evaluation Self-evaluation against the Professional Standards Tools to support self-evaluation Reflective Questions Enact in your practice Professional Standards and professional learning Embedding Professional Standards in practice Additional Support Needs Hub ASN in the Professional Standards In the Professional Standards 2021, there is now specific recognition of Additional Support Needs. This download gives an overview of the places where Additional Support Needs are specifically mentioned. Overview of Additional Support Needs in the Professional Standards Professional Guides GTC Scotland has published three professional guides focusing on additional support needs in partnership with specialist bodies. The three guides provide practical guidance for teachers and are part of GTC Scotland's services to enhance teacher professionalism as part of our advisory role as the professional body for all of Scotland's teachers. Understanding neurodiversity in the context of equality and inclusive practice: a professional guide for teachers Produced in partnership with The Salvesen Mindroom Centre. Read the guide Meeting the needs of autistic learners: a professional guide for teachers Produced in partnership with the National Autism Implementation Team, National Autistic Society Scotland, Scottish Autism and Children in Scotland. Read the guide. Meeting the needs of dyslexic learners: a professional guide for teachers Produced in partnership with Dyslexia Scotland. Read the guide Useful resources from our partners Neurodiversity Detailed articulation of the term Neurodiversity Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms & Definitions Education Scotland definition of Additional Support Needs Enquire: duties relating to equality and marking reasonable adjustments Article: Neurodiversity is a Competitive Advantage Salvesen Mindroom Centre It takes all kinds of minds: a Guide to Learning Difficulties Building Effective Relationships Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre (research publications, podcasts and book reviews) Autism Autism Toolbox CIRCLE Inclusive Classroom Scale National Autism Implementation Team National Autistic Society Scottish Autism TED Talk Amy Laurent: 'Compliance is not the goal: Letting go of control and rethinking support for autistic individuals' Dyslexia Dyslexia Scotland Top Ten Resources for Teachers Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Dyslexia Identification Pathway Scottish Government and Education Scotland Additional support for learning review, 2020 Guidance on the presumption to provide education in a mainstream setting, 2019 Making Sense: Education for Children and Young People with Dyslexia in Scotland, Education Scotland 2014. The Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice: Professional Learning Resource, 2020 The Making Sense Final Report, Scottish Government and Education Scotland, 2020 Scottish Definition of Dyslexia ASN Registration Registration is available in Additional Support Needs for all teachers fully registered in a mainstream registration category who hold an appropriate ASN Award. Find out more