3.5 Barriers to learning
Support for all learners begins within the classroom and is provided by the classroom teacher who holds the main responsibility for nurturing, educating and meeting the needs of all learners in their class, working in partnership with support staff to plan, deliver and review curriculum programmes.
Learners can display a range of support needs which can result in significantly different profiles and requirements. It is important to realise that the issues children and young people may face do not always fit neatly into categories and it is likely that there are overlapping barriers which are experienced. For example a child whose family is seeking asylum may have emotional difficulties resulting from previous experiences; may have suffered trauma, family breakdown or bereavement; have missed a lot of schooling; and may have limited English language skills.
3.4 Assessment and monitoring of additional support needs