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Various reports on additional support needs have been published by the Scottish government today, including a . Here are some of the key figures:

• There were 688,959 pupils in Scotland’s state schools in 2017, of which 183,491 were reported to have additional support needs (ASN)��(26.6��per cent of all pupils). Some 60 per cent of all ASN pupils were male.
• The most common additional support needs are “social and emotional behavioural difficulties” (39,642 pupils - 14 per cent), “English as an additional language” (30,135 - 11 per cent), and “other moderate learning difficulties” (27,922 - 10 per cent).
• Some other ASN recorded in Scottish schools include: “autistic spectrum disorder” (14,973 - 5 per cent); “dyslexia” (19,887 - 7 per cent); “mental health problem” (3,330 - 1 per cent); “more able pupil” (3,274 - 1 per cent); and “young carer” (2,500 - 1 per cent).

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• Some 16,742 pupils were recorded as having a disability, meaning that they have been assessed by a practitioner as having a disability or have declared themselves as having a disability.
• There were 11,352 temporary exclusions of ASN pupils in 2016-17. Pupils with ASN were five times more likely to be excluded from school than other pupils, but exclusions for pupils without additional support needs have fallen��significantly (by 30 per cent) in recent years.
• 60.7 per cent��of ASN pupils left school with one or more qualification at National 5 or equivalent or better in 2014-15, up 8 percentage points since 2011-12 .
• 85.6 per cent��of ASN pupils left school in 2014-15 with one or more qualification at National 4 or equivalent or better, up 6.5 percentage points since 2011-12.
• 87.1 per cent��of ASN school leavers achieved a “positive destination” in 2015-16, up 4.8 percentage points since 2011-12.
• Of 51,513 teachers in Scottish state schools, 2,838 had additional support for learning as their main subject taught.
• The 13,763 staff supporting pupils with additional support needs in Scottish state schools include: pupil support assistants; behaviour support staff; home-school link workers; school nurses or other medical support; and educational psychologists.
• Some 170,905 ASN pupils, according to today’s figures, spend all their time in mainstream classes, while 8,381 spend no time in mainstream classes; others spend some time in mainstream classes.
• Local government statistics for 2016-17 showed that local authorities spent £5.07 billion on education in Scotland, up from £4.95 billion in 2015-16 - a 0.3 per cent��increase in real terms (2.5 per cent��in cash terms).
• Of that overall £5.07 billion increase, £610 million was spent on additional support for learning, up from £584 million in 2015-16 - a 2.3 per cent��increase in real terms (4.5 per cent��in cash terms).