Questions on whether pupils with additional support needs (ASN) are reaching “positive destinations” after leaving school have been raised by a Labour councillor.

Linn ward councillor Catherine Vallis asked for statistics to be presented at a future education meeting on Thursday after elected members were asked to scrutinise a report on school leaver destinations. 

The School Leavers Follow Up (SLFU) Destinations is a statistical return undertaken by Skills Development Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.

The return follows up on the young people whose destinations were collected in October 2023 and compares the initial destination for Glasgow’s school leavers and where they end up six months later. 

Overall, the number of young people sustaining their positive destination is 92.7% which is slightly down on the previous two years but is only slightly below (0.1%) the national figure of 92.8%. 

Councillor Catherine Vallis said: “In the report it mentions it does not have figures drilled down for ASN and which positive destinations kids with ASN go onto.

“It would be really good to get those figures for next time so we can find out whether they are going into employment or training and if there are any barriers to that and what can potentially be done to address them if they exist.

“I would also be really interested to get some qualitative information from teachers, young people and I suppose their parents about their experiences leaving school and from a teacher’s perspective any trends to find out what has got better and what has got worse, what is working and what isn’t working so well so we can keep track of that.”

A council officer confirmed they would look at that and bring the information back to a future committee.