Jeremy Miles, Minister for Education and Welsh Language provided an update on 20th September 2022 regarding the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal Act (Wales) 2018 (the ALN Act).
New ALN Guidance for parents, families, children and young people.
These guides have been published to support understanding of how and when children, who were not included in the arrangements during the first year of implementation, will move to the ALN system:
For parents and families:
For children and young people:
Moving to the additional learning needs system: information for children
Information about when young people will move onto the additional learning (ALN) system
Easy read:
To support parents and families to further understand their rights under the ALN system, an overview guide and an easy-read version have been made available.
A guide for parents about rights under the additional learning needs (ALN) system
Rights under the additional learning needs (ALN) system (easy read)
This guide sets out the requirements imposed on local authorities, governing bodies of maintained schools and PRU management committees by the ALN Act and subordinate legislation.
Find out more about the ALN Transformation Programme
Online Additional learning needs | Sub-topic | GOV.WALES
Twitter #additionallearningneeds #ALNWales #ALNAct
E-mail ALNImplementation@gov.wales
The Welsh Government has also launched a consultation for Additional national INSET days in the years from 2022 to 2025
You can respond to this consultation by October 28th and find out more information here