Welsh Assembly Government
We want to transform expectations, experiences and outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs (ALN).
To do so, we have developed the additional learning needs (ALN) transformation programme, which transforms the separate systems for special educational needs (SEN) in schools and learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LDD) in further education, to create a unified system for supporting learners from 0 to 25 with ALN.
The transformed system will:
- ensure that all learners with ALN are supported to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential
- improve the planning and delivery of support for learners from 0 to 25 with ALN, placing learners’ needs, views, wishes and feelings at the heart of the process
- focus on the importance of identifying needs early and putting in place timely and effective interventions which are monitored and adapted to ensure they deliver the desired outcomes.
New legislation and statutory guidance is only one aspect, albeit a fundamental one, of the wider package of reforms needed.
The ALN transformation programme also focuses on skills development for the education workforce, to deliver effective support to learners with ALN in the classroom, as well as easier access to specialist support, information and advice.
Click here to access Carmarthenshire County Council’s additional learning needs pave which has lots of useful information.
The links provided below will take you to the Welsh Assembly Government documents and information about the Additional Learning Needs Transformation Bill, as well as information about the Person Centred Planning approach that we use at St Mary’s for our reviews, meetings and planning.