Additional learning needs

Tom GiffardConservative

16 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Implementation of education reforms: Interim report'

…has already alluded to, focuses on two key elements of the educational reforms: the curriculum and ALN. If I start with the curriculum, I think Buffy's right to say that it is clear that we are very early on in this process with the curriculum, but there was a quote in the report that I just wanted…

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Buffy WilliamsLabour

16 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Implementation of education reforms: Interim report'

…is that schools and local authorities do not have the resources to give an IDP to every child who had SEN under the old system. This resourcing shortage is the result of years of systematic underfunding of SEN and ALN provision in schools, compounded by the extra demands placed on schools by the…

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Buffy WilliamsLabour

16 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Implementation of education reforms: Interim report'

Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Back in 2021, almost all members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee included the additional learning needs reforms and the Curriculum for Wales amongst our scrutiny priorities. The challenge we faced was that both of these reforms are being rolled out over…

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Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…health action plan specifically for children and young people? Finally, I want to refer specifically to additional learning needs, which is specifically addressed in the commissioner's report. She refers to a joint policy paper with the language commissioner, which is to be welcomed. I will talk of…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…I'm pleased that the children's commissioner's report is so clear on that. Also, in terms of looking at additional learning needs, I was pleased to hear the Chair of the committee focusing on this issue, because, certainly, in terms of the casework I receive in my region, this is an issue that is…

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Gareth DaviesConservative

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…The children's commissioner's report also called on the Welsh Government to ensure that funding for additional learning needs provision is put on a firm and sustainable footing. This is now even more important given that the Welsh Government moved just shy of £1 million out of the ALN resource…

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Buffy WilliamsLabour

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…if any, have been made to the review process to address these concerns. The report also touches on ALN and accessible education—other key areas of focus for us. The report tells us that concerns about additional learning needs make up 14 per cent of the office’s total case load, that the…

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Elisa Vigna

14 October 2024, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Disability and employment: evidence session 7

…it does shape the future of people with learning disabilities. We have fantastic examples in Wales of special schools that do a lot in terms of career aspirations. For instance, we have been visiting, with Gerraint and Andrea recently, Ysgol y Deri in Penarth. They do a lot in terms of career…

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Peter FoxConservative

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…regarding this petition acknowledged that there is a lack of consistency in the application of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 and the code, but said financial penalties for authorities were not under consideration. The petition was highlighted, again, to the…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…which is 'Financial penalties for Local Education Authorities who do not comply with timeframes for ALN'. This was submitted, again, by the first petitioner, Victoria Lightbown, who’s been doing a lot of work on this, with 327 signatures. Peter, do you want to take us through this last one?

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Peter FoxConservative

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…Government at that time, and they were shared with the petitioner. The petitioner calls for actions on ALN teaching in the teaching profession, including teachers in the medium of Welsh and teacher training, including training in regulation techniques. The committee shared the petition with the…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

We'll move on to item 3.10, P-06-1347, 'Review Additional Learning Needs policies & make compulsory to FULLY train all teachers and TAs in regulation techniques'. That was submitted by Clare Mitchell, with 6,353 signatures. Peter.

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Vaughan GethingLabour

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…which run through the priorities of the current education Secretary, attainment, attendance and ALN reform are her three other big priorities. So, I'm sure we'll see more on it. But I don't think there's more work for the Petitions Committee on this issue as it stands, and I suggest that this…

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