The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021

[Pages:384]The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021

Draft Code laid before and for approval by resolution of Senedd Cymru under section 5(2) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.

Draft Code laid before Senedd Cymru under section 5(2) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of Senedd Cymru

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The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021

The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales contains statutory guidance for the following public authorities: local authorities in Wales or England; governing bodies of maintained schools in Wales or England (including maintained nursery schools and pupil referral units); governing bodies of further education institutions in Wales or England; proprietors of academies; youth offending teams for an area in Wales or England; persons in charge of relevant youth accommodation in Wales or England; Local Health Boards; NHS trusts; the National Health Service Commissioning Boards; clinical commissioning groups; NHS foundation trusts; and Special Health Authorities.

It also imposes requirements on governing bodies of maintained schools in Wales, governing bodies of further education institutions in Wales, local authorities in Wales, Local Health Boards and NHS trust.

The Education Tribunal for Wales is required to have regard to any provision of the Code that appears to it to be relevant to a question arising on an appeal under Part 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (`the Act'). Local authority funded, non-maintained providers of nursery education are required to have regard to relevant guidance in the Code, in accordance with the local authority's funding arrangements.

This Code is made under the Act, which, together with this Code and regulations made under the Act, provides the statutory system in Wales for meeting the additional learning needs of children and young people. It is aimed at ensuring that children and young people's additional learning needs are identified early and addressed quickly to enable them to achieve their full potential.

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Draft Code laid before Senedd Cymru under section 5(2) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of Senedd Cymru

Further information Enquiries about this document should be directed to:

Additional Learning Needs Transformation Team Support for Learners Division Education Directorate Welsh Government Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NQ Tel: 03000 626666 e-mail: AdditionalLearningNeedsBranch@gov.wales

@WG_Education

Facebook/EducationWales

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Related documents

The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 The Education Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2021

Mae'r ddogfen yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. This document is also available in Welsh.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Guidance in the Code to which relevant persons must have regard ...................................... 1 Requirements imposed by the Code on local authorities, governing bodies of maintained schools and FEIs and NHS bodies...................................................................... 2 Interpretation of key terms and expressions used in the Code .............................................. 3 Timescale requirements ........................................................................................................ 8 Exercise of rights by children and Case Friends and the interpretation of requirements imposed by the Code..................................................................................... 11 Exercise of rights by representatives for parents and young people who lack capacity and the interpretation of requirements imposed by the Code ................................ 13 Giving notifications or copies of documents ........................................................................ 15 Cross-references to other parts of the Code ....................................................................... 16 Implementation arrangements............................................................................................. 17 Partners in delivery ? role of individual organisations in the ALN system ............................ 17 Glossary.............................................................................................................................. 21

Chapter 2: The definition of ALN and ALP

28

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 28 The definition of ALN........................................................................................................... 28 The definition of ALP........................................................................................................... 29 Applying the definitions to children of compulsory school age and young people ................................................................................................................................. 29 Applying the definitions to children under compulsory school age ....................................... 30 Guidance on matters relating to the definition of ALN and its application ............................ 31 Areas of need...................................................................................................................... 35 ALP..................................................................................................................................... 36

Chapter 3: Principles of the Code

38

Principles in practice ........................................................................................................... 38

Chapter 4: Involving and supporting children, their parents and

young people

43

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 43 Participation of children, their parents and young people .................................................... 43 The duty in practice............................................................................................................. 44 Identifying how a child or young person would like to communicate and participate ........................................................................................................................... 45 Further considerations when involving and supporting parents of children with ALN..................................................................................................................................... 49

Chapter 5: Duties on local authorities and NHS bodies to have

regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities

52

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 52 Duty to have regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) ................................................................................................................... 54

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Duty to have regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) ................................................................................... 56 Discharging the duties in practice........................................................................................ 57

Chapter 6: Advice and information about ALN and the ALN system

59

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 59 Arrangements for providing advice and information............................................................. 59 Aims and content of advice and information ........................................................................ 60 Raising awareness of arrangements for providing advice and information .......................... 61 Accessibility of advice and information ................................................................................ 62 Involving children, their parents and young people.............................................................. 63 Schools', FEIs' and non-maintained nurseries' role in promoting local authority arrangements for information and advice ............................................................................ 63

Chapter 7: Reviewing arrangements for children and young people

with ALN

65

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 65 Reviewing arrangements for children and young people with ALN ...................................... 66 Actions to remedy insufficiencies ........................................................................................ 69 Recording conclusions ........................................................................................................ 71

Chapter 8: Role of the Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator

(ALNCo)

72

The duty on maintained schools and FEIs to designate an ALNCo ..................................... 72 The role of the ALNCo ........................................................................................................ 73 Prescribed qualifications and experience of ALNCos .......................................................... 76

Chapter 9: Role of the Designated Education Clinical Lead Officer

("DECLO")

78

The duty on Local Health Boards to designate a Designated Education Clinical Lead Officer ............................................................................................................ 78 Experience and expertise of the DECLO ............................................................................. 79 Role of the DECLO ............................................................................................................. 79

Chapter 10: Role of the Early Years Additional Learning Needs

Lead Officer

84

The duty on local authorities to designate an Early Years ALN Lead Officer ....................... 84 Experience and expertise of the Early Years ALNLO .......................................................... 85

Chapter 11: Duties on local authorities in relation to children

under compulsory school age who are not at a maintained school

in Wales

89

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 89 A local authority's duty to decide whether a child has ALN.................................................. 90 A local authority's decision that a child does not have ALN ................................................. 92 Preparing an IDP ................................................................................................................ 93 Maintaining an IDP.............................................................................................................. 94

Chapter 12: Duties on maintained schools and local authorities in

relation to children at maintained schools in Wales

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Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 96 A maintained school's duty to decide whether a child has ALN ........................................... 96 A maintained school's decision that a child does not have ALN .......................................... 98 Preparing an IDP (Maintained schools) ............................................................................... 99 A maintained school's duty to take all reasonable steps to secure ALP for a child with ALN but without an IDP ..................................................................................... 101 Maintaining an IDP (Maintained schools) .......................................................................... 102 Referrals from a maintained school to a local authority ..................................................... 103 A local authority's duty to decide whether a child at a maintained school has ALN................................................................................................................................... 105 A local authority's decision that a child does not have ALN ............................................... 108 Preparing an IDP (Local authorities) ................................................................................. 110 Maintaining an IDP (Local authorities)............................................................................... 112 A maintained school's duty to take all reasonable steps to help a local authority secure the ALP in an IDP maintained for a child by the local authority................ 113 A local authority's direction to a maintained school to prepare or maintain an IDP.................................................................................................................................... 114 A maintained school's duty to admit a child where a local authority has named it for the purpose of securing the child's admission ........................................................... 117 Duty to secure that children with ALN in mainstream maintained schools engage in the activities of the school................................................................................. 117

Chapter 13: Duties on local authorities in relation to children of

compulsory school age not at a maintained school

119

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 119 A local authority's duty to decide whether a child has ALN ................................................ 119 A local authority's decision that a child does not have ALN ............................................... 121 Preparing an IDP .............................................................................................................. 122 Maintaining an IDP............................................................................................................ 123

Chapter 14: Duties in relation to Looked After Children

125

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 125 Application of this chapter ................................................................................................. 125 Duties on maintained schools in relation to a looked after child......................................... 126 A local authority's duty to decide whether a looked after child has ALN ............................ 126 A local authority's decision that a looked after child does not have ALN............................ 129 Preparing an IDP .............................................................................................................. 130 Maintaining an IDP............................................................................................................ 131 When a child or young person ceases to be a looked after child ....................................... 133

Chapter 15: Duties on maintained schools and local authorities in

relation to young people at maintained schools

134

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 134 A maintained school's duty to decide whether a young person has ALN ........................... 134 A maintained school's decision that a young person does not have ALN .......................... 137 Preparing an IDP (Maintained Schools) ............................................................................ 138 A maintained school's duty to take all reasonable steps to secure ALP for a young person with ALN but without an IDP ....................................................................... 139 Maintaining an IDP (Maintained schools) .......................................................................... 141 Referrals from a maintained school to a local authority ..................................................... 141 A local authority's duty to decide whether a young person at a maintained school has ALN................................................................................................................. 144

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A local authority's decision that young person does not have ALN .................................... 148 Preparing an IDP (Local authorities) ................................................................................. 149 Maintaining an IDP (Local authorities)............................................................................... 151 A maintained school's duty to take all reasonable steps to help a local authority secure the ALP in an IDP maintained for a young person by the local authority ............................................................................................................................ 152 A local authority's direction to a school to prepare or maintain an IDP .............................. 153

Chapter 16: Duties on FEIs and local authorities in relation to

young people at an FEI

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Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 157 An FEI's duty to decide whether a young person has ALN ................................................ 157 An FEI's decision that a young person does not have ALN ............................................... 160 Preparing an IDP (FEI)...................................................................................................... 160 An FEI's duty to take all reasonable steps to secure ALP for a student with ALN but without an IDP ..................................................................................................... 162 Maintaining an IDP (FEI) ................................................................................................... 164 Referrals from an FEI to a local authority .......................................................................... 164 A local authority's duty to decide whether a young person at an FEI has ALN .................. 166 A local authority's decision that a young person at an FEI does not have ALN ................. 170 Preparing an IDP (Local authorities) ................................................................................. 171 Maintaining an IDP (Local authorities)............................................................................... 172 An FEI's duty to take all reasonable steps to help a local authority secure the ALP in an IDP maintained for a young person by the local authority ................................. 173

Chapter 17: Duties on local authorities in relation to young people

not at a maintained school or FEI

174

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 174 A local authority's duty to decide whether a young person has ALN.................................. 174 A local authority's decision that a young person does not have ALN ................................. 177 A local authority's decision on whether an IDP is necessary ............................................. 178 A local authority's duty to prepare an IDP for a young person ........................................... 193 A local authority's decision that it is not necessary to prepare and maintain an IDP for a young person ..................................................................................................... 194 Maintaining an IDP for the young person .......................................................................... 195

Chapter 18: Children and young people in specific circumstances

197

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 197 Children and young people who are in the area of a local authority in England and registered as pupils at a maintained school or enrolled as students at an FEI (in either case, in Wales) ............................................................................................ 197 Children and young people who are in the area of a local authority and attending maintained schools, academies or FEIs in England........................................... 198 Children and young people receiving EOTAS ................................................................... 199 Other circumstances in which children receive education other than at a maintained school ............................................................................................................. 201 Children and young people of Service Personnel .............................................................. 203

Chapter 19: Children and young people subject to detention

orders

205

Introduction and key terms ................................................................................................ 205

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Detained children and young people ................................................................................. 206 Children and young people subject to a detention order and detained in hospital under Part 3 of the 1983 Act ................................................................................ 219

Chapter 20: Identifying ALN and deciding upon the ALP required

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Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 231 Gathering evidence ........................................................................................................... 231 Considering and using evidence ....................................................................................... 232 When it appears that a child or young person may have ALN ........................................... 234 Determining the ALN and the ALP required ...................................................................... 234 The graduated response for children and young people with ALN..................................... 235

Chapter 21: Multi-Agency Working

236

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 236 Statutory requests by local authorities for information or other help from relevant persons ............................................................................................................... 236 Identifying ALN in respect of children under compulsory school age ? health bodies' role and duty to inform .......................................................................................... 238 ALP to be secured by NHS bodies .................................................................................... 240

Chapter 22: Meetings about ALN and IDPs

245

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 245 Good practice principles for meetings ............................................................................... 246 Location of meetings ......................................................................................................... 250 Matters relevant to particular types of meeting .................................................................. 250 Meetings to explain a process ........................................................................................... 250 Meetings to decide whether a child or young person has ALN and, if required, prepare an IDP.................................................................................................................. 251 Meetings to review and revise an IDP ............................................................................... 251 Co-ordinating meetings for children and young people with multiple plans ........................ 253

Chapter 23: Preparing and maintaining an IDP, and its content

254

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 254 Part A................................................................................................................................ 254 Content of the IDP ............................................................................................................ 256 Part 1. ............................................................................................................................... 257 Part 2. ............................................................................................................................... 260 Part 3. ............................................................................................................................... 269 PART B............................................................................................................................. 273 Duty to favour education for children at mainstream maintained schools .......................... 273 Placements at independent schools or ISPIs .................................................................... 275 ALP outside England and Wales ....................................................................................... 277 ALP for a child otherwise than in a school......................................................................... 277 Other considerations when preparing an IDP .................................................................... 277

Chapter 24: Preparing and maintaining an IDP for a looked after

child, and its content

279

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 279 Preparing an IDP .............................................................................................................. 279 Content of the IDP ............................................................................................................ 281

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