Additional Learning Needs Support
Empowering parents and families to navigate the ALNET system, working collaboratively with schools and multi-agency professionals to ensure children’s needs are met. We provide expert guidance on understanding your rights, advocating in meetings, and quality-assuring Individual Development Plans (IDPs). Our support includes help with referrals, paperwork, and constructive problem-solving to overcome challenges.
Through conflict resolution and social prescribing, we focus on building positive partnerships between families and professionals, ensuring the best possible outcomes for young people.
We are able to provide:
Advocacy:
We stand alongside families to ensure their voices, and their children’s, are heard and respected.
We can support with:
- Attending Person-Centred Planning (PCP) meetings and IDP reviews
- Preparing families for meetings by reviewing documents and concerns
- Advising on legal rights under the ALNET Act and Equality Act 2010
- Drafting letters and emails to schools and local authorities
- Completing referral forms and parent/carer views forms
- Supporting families through the tribunal process, where needed
Consultancy:
Our expert consultancy helps schools and families navigate the ALN system confidently and compliantly.
We provide:
- In-depth reviews of Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
- Clear, actionable recommendations for Additional Learning Provision (ALP)
- Guidance on inclusive strategies for a wide range of ALN and neurodevelopmental needs
- Advice grounded in current Welsh legislation, including ALNET and the Equality Act 2010
- Bespoke input for schools seeking to improve inclusive practice and staff confidence
Support:
We offer tailored, person-centred support throughout the Additional Learning Needs journey.
We can help with:
- Navigating Local Authority panels and decision-making processes
- Providing advice during early identification and referral stages
- Accessing high-quality training for parents and professionals
- Offering practical strategies to support emotional wellbeing, sensory needs, and communication
- Helping families understand what to expect and request from schools
- Building knowledge, confidence, and connection in a system that often feels overwhelming
To complete a referral form, you can click here, and we can arrange a free 30-minute consultation to talk through your situation, along with access to helpful resources and information at no cost. From here, we can discuss next steps with no obligation to move forward.
If you would like to join one of our evening ALN Support sessions, where you can join other families navigating the challenges of the ALN system, they are being held on the following dates
TBC
To book your place, click here
Template Letters
Request for Person-Centred Planning (PCP) Meeting Template
Request for Reconsideration of ALN Decision Template
Request for the Local Authority to Take Over Responsibility of the IDP Template
Breach of Statutory Timeframes under ALNET Act 2018 Template
All Wales ALN/Inclusion Contact Information
We have collected the contact information of the ALN/Inclusion department for each of the 22 Local Authorities in Wales. You can access the document by clicking the links below:
Contact list for ALN in Wales (simplified) – coming soon
Resources
Webinars and Workshops (Coming Soon)
We are currently in the process of creating virtual and on-demand webinars and workshops about the ALNET 2018. If you would like to be kept informed about when these are available, as well as any costs and other information, please complete the following form by clicking here.