Contribute towards Contact A Family Cymru's response to Welsh Government Additional Learning Needs in Wales

Hello All

The Welsh Government is proposing to change the education system for children with additional learning needs in Wales. The full proposals are on the Welsh Government’s website here: http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/education/proposals-for-additional-learning-needs-white-paper/?lang=en

Contact a Family Cymru is broadly supportive of many of the proposals; however, we are concerned that the new system may not fully meet the needs of families of children with disabilities and additional needs. We will be sending in our response to these proposals and we want it to be based on your views. Please help us to do that by completing the following short survey that seeks your views on four key issues.https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZWQC5F2

Please answer all the questions and complete the survey by 8pm on Wednesday 16th July.

Additionally, we urge you to give your own detailed comments on the Welsh Government proposals by visiting the website noted above.

Andrew Kirby                                                 

Contact a Family Cymru

Information officer/ 'Swyddog Gwybodaeth

Usual working hours: Mon, Tue and Wed.                                                                

Contact a Family Cymru

i deuluoedd gyda phlant anabl / for families with disabled children

33-35 Heol Gadeirlan / Cathedral Road, Caerdydd / Cardiff CF11 9HB

wwww.cafamily.org.uk/cymru

PAVO Response: Restructuring of provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs in the 3 -11 age group

Please find below the link to our response to the Additional Learning Needs Consultation.

In summary, our response points out:

• there isn't enough data and information to make any comments on what future ALN provision should be.
• there isn't enough information about the proposed new ALN provision.
• there are comments that many children and families have greatly benefited from ALN Units, however, there also comments to say that this is not always the case.  
• the ALN provision affects all children in school and their views are also valuable.
• an offer to co-produce and work with the Council and families to evolve an appropriate service which meets the needs of ALL children with ALN.

CLICK HERE to download a full copy.

PAVO's Response to Powys County Council's Additional Learning Needs Consultation

PAVO submitted a response, on behalf of 3rd sector voluntary and community groups, to Powys County Council's Consultation on Additional Learning Needs Provision for 3-11 year olds.  The response is a collection of voices from organisations over a period of time which we hope will support the Council to develop a responsive and appropriate services for children with additional learning needs.

We are advocating a co-production approach and the need for much more information and data to be made available, so that informed decisions can be made.

To have a look at our response please Download HERE

Supporting Families - children with disabilities - with Transitions: FREE Workshops

Having trouble with transition? Confused by change? Muddled about moving on? Contact a Family Cymru can help!

In April Contact a Family Cymru are touring Wales offering FREE workshops and advice surgeries.

These will provide information and guidance to families and children with additional needs on how to deal with life-changing times.

We are running workshops and advice surgeries in your area on April 3^rd – in Brecon in the morning, moving to Ebbw Vale in the afternoon, finishing in Newport in the evening.

For more information please email wales.events@cafamily.org.uk or phone 02920 396624.

Down load a copy of the flyer HERE

Please fill out our survey on what events you would like to see in Wales: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D6Q5KPR

Additional Learning Needs Consultation on provision of early years & primary education - Process Continues

RESPONSES FOR ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS REQUIRED! You can now submit your responses via the following link: Response to ALN provision for 3-11 year olds This will contribute towards a 3rd Sector Response to the consultation. No doubt many of you will have seen the additional information that is now available on the Powys County Council Website to help support the Additional Learning Needs provision in early years and primary phase of education Consultation. The additional information is more detailed information from the Estyn reports regarding the performance of each of the schools which has an Additional Learning Needs Unit. PAVO will be collecting comments and making a response, onbehalf of the 3rd sector.  Please forward your comments to us so that we can present a comprehensive response from those who attend and those who do not attend Additional Learning Needs Units. extract from the letter from Powys County Council: Dear Stakeholder

Powys County Council is holding a formal consultation on restructuring its services for Additional Learning Needs and in particular provision for supporting pupils with special educational needs in the early years and primary phase of education. The consultation begins on 3rd February 2014 and closes at 5.00pm on 17th March 2014. The purpose of this letter is to draw your attention to an adddendum which serves as providing additional inromation to the consulation document which is available on the Council’s website  www.powys.gov.uk/haveyoursay If you require further information, or copies of the documentation in a different format, then please contact the Local Authority  on 01597 826422 or education@powys.gov.uk Annwyl Fudd-ddeiliad Mae Cyngor Sir Powys yn cynnal ymgynghoriad ffurfiol ar ailstrwythuro’i wasanaethau ar gyfer Anghenion Dysgu Ychwanegol ac yn benodol ei ddarpariaeth i gefnogi disgyblion ag anghenion addysgol yn y blynyddoedd cynnar a’r cyfnod addysg cynradd. Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn dechrau ar 3 Chwefror 2014 ac yn cau am 5.00pm ar 17 Mawrth 2014. Mae dogfen ymgynghori ar gael ar wefan y Cyngor www.powys.gov.uk/haveyoursay ac mae copïau wedi’u hanfon at bob ysgol.  Os oes angen rhagor o wybodaeth arnoch, neu gopïau o’r ddogfennaeth ar ffurf wahanol, yna cysylltwch â’r Awdurdod Lleol ar 01597 826422 neu anfonwch e-bost at education@powys.gov.uk

Additional Learning Needs ages 3-11 Consultation

Powys County Council are proposing a new structure for supporting pupils with special educational needs currently assessed in pre-school and who receive their education in mainstream primary specialist centres.

You can view the consultation document here

PAVO will collect views of parents/children via third sector organisations to feed into this consultation.  If you wish to have further support please contact us at PAVO.  You can record your comments using the attached form:

Consultation Response Form

You can also feed your own views into the consultation process directly to Powys County Council.

Additional Learning Needs ages 3-11 year olds

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