Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 3:24 pm on 6 July 2016.
The Minister will be aware of the excellent work done by the special needs school Trinity Fields, which is in the Caerphilly constituency, led by the headteacher, Ian Elliott, and his fantastic staff. I declare an interest here as a governor of that organisation. Like many of us in the Chamber, and the school’s leadership, we are in support of the principles of the additional learning needs Bill and what it seeks to achieve, but, at present, the school is only responsible for pupils with additional learning needs up to the age of 19. With that in mind, can you let me know how the Welsh Government will use this Bill in order to ensure the full commitment of the national health service and the health boards to provide the resources and services for pupils with complex additional learning needs up to the age of 25?