Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 22 March 2017.
I don’t want to step entirely into the example that the Member’s just quoted. If the Member wishes to write to me with more details about that example, I’m more than happy to reply to him and put a copy of that reply into the library for other Members to see. But can I say this? In the approach that we’re taking, there should be no reduction or diminution in services. In fact, there should be a provision of services that are tailored to the needs of the individual, and those services available potentially to more people, and not fewer people, and that those services will be funded. I’ve just referred in my previous answer to the wider transformation programme that we are undertaking in order to transform the experience, so that all children, no matter what their additional learning need happens to be, are able to enjoy a rich educational experience wherever they happen to be. I would say, since the Member’s mentioned the needs of children with diabetes, we are publishing next week a set of statutory guidance on how children with healthcare needs should be supported within the school and other settings.