Additional Learning Needs

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 13 November 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:10, 13 November 2018

Clearly, schools will have to take note of the court ruling. I can say that work has already started to support the new statutory system; it's not simply a question of waiting until September 2020 for everything to start. We are upskilling the workforce so that they're able to meet the needs of learners with ALN. That includes developing a professional learning offer for teachers, and funding to train educational psychologists and specialist teachers of the sensory impaired. So, yes, it's important that the law is in place and is ready to begin its course in September 2020, but we are investing to make sure that practitioners will be ready for when the changes come in September 2020.