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Request for a decision on your child's additional learning needs (Wales)
Wales · in English · for parents
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For a parent in Wales who thinks their child has additional learning needs. A request to the child's maintained school under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 and the Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales: it asks the school to decide whether the child has additional learning needs and, if so, to prepare an individual development plan (IDP), normally within 35 school days, and asks how to seek a reconsideration if the answer is no. Sent by email to the ALNCo. Sold blank, to complete by hand, as it holds a child's health data.
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- Last updated October 28, 2026
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When to use this document
- You think your child struggles to learn and want the school in Wales to decide on their needs.
- The school says your child is coping but you can see they are falling behind.
- Teachers have noticed a difficulty but there is still no individual development plan.
- You want to write to the ALNCo to ask for a decision on additional learning needs.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- Town or city
- Sender's postcode
- Date
- School
- School's address
- Recipient's postcode
- Child's name
- Child's date of birth
- Grounds
- Phone
- Attachments
Common questions
- Who decides whether my child has additional learning needs in Wales?
- For a pupil at a maintained school, the school, usually through its additional learning needs co-ordinator (ALNCo); for some children, such as those with complex needs or not at a maintained school, the local authority. You can ask at any time. Every local authority must provide free information and advice about additional learning needs, and SNAP Cymru gives free, independent help to families.
- How long does the school have to decide about additional learning needs?
- The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales requires a decision, and if needed an individual development plan, promptly and within 35 school days of the request; longer is allowed only where circumstances beyond the school's control make that impractical. If the school refers the decision to the local authority, the authority's own time limits apply, and it should tell you.
- What can I do if I disagree with an additional learning needs decision in Wales?
- You can ask the local authority to reconsider a school's decision, and appeal to the Education Tribunal for Wales against the local authority's decision. Talk to the school or the authority first, as disagreements can often be settled early, and use the free disagreement resolution arrangements the authority must offer. You can deal with the school, the authority and the Tribunal in Welsh.
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