Policy and Research

Learner travel operational guidance 2025
This consultation seeks views on the draft second edition of the Learner Travel Operational Guidance. The draft guidance 2025 makes changes to the first edition of the guidance which was published in 2014. The majority of these amendments reflect changes to legislation and policy that have taken place since the guidance came into force or clarify requirements relating to legislation that was in place at that time. The main aims in revising this guidance are to ensure the guidance:
– aligns with and amplifies legislative developments that have taken place since the guidance was originally published in 2014
– provide clarity on transport provision for learners with additional learning needs
– strengthen guidance on Section 10 (promoting access to Welsh medium education) and Section 11 (promoting sustainable travel) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure
– reflect some of the good practice that has been identified across Wales to encourage collaboration and partnership working between delivery partners.

Submit your comments by 10 September 2025

Personal education plans for children looked after: draft guidance for practitioners
This consultation welcomes your views on draft new non-statutory guidance for local authorities and schools on initiating, developing and reviewing personal education plans (PEPs). The aim of the guidance is to:
– support local authorities and schools or settings to make the PEP process more meaningful and impactful for children looked after
– set the context for local authorities to discharge their statutory duty under the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 to ensure each child looked after should have a high-quality PEP until they have finished statutory education.

Submit your comments by 1 December 2025

Data to monitor the additional learning needs (ALN) system
This consultation seeks your views on the Welsh Government proposals to change the data we collect about the ALN system in local authority maintained schools and non-school settings.
We are making this change because, from September 2025, the ALN system is the only system for supporting children and young people with additional learning needs in Wales. This will help the Welsh Government and responsible bodies better support learners with ALN and monitor and improve the ALN system. The consultation focuses on proposed changes to ALN data which local authorities, schools and non-school settings record and the Welsh Government collects. This includes information about:
– individual children and young people with ALN attending maintained education settings in Wales or who are Educated Other than at School (EOTAS)
– ALN provision and delivery of the ALN system within maintained education settings
– individual level data on the education workforce in maintained settings.

Submit your comments by 3 December 2025

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