School organisation code
The Code has been reviewed after 5 years of operation and a number of amendments have been made, the majority of which reflect changes in legislation since the second edition of the Code came into force or clarify requirements relating to existing legislation in place at that time.
Submit your comments by 14 February 2025.
Press Release – £225.5m funding boost to support education in Wales
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Improving attendance
During her Oral Statement in the Senedd, the Cabinet Secretary for Education outlined her key actions to improve attendance, including extra funding for family engagement officers.
Watch it here.
The Curriculum for Wales grant support programme: guidance
The Curriculum for Wales grant support programme: application form
Guidance explaining the grant scheme. It is for anyone wanting to apply for funding to develop support for the Curriculum for Wales.
Welsh in education workforce plan
Welsh Government’s 10 year plan for developing the Welsh language workforce in schools to realise Cymraeg 2050.
Supporting learners with additional learning needs (ALN)
Ysgol Bro Banw, Parkland Primary School, Coleg Gwent and Coleg Llandrillo Menai share how they are supporting and meeting the needs of learners with ALN. The case studies discuss person centred practice, transition planning and meeting diverse learning needs.
Estyn Thematic Report – The additional learning needs system
This report considers how well the funded non-maintained settings, maintained primary, secondary and all-age schools that participated in the review are implementing and embedding aspects of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (ALNET) and the accompanying Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Code. It also considers how well local authorities have supported schools. This report builds on our findings from the first thematic review The new additional learning needs system (Estyn, 2023) and identifies effective practice to support inclusive education which includes developing strategies to support pupils with ALN, enhancing Welsh-medium support and strengthening professional learning, quality assurance and the roles of the Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator (ALNCo) and Early Years Additional Learning Needs Officer (EYALNLO).
Welsh Government’s response to the report – Progress of schools, settings and local authorities in supporting pupils with additional learning needs.
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