What if my child has Additional Learning Needs (ALN)?

If your child has Additional Learning Needs (ALN) you have the same right to educate them at home, but you must ensure an efficient education is provided that is suitable to their age, ability and aptitude.

If your child attends a special school, you will need to obtain permission from the local authority before removing them from the school roll.

If your child has an IDP, an annual review will continue to be held for the duration of the IDP, which will include reviewing whether the wording of the plan is still appropriate and whether it needs to remain in place. Formal rights of appeal still apply.

If you think your child may have an additional learning need, you can ask the local authority, and the local authority must decide whether your child has ALN. If the local authority decides that your child has ALN, it must prepare and maintain an IDP and secure the additional learning provision (ALP) described in that plan.