Health needs and an IDP in Wales: how education and health fit together
Health needs can be relevant to ALN and ALP. Ask how health advice informs the IDP and who is responsible for any provision recorded in the plan.
Wales uses the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system and Individual Development Plans (IDPs). England EHCP guidance does not apply.
Bring relevant health evidence
Share reports that explain how a health condition affects learning or access to education. A diagnosis is not the only evidence that can matter.
Clarify responsibility
Ask which provision is educational ALP and whether any NHS body is responsible for securing provision recorded in the IDP.
Health complaints are different
Disagreements about NHS-funded care or treatment may use NHS Wales processes rather than the education appeal route, even where the issues overlap.
Official and authoritative sources
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