Decision Maker: Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 19, 2025

Purpose: To provide an update on Specialist Provision and ALN Funding.

Content: (a)     That the scale of the demand-led financial pressures facing schools and the Portfolio in order to make suitable provision for children with Additional Learning Needs, be acknowledged;   (b)     That the pressures within the context of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and future budget allocations be noted;   (c)     That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to the Senior Manager (Inclusion and Progression) to thank her and the Additional Learning Team for their hard work and their achievements with reduced budgets; and    (d)     That the Committee request that the option of utilising, the additional funding of £1.205m from the introduction of the funding floor by Welsh Government (WG) for local authority funding, allocated to reserves at the County Council meeting on 24th February 2025, for the Additional Learning Team, be investigated.