Flintshire Council moves to strengthen support for additional learning needs pupils
Cabinet members at Flintshire County Council are proposing a £1.8 million investment to strengthen support for children and young people with additional learning needs.
The proposal follows feedback from schools and would see savings linked to falling pupil numbers reinvested directly into additional learning needs provision.
Under the plans, funding available to schools in 2026 to 2027 would increase by more than £1.5 million. The money would be passported straight into school budgets, giving headteachers greater flexibility to meet the needs of their learners.
In addition, the council is proposing to commit £300,000 to support two additional learning needs resource units, aimed at strengthening specialist provision and ensuring more pupils receive targeted support.
Councillor Mared Eastwood, cabinet member for Education and Youth, said: “We have listened very carefully to what headteachers and school governors have been telling us about the very real challenges they face in supporting learners with additional learning needs.
“Cabinet understands the pressures on school budgets and the increasing demand for ALN provision, and that is why we have taken the decision to reinvest savings directly back into schools. By passporting this funding straight into school budgets, we are responding to what schools have asked for and ensuring support is focused where it will make the greatest difference for pupils.”
The proposal will be discussed at the council’s Education, Youth and Culture Overview Scrutiny Committee next week before being considered by Cabinet for final approval.
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