Proc-25-181 Additional Learning Needs Partnership Service

UK4 - Tender Notice
Wrexham County Borough Council on behalf of the North Wales Authorities is inviting tenders for the provision of an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Partnership Service
Local Authorities are required under the, Section 332A / 32B of the Education Act 1996 and the ALN Code for Wales 2021 to make arrangements for advocacy and the avoidance and resolution of disagreements services for children/young people for whom the local authority is responsible, or in the case of children, their parents.
i) Sections 332A and 332B of the Education Act 1996
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/contents
ii) ALN Code for Wales 2021
https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-03/the-additional-learning-needs-code-for-wales-2021.pdf
The successful supplier will provide an ALN Partnership Service which will act in accordance with the Authorities’ requirements and fulfil the statutory duties as set out by ALNET 2018 and the ALN Code (2021) to children, young people and parents across North Wales who are the responsibility of the counties of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham and require support in relation to additional learning needs.
The primary role of the ALN Partnership Service (ALNPS) is to:
i. Provide independent advice and support for parents of children with additional learning needs, as well as for children and young people themselves, empowering them to play an informed and active role in their child’s education or in their own learning journey.
ii. Ensure that parents of children with additional learning needs, as well as children and young people themselves, have access to clear information, advice, and guidance that enables them to make informed decisions.
iii. Provide a formal Disagreement Resolution Service to parents and children and young people.
iv. Provide a fully bilingual service.
thereby fulfilling all Council’s statutory obligations referred to in the ALN Code.
i. The ALN Partnership Service will...