Written question WQ93164
- Asked by
- Samuel KurtzConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
What support is available to schools that have a high percentage of pupils with additional learning needs?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
Funding for additional learning needs (ALN) is mainly provided to local authorities through the un-hypothecated Revenue Support Grant (RSG). Once the RSG is distributed, individual authorities are responsible for setting budgets for their schools and the local provision they support.
Additional funding of £22 million to support local authorities and schools with ALN reform is included as part of the Education Reform element of the 2024-25 Local Authority Education Grant (LAEG). Additional capital funding of £20 million has also been allocated to local authorities in 2024-25 to improve facilities for ALN.