(Short Course) Additional Learning Needs: Navigating the ALN framework in Wales
Course details
Year of entry
2026
Duration
12 Weeks
Institution Code
G53
Location
Blended Learning, Wrexham
Why choose this course?
The course is aimed at individuals currently working within or aspiring to join the childcare or education workforce in Wales. Are you looking to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the new ALN Framework in Wales? Do you want to stay updated on policy changes and best practices within the Welsh education system?
Consider enrolling on our Additional Learning Needs: Navigating the ALN framework in Wales short course.
Reasons to study:
- Practical Skills Development - The course provides an opportunity for you to enhance and complement your professional skills and equip you with the knowledge required to navigate the new policy landscape. Focusing on the identification, assessment, and support processes outlined in the ALN Code, this course ensures you are well-prepared to meet statutory obligations while fostering an inclusive learning environment.
- Flexibility: The course is designed with busy adults in mind, taking a blended approach to study, with a mixture of optional contact on campus and online materials to work through in your own time. Perfect for those who want to work on their own continuing professional development but are juggling other commitments.
- Personal Growth: The module provides opportunities for reflective practice, enabling participants to critically evaluate their approaches and adapt to the challenges of implementing the new ALN system.
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Learn moreKey course features
- Gain an increased understanding of the latest policy developments and best practices within the Welsh education system.
- Reflect and evaluate your own approaches and learn how to adapt to the challenges of implementing the new ALN system.
- Develop a range of professional skills including the identification, assessment, and support processes outlined in the ALN Code.
- Gain CPD evidence to support your future career development in the childcare or education workforce.
- Blended learning approach combining optional contact at Wrexham University campus and a series of online learning tasks.
What you will study
This short course will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the new ALN Framework in Wales, enabling them to stay updated on policy changes and best practices within the Welsh education system.
The course enhances and complements students’ professional skills, equipping them with the knowledge required to navigate the new policy landscape. Focusing on the identification, assessment, and support processes outlined in the ALN Code, this course ensures students are well-prepared to meet statutory obligations while fostering an inclusive learning environment.
The course provides opportunities for reflective practice, enabling participants to critically evaluate their approaches and adapt to the challenges of implementing the new ALN system.
By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of contemporary legislation designed to support an identified ALN and justify a range of intervention/support strategies which promote inclusion and support for a child or young person (and their family) with an ALN.
Teaching & Assessment
The course will adopt a blended learning approach and will include:
- Introduction session – Face to face on campus (option to join online)
- 10 weekly sessions consisting of: 2 hours asynchronous online tasks and 1 hour workbook task
- Conclusion session – Face to face on campus (option to join online)
The assessment for this course will be the completion of a Reflective Workbook covering the module Learning Outcomes. Students will be assessed at Level 4.
Course dates
Start Date: Monday 16th February 2026 - Book Now
Learners are able to engage with the online activities independently each week in their own time, with two live sessions that will take place on the following dates:
- Introduction session - Monday 16th February 2026 - 18:00pm - 19:30pm - Wrexham Campus (option to join online)
- Conclusion session - Monday 11th May 2026 - 18:00pm - 19:30pm - Wrexham Campus (option to join online)
