Cynulliad
Cenedlaethol Cymru | National
Assembly for Wales
Y
Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg | Children,
Young People and Education Committee
Blaenoriaethau ar gyfer y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc
ac Addysg
| Priorities
for the Children, Young People and Education
Committee
CYPE
14
Ymateb
gan : Cymdeithas y Seicolegwyr Addysg
Response
from : The Association of Educational Psychologists
Question
1 – Within the
remit set out above: what do you consider to be the priorities or
issues that the Children, Young People and Education Committee
should consider during the Fifth Assembly?
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The Additional
Learning Needs Bill warrants further scrutiny especially the next
iteration of the draft ALN Code and the ALN Transformation
Programme
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The Committee
may wish to examine the wider mental health in schools agenda and
how education and health capacity might be better joined up to
address the issues raised. Please note this could be a joint
inquiry with the Health and Social Care Committee
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Question
2 –
From the list of priorities or issues you have identified, what do
you consider to be the key areas that should be considered during
the next 12 months (please identify up to three areas or issues)?
Please outline why these should be considered as key
priorities.
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The ALN
Bill and the ALN Code of Practice – because it is current and
it is vital that the legislation is right and its implementation is
done as well as possible.
In
particular there is need to consider the importance of the role of
Educational Psychologists and ensure that there is a statutory role
in the process in order to safeguard the interests of children and
young people in Wales. Without a statutory role for EPs there
is no entitlement for CYP in Wales to receive psychological
assessment and support.
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