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- 01 Nov 2024
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No. Independent schools are not required by ALNET to decide whether a child attending the school has ALN, nor to maintain an IDP for pupils with ALN, nor are they subject to other duties under the ALNET. They are however subject to the standards regime for independent schools, which include standards about the quality of education and the provision of information by the independent school.
An independent school can only be named in an IDP where the LA (and on appeal the ETW) can be satisfied that the school can make the additional learning provision described in the CYP’s individual development plan: s 55(1)(b) ALNET. The Local Authority deciding whether a child attending an independent school has ALN or preparing or reviewing an IDP for such a child should work with the independent school to identify any ALN and ALP. When maintaining an IDP for such a child, in order to secure the ALP specified in it, the authority should work with the school to satisfy itself that it is being delivered: para 18.25 ALN Code2021.
To fulfil its obligations under ALNET the LA may seek a binding agreement from the independent school to secure the provision set out in the IDP. While independent schools will not have duties under ALNET it may well be that they will have similar duties as a result of such an agreement.
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