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Support for Learners Division Canolfan Cyswllt Cyntaf / First Point of Contact Centre
Welsh Government, Penllegaer, Swansea, SA4 9NX 0300 0604400
Ein cyf/Our ref: ATISN 12566 Dear , ATISN 12566 – Request for information of SEN Funding Applications Thank you for your request which I received on 15 August 2018 about SEN funding applications which links to your previous request of 8 June and our subsequent response of 6 July. The information you requested is set out below. Please note I have referred to the page and question numbers from your latest request for ease of reference. Question 1 (page 1) Please find enclosed the response to this question.
Question 2 (page 1)
You state with respect to the statistics under the headings of (g) and (h), the data appears to be contradictory. As clearly indicated in our response of 6 July, in providing detail for these questions, when you referred to ‘new or additional programme’ we have interpreted this as an ‘additional programme of study’. In line with Welsh Government’s policy, ‘new programmes of study’ and ‘additional programmes of study’ are different processes. Therefore, in the context of answering these questions, our response to the Freedom of Information request of 6 July is accurate. The requests for the 22 cases were submitted for an extension to their agreed programme of study. However, on review of the requests, it was Welsh Government’s view that the reasons provided for the extension did not meet the exceptional assessment criteria to necessitate an extension to the original agreed programme of study. On further review, it was Welsh Government’s view that the requests were in fact for an additional programme of study rather than a continuation of an existing agreed programme of study. As our policy guidance at that time was silent on the
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procedures that should be followed in respect of applications for additional programmes of study, the decision for the young people to continue at the specialist FE establishment was therefore agreed. Question 1 (page 2) You asked what is the current population of Wales whom are recorded as suffering from a recognised learning difficulty and provide their age ranges where possible. Stats Wales provides data on persons with learning disabilities by local authority, service and age range. See link as follows: https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Health-and-Social-Care/Social-Services/Disability-Registers/personswithlearningdisabilities-by-localauthority-service-agerange
Question 2 (page 2) You asked for clarity of the assertion about when s140 assessments are undertaken. In line with Welsh Minister’s statutory duties (s140 (1)), Welsh Ministers must undertake a s140 assessment where a young person has a statement of SEN; is in their final year of schooling; and there is the intention to access to further education. This is when the majority of s140 assessments take place. Under s140 (3), Welsh Ministers may undertake
an assessment and is therefore discretionary. As outlined in the policy and covered under the Technical Guidance for Careers Wales, para 43(b) provides guidance on when Welsh Ministers may undertake an assessment. Question 3 (page 2) The Welsh Government is committed to meeting the educational needs of all learners, including those with learning disabilities. Our commitment to supporting young people who have been identified as requiring specialist provision is demonstrated though our funding of programmes of studies designed to meet their individual needs. Successful completion of the programmes of study means these young people achieve their identified outcomes, are reaching their educational potential and improve their prospects in adult life.
Please accept our apologies, but in preparing the response to previous FOI response (12388) we unintentionally omitted question (i). This has now been provided in the enclosed response. If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response. Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s Freedom of Information Officer at: Information Rights Unit, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ or Email: [email protected] Please remember to quote the ATISN reference number above. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a complaint until it has been through our own internal review process. Yours sincerely
ATISN 12566 – Request for information of SEN Funding Applications
(a) How many new applications has the Welsh Government received from individuals with special educational needs who have requested
funding support for education to be secured at a specialist further education establishment? Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
118* 108* 116
* Of the new applications originally submitted some were subsequently withdrawn (2015/16 – 10 and 2016/17 – 4)
Age 2015/16
16 16 17 5
18 17 19 67
20 11
21 1 22 0
23 1 Total 118
Age 2016/17
16 22 17 7
18 6 19 70
20 3 21 0
22 0
23 0 Total 108
Age 2017/18
16 18 17 4
18 10 19 74
20 5 21 4
22 1
23 0 Total 116
(b) How many of those applications resulted in those individuals securing a placement within a specialist further education establishment? Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
107 104 116
Age 2015/16
16 13
17 4 18 15
19 62
20 11 21 1
22 0 23 1
Total 107
(c) Of those who did not receive funding, how many of those individuals went onto receive education within a non-specialist establishment funded
by the Welsh Government?
Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Unknown 0 0
No age range to identify due to the results shown above.
Age 2016/17
16 21 17 4
18 6 19 70
20 3
21 0 22 0
23 0 Total 104
Age 2016/17
16 18 17 4
18 10 19 74
20 5
21 4 22 1
23 0 Total 116
(d) In respect of the answers given above, how many of the young people who received support in the academic years were awarded from the start:
(i) a 1 year programme of study; (ii) a 2 year programme of study; (iii) a 3 year programme of study?
Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
1 year programme of study 4 3 2
2 year programme of study 43* 78* 97*
3 year programme of study 60 23 17
* Where an agreed funded placement included more than a full year i.e. 1 year and 2 terms, these have been included in the figures for a 2 year programme of study
2015/16
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
3 Yr POS
16 0 10 3
17 0 3 1
18 1 5 9
19 1 19 42
20 2 5 4
21 0 0 1
22 0 0 0
23 0 1 0
Total 4 43 60
2016/17
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
3 Yr POS
16 2 18 1
17 0 4 0
18 0 4 2
19 1 49 20
20 0 3 0
21 0 0 0
22 0 0 0
23 0 0 0
Total 3 78 23
2017/18
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
3 Yr POS
16 0 17 1
17 0 3 1
18 1 8 1
19 0 62 12
20 0 3 2
21 1 3 0
22 0 1 0
23 0 0 0
Total 2 97 17
(e) In respect of the answer to the above question (of those who secured provision within the mainstream sector) how many of those young
people secured or will be about to secure thereafter a placement within a specialist education centre? In providing a response to this question, ‘specialist education centre’ has been taken to mean specialist further education establishment. ‘n/a’ responses apply here where no refusal of applications for funding were provided. Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
0 n/a n/a
No age range to identify due to the results shown above.
(f) Out of those young people who in the academic years referred to secured specialist provision, for either 1, 2 or 3 years of study, how many of
those students requested a programme of study beyond the duration actually granted by the Welsh Government i.e. applied for 2 years but were granted 1 year or applied for 3 years and granted 2 years etc?
Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
0 21 0
No age range to identify for 2015/16 and 2017/18 due to the results shown above.
Age 2016/17
16 0
17 0
18 1
19 20
Total 21
(g) How many individuals currently upon a 2 year programme of study have applied to:
(i) extend the initial programme of study beyond 2 years? Or (ii) how many have applied for a new or additional programme of study beyond the 1 or 2 years?
In providing a response to this question (g(ii)) and taking into consideration information about additional time beyond the original programme, when referring to ‘new or additional programme’ this has been interpreted as ‘additional programme of study’. Furthermore, the answer to (ii) for 2015/16 has been identified as ‘n/a’ as there was no separate process in place for additional programmes of study at this time. Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
(i) 16 34 13
(ii) n/a 0 5
(i) Extensions (ii) Additional Programme of Study
2015/16
Age (i) (ii)
16 0 0
17 1 0
18 7 0 19 3 0
20 1 0 21 4 0
22 0 0 23 0 0
Total 16 n/a
2016/17
Age (i) (ii)
16 0 0 17 1 0
18 10 0 19 2 0
20 2 0
21 18 0 22 1 0
23 0 0
Total 34 0
2017/18
Age (i) (ii)
16 0 0 17 0 1
18 3 0 19 0 1
20 0 0
21 6 3 22 3 0
23 1 0
Total 13 5
(h) Out of the answers to the question, how many young people were:
(i) Granted an extension to their programme of study, separately identifying those who were granted an extension of an agreed programme of study that was originally 1 year and those who were granted an extension of an agreed programme of study of 2 years?
(ii) How many were granted a new programme after; (1) An initial programme spanning 1 year; and (2) Granted a new programme after 2 years.
In providing a response to this question and taking into consideration information about additional time beyond the original programme, when referring to ‘new or additional programme’ this has been interpreted as ‘additional programme of study’. Furthermore, ‘n/a’ applies to the year 2015/16 in answering (ii) as there was no separate process in place for considering additional programmes of study at that time. Prior to 2016/17, in considering additional time at a specialist FE establishment this was undertaken via an extension request. Therefore, no comparable data is available in respect of additional programmes of study before 2016/17. Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
(i) Original programme 1 year Original programme 2 years
1 15
0 4
0 13
(ii) Original programme 1 year Original programme 2 years
n/a 0 22
1 4
Extensions
2015/16
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
16 0 0
17 1 0
18 0 7
19 0 3
20 0 1
21 0 4
22 0 0
23 0 0
Total 1 15
2016/17
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
16 0 0
17 0 0
18 0 4
19 0 0
20 0 0
21 0 0
22 0 0
23 0 0
Total 0 4
2017/18
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
16 0 0
17 0 0
18 0 3
19 0 0
20 0 0
21 0 6
22 0 3
23 0 1
Total 0 13
Additional Programmes of Study No age range to identify for 2015/16 due to the results shown above.
2016/17
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
16 0 0
17 0 1
18 0 5
19 0 1
20 0 1
21 0 14
22 0 0
23 0 0
Total 0 22
2017/18
Age 1 Yr POS
2 Yr POS
16 0 0
17 1 0
18 0 0
19 0 1
20 0 0
21 0 3
22 0 0
23 0 0
Total 1 4
(i) In respect of the answer to question (h(i)) above, how many young people were given a s140 Learning and Skills Assessment before a
decision was made upon their initial application?
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
16 4 13
Age 2015/16
16 0
17 1
18 7
19 3
20 1
21 4
22 0
23 0
Total 16
Age 2016/17
16 0
17 0
18 4
19 0
20 0
21 0
22 0
23 0
Total 4
Age 2017/18
16 0
17 0
18 3
19 0
20 0
21 6
22 3
23 1
Total 13
(j) Out of those individuals who may have applied for an extension or new programme of study how many were re-assessed under S140
BEFORE any decision was made to accept or reject the application In providing a response to this question and taking into consideration information about additional time beyond the original programme, when referring to ‘new or additional programme’ this has been interpreted as ‘additional programme of study’. Furthermore, ‘n/a’ applies to the year 2015/16 in relation to additional programme of study as there was no separate process in place for considering additional programmes of study at that time. Prior to 2016/17, in considering additional time at a specialist FE establishment this was undertaken via an extension request. Therefore, no comparable data is available in respect of additional programmes of study before 2016/17. Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Extension 0 0 0
Additional Programme of Study n/a 0 5
No age range to identify for 2015/16 and 2016/17 due to the results shown above.
Age 2017/18
16 0
17 1
18 0
19 1
20 0
21 3
22 0
23 0
Total 5
(k) Out of those individuals who were granted; a. An extension of their programme of study; or b. Financial support for a new programme of study, how many of those individuals were;
i. Granted without any need of an appeal; ii. Granted on appeal; and iii. Granted following warnings of judicial review
In providing a response to this question and taking into consideration information about additional time beyond the original programme, when referring to ‘new or additional programme’ this has been interpreted as ‘additional programme of study’. Furthermore, ‘n/a’ applies for 2015/16 has been identified as ‘n/a’ as there was no separate process in place for additional programmes of study at this time. Prior to 2016/17, in considering additional time at a specialist FE establishment this was undertaken via an extension request. Therefore, no comparable data is available in respect of additional programmes of study before 2016/17
In addition, there was no appeal process until the policy document ‘Securing provision for young people with learning difficulties at specialist further education establishments’ was published in January 2017. Therefore in providing information for previous years, this has been identified as ‘n/a’.
Information submitted as part of ATISN 12388
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Extension: (1) (2) (3)
16 n/a 0
4 n/a 0
13 0 0
Additional Programme of Study (1) (2) (3)
n/a n/a n/a
22 n/a 0
5 0 0
Extensions
Additional Programmes of Study (POS) No age range to identify for 2015/16 due to the results shown above.
Extensions (i)
Age 2015/16
16 0
17 1
18 7
19 3
20 1
21 4
22 0
23 0
Total 16
Additional POS (i)
Age 2016/17
16 0
17 1
18 5
19 1
20 1
21 14
22 0
23 0
Total 22
Extensions (i)
Age 2016/17
16 0
17 0
18 4
19 0
20 0
21 0
22 0
23 0
Total 4
Additional POS (i)
Age 2017/18
16 0
17 1
18 0
19 1
20 0
21 3
22 0
23 0
Total 5
Extensions (i)
Age 2017/18
16 0
17 0
18 3
19 0
20 0
21 6
22 3
23 1
Total 13
