Soft Launch: The Learn Without Limits Parent Guide App Goes Live!

🌟 Soft Launch: The Learn Without Limits Parent Guide App Goes Live!

Published: November 1, 2025
Author: Steph Shobiye

Helping parents navigate Wales’ Additional Learning Needs system — together

After months of collaboration, testing and refining, we’re delighted to announce the soft launch of the Learn Without Limits CIC website and our brand-new ALN Parent Guide App.

This early version is now live for user testing, giving parents across Wales a first look at the practical tools we’ve been creating — built by parents, for parents.

👉 Explore the website: https://learnwithoutlimitscic.org/index.en.html
👉 Try the app: Accessible directly via the website under Parent Guide App

🧭 What’s inside the Parent Guide App

The static chatbot already includes clear, easy-to-follow FAQs covering:

Requesting or reviewing an Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Understanding your child’s rights under the ALN Act (Wales)
Navigating EOTAS (Education Otherwise Than at School)
Managing school breakdowns and transitions
Support for home-educated learners and post-16 options

Each answer is concise, parent-friendly and bilingual-ready, designed to guide families toward solutions — not red tape.

Coming next week: the downloadable Parent Pack printables — ready-to-use letter templates, checklists and guides to help families take action quickly and confidently.

💬 Why a soft launch?

This stage allows us to gather real-world feedback before the full public launch later this month.

We’re especially keen to hear from:

Parents and carers navigating the ALN process
Professionals supporting families (ALNCOs, advocates, educators)
Community partners across Wales who want to share trusted resources

Your input helps us make sure every feature is clear, accessible and genuinely useful.

❤️ Built in Wales, for Wales

Learn Without Limits CIC is a community interest company based in Swansea, created to make life easier for families facing the ALN maze.

Our goal is to build a preventative, empowering support system — stopping crises before they escalate, whether that’s a school exclusion, tribunal or parental burnout.

Every parent deserves access to knowledge, templates and hope — 24 hours a day, without needing to fight for it.

🚀 Just the Beginning

This soft launch is only the first chapter of the Learn Without Limits journey.

We’re using an iterative development approach, which means the Parent Guide App will evolve month by month — adding new features, FAQs and printable tools based directly on parent feedback.

Every release builds on what families tell us they need most — whether that’s clearer guidance on EOTAS, more letter templates, or additional wellbeing resources.

Our vision is a living, growing resource that reflects real experiences, adapts as policy changes, and stays one step ahead of families’ needs.

If you’d like to help shape future releases, share your thoughts after exploring the app — your ideas today become tomorrow’s updates.

📣 Get Involved

Try the app and explore the chatbot.
Share your feedback — what worked, what could improve.
Spread the word by sharing our links with other parents, educators and networks across Wales.
Tell us what you’d love to see next.
We can’t guarantee your suggestion will appear in the very next monthly release — but every idea will be reviewed and considered for inclusion as soon as time, funding and technology allow.

Together, we can create a Wales where no parent ever feels alone navigating the ALN system.

🔜 Coming Next

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be adding the first Printable Parent Pack — including letter templates and checklists for requesting IDP reviews and EOTAS support.

Future updates will introduce:

New chatbot topics covering post-16 transitions, health access and family wellbeing
Additional printable tools for parents navigating school breakdowns or early help processes
Improved accessibility features and layout refinements based on your feedback

Every update will be announced here on the blog first — so you can see how the app grows month by month.

🙏 Thank You

This project has been made possible through the time, insight, and lived experience of parents and carers across Wales who have shared their journeys and helped shape the app from day one.

A special thank you also goes to our early testers, volunteer contributors, and local partners who continue to support Learn Without Limits CIC in building accessible, parent-led tools that make a difference.

📬 Stay Connected

Want to collaborate, volunteer, or partner with us?
Contact the Learn Without Limits CIC team via our website’s Contact page or email support@learnwithoutlimitscic.org.

Together, we can keep building a Wales where information, inclusion, and opportunity have no limits.

#LearnWithoutLimits #ALNParentGuideApp #ALNWales #EOTAS #IDP #HomeEducation #ParentPower #Wales

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