Start Here: ALN, IDP and EOTAS Support for Families in Wales

 

Start Here: Your guide to ALN support, EOTAS, IDPs and home education in Wales all in one place

A welcoming front door to all our support guides, written by parents for parents.

If you are new to Learn Without Limits CIC, welcome.
We know how overwhelming the Welsh education and health systems can feel when your child has Additional Learning Needs. 
This page pulls together our most useful guides so you can find what you need quickly, without scrolling or searching.


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Our aim is simple:
clarity, confidence and community for every family in Wales.

🌟 1. Understanding IDPs in Wales

Everything you need to know about Individual Development Plans, written in plain language with real examples.

If your child’s school is not listening or keeps delaying support, start here.

If you are facing reduced attendance or EOTAS discussions, see our EOTAS Guide.

🌟 2. Educating a Child Who Cannot Attend School

This cluster covers the most searched and misunderstood topics in Wales.

EOTAS (Education Otherwise Than at School) 
 You'll find our 5 part EOTAS series starts here

  • Specialist interventions under EOTAS (Part 1)

    In this series of 5 articles, we explain what EOTAS is, what it is not, when it is applicable, how to get it, and what to do if it is refused. We've used the lived experience of a great many families in our community to compile this series, and reference Welsh Government Guidance and the law when applicable so we believe it should be very helpful for families navigating this tricky topic. 

Reduced Timetable 

Flexi Schooling 


🌟 3. Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and Anxiety

If school feels impossible or your child is showing distress, these guides offer understanding and practical steps.

🌟 4. Elective Home Education (EHE) and ALN

Clear, Wales specific guidance on home education for families navigating ALN.

Future additions: exams, access arrangements, grants, IDPs for EHE learners.

🌟 5. Early Years and Developmental Concerns

For families with younger children or those at the beginning of the ALN journey.

🌟 6. Post 16 Pathways, Youth Transitions and Employment

Support for families navigating life beyond compulsory schooling.

🌟 7. Health, Social Care and Family Support

Real life guidance beyond the classroom.

🌟 8. System Insight and ALN Reform

For parents who want to understand the bigger picture and the pressures shaping current practice.

🌟 9. Long Covid and Chronic Health Needs (coming January)

Navigating Attendance for a child with chronic health needs can be a minefield so we've written this Guide to help you through it, and referenced all the relevant official Government Guidance within the article to help you find your way Attendance Guidance for families in Wales

Two major guides are on the way later this month

  • Part 1: How Long Covid affects children in Wales

  • Part 2: Education and support pathways, including IDPs, tuition and reduced attendance

  • Plus an online community clinic in early January

💬 You Are Not Alone

If any guide raises questions or you want to hear from others who have been through this, our parent community is here:

👉 facebook.com/groups/learnwithoutlimitscic

You will find parents who understand, cheer you on and offer grounded insight into what actually works in Wales.

⭐ New Here? Start With One of These:

If you are overwhelmed and not sure where to begin:

👍 If school is saying your child is “fine”

Read: What an IDP must include
https://learnwithoutlimitscic.blogspot.com/2025/11/idp-series-what-must-be-included-in-idp.html

👍 If your child is too anxious to attend

Read: When anxiety keeps a child from school
https://learnwithoutlimitscic.blogspot.com/2025/11/when-anxiety-keeps-child-from-school.html

👍 If school keeps sending your child home

Read: Reduced timetable guide

👍 If you are considering home education

Read: How to deregister from a Welsh school
https://learnwithoutlimitscic.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-to-deregister-from-welsh-school.html

👍 If your child cannot attend due to health

Read: EOTAS Part 1 (The real process explained)

💛 We will update this page every month

This is a living guide.
New posts will always be added here so you have a clear, simple path through everything we create.

Learn Without Limits CIC exists to make your journey easier.

Let us navigate it together.

Want to know more? 

You can find our ALN Parent Guide App, details of our events, current projects, volunteering opportunities, policy documents, and much more on our website at https://learnwithoutlimitscic.org/

Our Parent Peer Support Community is here https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwithoutlimitscic

You can contact us via email here support@learnwithoutlimitscic.org 


This guide is published by Learn Without Limits CIC, a Wales-based Community Interest Company supporting families navigating ALN and access to education.

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