(Funded by Welsh Government)

SNAP Cymru is delighted to announce

‘From SEN to ALN’ – a series of FREE parent and carer forums for families of children with ALN/Disabilities aged 0-25 across Wales.

Our forums will be held face-to-face in venues across Wales between November 2022 and April 2023. All events will be bi-lingual using the support of Welsh Translation services.

This is a significant and unique opportunity to provide information and feedback about access to ALN education in Wales and to share information about your own personal experiences of ALN implementation and access to education for you and your child or young person with other parents and carers and the SNAP Cymru team in order that information and feedback directly from parents, carers, children and young people can be shared with the Welsh Government.

What will our event cover?

If you are a parent or carer of a child or young person (0-25) with Additional learning needs and/or a disability living in Wales, this event will provide you with everything you need to know about the implementation of the new ALN System in Wales in schools, LA’s and Colleges.  

You may have already experienced moving to the new system and would like an opportunity to share your views and experiences of the new ALN system and provide feedback directly back to the Welsh Government.  

Perhaps you would like to meet and talk about your experiences of education with other parents and carers of children with ALN and disabilities?

Or maybe you’d like to meet your local SNAP Cymru team, and arrange a 1:1 session to share your experiences of ALN and your child or young person.

When are the forums taking place?

Our very first LAUNCH forum is being held on SUNDAY 27^th of November from 10am – 1pm at the Serennu Centre, Newport. Tickets are limited to first come first served, and we anticipate there will be a high demand, so don’t delay, book your ticket here: SNAP Cymru Events | Eventbrite

There are also 3 online sessions planned for November 2022 – dates to be announced very soon!

Between January and April 2023 – face to face sessions are planned across Wales in locations such as

Gwent

Caernarfon

Llandudno

Llandrindod Wells

Camarthen

Swansea

Vale of Glamorgan

Cardiff

Rhondda Cynnon Taf

Dates to be announced soon!

Where can I sign up for my FREE space?

Visit our page on Eventbrite to see where your nearest event is: SNAP Cymru Events | Eventbrite

Our in-person events are supported by Cymen Translation Services, all events (including our online sessions) are bilingual, or where stated held in Welsh or English.  

These events are funded by the Welsh Government.

Please send any questions or if you are unable to attend any of our events for some reason, you are also welcome to provide direct feedback about your experiences of ALN in Wales to our email address fromsentoaln@snapcymru.org

Information for participants of online sessions

Please note, we will not be recording this session, but we will be taking a transcript and record of chat and notes of discussion, which will be anonymised and then shared directly with the Welsh Government ALN team to provide feedback directly from parents/carers, children and young people as to how the new ALN code is working. You will also be provided with an email address for further comments, and following the session you will be emailed a webform/feedback survey, which we would be most grateful if you could complete.

Information for face to face sessions Please note, we will not be recording this forum, but SNAP Cymru staff will be taking a transcript and record of chat, questions and notes of discussion, which will be anonymised and then shared directly with the Welsh Government ALN team to provide feedback directly from parents/carers, children and young people as to how the new ALN code is working. You will also be provided with an email address for further comments, and following the session you will be emailed a web