Education Tribunal for Wales

The tribunal hears appeals about additional learning needs Additional learning needs The term used in Wales when a child needs extra support to learn. It replaced the term special educational needs for children and young people in Wales. Read the full definition of Additional learning needs , such as a decision not to make an individual development plan Individual Development Plan (IDP) The plan a child in Wales gets if they need extra help with learning. It is a legal document, and it is the only statutory plan Wales uses. Read the full definition of Individual Development Plan (IDP) , or disagreement over what a plan says. It also hears claims that a school has discriminated against a disabled child. Appealing is free and you do not need a lawyer. This is not the same body as England's SEND Tribunal: if your child is at school in Wales, this is the tribunal that covers you, and appeals must be sent here, not to the English tribunal.