This draft action plan was developed with input from a range of sources, including the 2015 Learning Support Update, and the Select Committee Inquiry into Identification and Support for students with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The draft plan covers four priority areas:

• improving the way children and young people are assessed for additional learning needs
• strengthening the range of supports for children and young people with disabilities and additional learning needs
• improving the way the education system responds to neurodiverse learners and gifted learners
• ensuring that learning support is resourced for increased support and delivery.

Specific proposals include developing screening tools to help identify learning needs when children start school and the creation of two new roles in the system, including a ‘Learning support co-ordinator’ within schools.