Additional Education Needs: Views will help shape Code of Practice Mon, 10 May 2021 More than 500 people have contributed to a survey asking how the support given to children with Additional Education Needs (AEN) can be made more effective. Children with AEN can face extra barriers to education and learning making it more difficult to achieve their full potential. The survey asked parents, pupils and school staff to give their honest opinions on current support, how children transition between educational settings, and suggest improvements. Around half of those who took part were parents and 60% felt the existing support in schools did not meet the learning and development needs of children.