Additional

Learning Needs

Download: • Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal Act • ALN Programme • ALN in Wales - what’s happening Mrs Michelle O'Connor is the school ALNCo, she is supported by Mrs Vicki Lumsden and works closely with all the Teaching Assistants in our school. If you have concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school to discuss any matter relating to your child. Ysgol Maes Owen works with a variety of agencies to support pupils with additional learning needs. The school offers a variety of support and interventions to ensure children can access the curriculum and are supported appropriately. Wales has a new ALN Code which began replacing the old system in September 2020. The link below will give you information about the new Welsh reforms. New ALN Guidance for parents, families, children and young people. These guides have been published to support understanding of how and when children, who were not included in the arrangements during the first year of implementation, will move to the ALN system: • Easy read guide for children, parents and families • Implementing the additional learning needs system between September 2021 and August 2024: a guide for parents and families To support parents and families to further understand their rights under the ALN system, an overview guide and an easy read version have been made available. • Rights under the additional learning needs (ALN) system - A guide for parents and families • A guide for parents about rights under the additional learning needs (ALN) system