Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Transformation 

The Welsh Government aims to transform the expectations, experiences and outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs.

To do so, they have developed the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) ACT, which will transform the separate systems for Special Educational Needs (SEN) in schools and learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LDD) in further education, to create a unified system for supporting learners from 0 to 25 with ALN.

ALN in Wales - What's changing?

The reforms system will:

• Ensure that all learners with ALN are supported to overcome barriers to learning and can achieve their full potential
• Improve the planning and delivery of support for learners from 0 to 25 with ALN, placing learners’ needs, views, wishes and feelings at the heart of the process
• Focus on the importance of identifying needs early and putting in place timely and effective interventions which are monitored and adapted to ensure they deliver the desired outcomes.

We want to make sure that:

• children, their parents and young people’s views, wishes and feelings are listened to when decisions are being made about how to help children and young people
• the right support is put in place quickly to help children and young people with ALN
• everyone works together to help children and young people with ALN, including education and health services

More information about the changes can be found in the links below

• Parents information leaflet
• Detailed Parents guide - SNAP Cymru

Additional Learning Needs

The Inclusion Manager, in collaboration with the Headteacher and Governing Body, plays a key role in determining the strategic development of the ALN Transformation and provision in the school in order to raise the achievement of children with ALN.

Provision is made for individual children with ALN, working closely with Staff, Parents and Carers, and other agencies. The Inclusion Manager is also designated as having responsibility for promoting the educational achievement of Looked After Children (LAC).

Child Protection Officers in the school are the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and the Inclusion Manager.

As a school we aim to help children to:-

• create an environment that meets the additional learning needs of each child;
• ensure that the additional learning needs of children are identified, assessed and provided for;
• make clear the expectations of all partners in the process;
• identify the roles and responsibilities of Staff in providing for children's additional learning needs;
• enable all children to have full access to all elements of the school curriculum.

At Ysgol Llywelyn there are a range of different groups and strategies we use to help pupils with additional learning needs. A few examples are listed below:

• Tyfu - Small group provision for identified Foundation Phase pupils
• Access - Small Group provision. Quiet, private intervention rooms avaiable for years 1-6
• Cwtch - Small group provision supporting emotional wellbeing for years Rec - Yr 6
• Precision Teaching
• Nurture
• Extra reading
• ASD Outreach
• Behaviour Support Outreach
• WellComm (Nursery)
• Social & Communication Group
• IDL
• Tir Morfa Outreach
• PECS
• Talkboost
• Seasons for Growth
• ELSA 
• Managing Emotions Group 
• Personalised timetables
• Cwtch Internal Provision group
• Educational Psychology involvement
• Makaton
• Small group Literacy intervention
• RRRS - Recruit, Recover, Raise Standards - School priority - Reading
• Access to 2 sensory rooms