Coed-Y-Dderwen Community Primary

The SEN system has changed since January 2022 to a new 'Additional Learning Needs ' (ALN) system.

This is a 3 year transition process.

If you have any concerns about your child's progress in school share these concerns firstly with his/her class teacher. This will provide an opportunity for matters to be addressed and resolved promptly and prevent problems from escalating. Your child's class teacher will be able to speak to you about your child's progress in school and direct you to the school Additional Learning Needs Coordinator (ALNCO) if necessary. At Coed-Y-Dderwen Community Primary School our ALNCO is Miss C Salter.

Coed-Y-Dderwen aims to promote an inclusive environment where all pupils are able to make the most of their learning. At our school, we recognise that pupils join us with varying experiences and abilities and, at times there may also be additional needs that require support which is significantly additional to and/or different from others.

What are Additional Learning Needs (ALN)?

A child has additional learning needs if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability (whether the learning difficulty or disability arises from a medical condition or otherwise) which calls for additional learning provision (ALP) , beyond the Universal Provision provided for all learners.

2. A child of compulsory school age that has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she

(a) has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or

(b) has a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities for education or training of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream-maintained schools.

3. A child under compulsory school age has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she is, or would be if no additional learning provision were made, likely to be within subsection (2) when of compulsory school age.

4. A person does not have a learning difficulty or disability solely because of the language (or form of language) in which he or she is or will be taught is different from a language (or form of language) which is or has been used at home.

ALN - IAG -Resource Reference List.docx

ALN Parent Guide 2020-WELSH.pdf

ALN Parent Guide 2020-ENG.pdf

What happens if my child is no longer classed as ALN, but still needs extra help?

For those children who are no longer classed as ALN or SEN, but still need support, they will be known in our cluster as ‘Differentiation Plus’. Please be assured these pupils will continue to receive interventions and support as they have previously, if needed. They will have a termly learning plan (like an IEP) to closely monitor their individual targets and progress.

Interventions and support for pupils:

We have many types of interventions to support children's needs, including:

ELSA - for groups or individuals
Lego Therapy
Read, Write, Inc. 1-1 or small group sessions.
FRESHSTART RWI(Literacy reading intervention)
Wellcomm (Speech and language)
Language and Numeracy support.
SpeechLinks
POPAT
Hornet/Word wasp (SPLD support)
Nessy
Additional in class adult support.
Emotional and wellbeing support for behaviour accessed through Chepstow Nurture room.

Outside Support agencies/useful websites

Positive Parenting : https://www.merthyrfis.org/be-positive-not-perfect/positive-parenting/

Multi agency support for parents- Early Help Hub: https://www.merthyrfis.org/providers-zone/early-help-hub/

ASD in Wales : http://www.asdinfowales.co.uk/en/

Autism: https://www.autism.org.uk/

Neurodevelopmental Team : https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/services/child-adolescent-mental-health-services/neurodevelopmental-service/

NURTURE NETWORK UK

Coed-Y-Dderwen is currently taking part in the Nurture Network Award. CYD strives to adhere to the 6 principles of the Nurture Network Programme. For more information go to https://www.nurtureuk.org/

The 6 Principles of Nurture are

The classroom offers a safe base
Children's learning is understood developmentally.
The importance of transitions in children's lives.
All behaviour is communication.
Language is a vital means of communication.
The importance of Nurture for the development of wellbeing.