All staff are committed to a shared responsibility for the development of appropriate strategies and systems of support in the delivery of provision made for pupils with Additional Learning Needs.

All pupils have a one page profile which is developed by the pupils, staff and parents.
ALN is everyone’s business. The responsibility for ensuring supported integration for pupils with ALN is with all staff. Inclusive and appropriate arrangements are made for pupils who have Additional Learning Needs. Consideration is given to each child’s need and what they need in order to achieve.

We are a large school and work hard to make every child feel special, nurtured and an individual. The school building is well designed where children are based in wings that allow them to learn and play with their peer groups. The ALNCo works closely with parents and all teaching staff to ensure that the most effective provision possible is made for pupils with Additional Learning Needs.

A child has additional learning needs when she or he finds it significantly more challenging to learn than other children of a similar age. He or she may have difficulties which are of a physical nature, connected with sight, hearing or speech, emotional or behaviour difficulties or specific learning difficulties related to aspects of language and/or mathematics. The aims to help our pupils with additional learning needs and to identify individual learning difficulties, with emphasis on early intervention and universal provision to provide support once the child has been identified.

We regularly hold Person Centred Planning (PCP) meetings for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) and in these meetings it is established whether the child’s needs are met through ‘Universal Provision’ i.e. differentiated support within the classroom or whether their need is escalated to requiring an Individual Development Plan (IDP). IDPs tend to be designed for pupils with additional learning needs requiring support additional to what can be provided within the classroom, i.e.specialist support,1:1 provision. In some cases, we put targeted interventions in place for pupils to support them.

We work very closely, and enjoy excellent relationships with,the inclusion service of the Pembrokeshire Local Authority who offer us high quality support to ensure the best provision for our learners.Professionals such as educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, autism specialists and behaviour support teachers,regular visit and work with our school. Informing Parents – We ensure that parents are kept fully informed at every stage of the ALN process.