Additional Learning Needs
At Newtown High School we believe that ALN and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.
There is a wide range of learning difficulties or disabilities, but they can be broadly placed into the following four areas:
- Communication and interaction – these include children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs, and those with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
- Cognition and learning – these include children and young people with moderate learning difficulties (MLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and specific learning difficulties (SpLD) such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia.
- Behaviour, emotional and social development (BESD) – these difficulties may manifest themselves in many ways including becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well displaying challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour. Other children/young people may have disorders such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) or attachment disorder
- Sensory and/ or physical these include children and young people with visual impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), multi-sensory impairment (MSI) and physical disability (PD)
Children and young people with any of the above needs will be included in our school community. We are committed to involving children and young people with ALN in decisions about their learning and we will always work in a person-centred way.
If you wish to discuss our provision further then please contact our ALNco, Ms J Hamilton - jhamilton@newtown-hs.powy.sch.uk