Additional Learning Needs Coordinator (ALNCo)

Every school and further education setting in Wales must designate an ALNCo, under section 60 of the Additional Learning Needs Additional learning needs The term used in Wales when a child needs extra support to learn. It replaced the term special educational needs for children and young people in Wales. Read the full definition of Additional learning needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018. The ALNCo coordinates the additional learning provision your child receives and leads on preparing their individual development plan Individual Development Plan (IDP) The plan a child in Wales gets if they need extra help with learning. It is a legal document, and it is the only statutory plan Wales uses. Read the full definition of Individual Development Plan (IDP) , or IDP.

If you are in Wales and worried about your child, the ALNCo is your first ask: request a meeting, describe what you are seeing at home, and ask whether your child has additional learning needs and whether an IDP is being considered. If you ask for the SENCO SENCO The teacher in your child's school who leads support for children with special educational needs. They are usually the quickest person for a parent to reach. Read the full definition of SENCO you will usually still reach the right person, but ALNCo is the correct title in Wales and it is the ALNCo who holds the legal duties.