{"id":13058,"date":"2026-05-19T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/?page_id=13058"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:49:10","slug":"additional-learning-needs-information-for-parents-and-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/additional-learning-needs-information-for-parents-and-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Learning Needs: Information for Parents and Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row 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<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"aln-acc\">\n    <summary>\n      <span class=\"aln-acc-label\">How we work with parents and carers<\/span>\n      <span class=\"aln-acc-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"aln-acc-body\">\n      <p>\n        Parents and carers know their children best. We value working together so that support is clear,\n        helpful and centred around the needs of the pupil.\n      <\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>We listen to parent and carer views.<\/li>\n        <li>We talk with pupils about what helps them learn.<\/li>\n        <li>We review progress and support carefully.<\/li>\n        <li>We work with other professionals when this is needed.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"aln-acc\">\n    <summary>\n      <span class=\"aln-acc-label\">What should I do if I have a concern?<\/span>\n      <span class=\"aln-acc-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"aln-acc-body\">\n      <p>\n        If you are worried about your child\u2019s learning, progress or development, please speak to your child\u2019s class teacher.\n        They can talk through your concerns and explain what support is already in place.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        If further support is needed, the school can arrange for you to speak with the Additional Learning Needs Coordinator.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <!-- CONTACT -->\n  <div class=\"aln-contact\">\n    <h2>Need to speak to someone?<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      If you have any questions about Additional Learning Needs or would like to discuss your child\u2019s support,\n      please contact the School Office and ask to speak to your child\u2019s class teacher or the Additional Learning Needs Coordinator.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      <strong>School Office: 02920 736420<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13058","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13058"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13061,"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13058\/revisions\/13061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}