What is learning support?
Learning support is extra assistance tailored to the needs of an individual. With the right support, learners can often access courses and programmes of study that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
At Coleg y Cymoedd we want all our learners to achieve their potential and our learning support is designed to make further education and training more accessible for all.
Meet the learning support team
Get in touch with our helpful team for all enquiries about disability, mobility and learning support at the college.
HEAD OF INCLUSION AND ALNCO
Carrie Jones
Deputy head of inclusion (ystrad mynach / ABERDARE)
Kelly Morgan
deputy head of inclusion (nantgarw / RHONDDA)
Sarah Evans
Enhanced transition coordinator
Jacqueline Harris
IDP coordinator (Ystrad Mynach / Aberdare)
Cerys Evans-Fletcher
IPD coordinator (nantgarw / rhondda)
Nicky Lewis
How do I disclose a disability or learning difficulty?
You can tell us on your application form. If you prefer to discuss it in person, you can also contact one of the team at any time. Telling us as early as possible helps us to arrange the right support for you before you start college and during your time here.
Who can access learning support?
Coleg y Cymoedd provides a full range of accessible further education and training.
With our ordinarily available and additional learning provision, all learners can make progress in line with their aspirations and abilities.
- Support for all learners – We offer a broad range of ordinarily available services to all learners to help them transition to college and progress through their academic journey here.
- Additional support – This is for learners with additional learning needs (ALN) who need support beyond our ordinarily available provision. The ALN Team will work with the learner and those who support them to identify the most appropriate support for their individual needs.
Support for our learners
We support all our learners with ordinarily available services and can provide extra support for learners with ALN.
Support for all learners
All learners can request this support with wellbeing and academic skills, as well as tutor support and guidance.
Additional support
Our friendly, experienced and qualified Additional Learning Provision Team can help with these individual needs.
Who can access Additional Learning Support?
Learners with additional learning needs (ALN) can access our additional learning support provision.
ALN covers a wide range of physical and mental challenges, including:
Your individual development plan
Only learners who access Additional Learning Provision (ALP) support will need an Individual Development Plan (IDP).
Most learner’s needs are met through our ordinarily available support and they will not need ALP to succeed in their studies.
Learners aged between 16-25 will need to give consent for an IDP to be written. The learner decides who they would like to involve in the process and who the IDP can be shared with.
Who can access Universal Learning Provision?
Universal Learning Provision is our ordinarily available support that all learners can access.
We have a wide range of ordinarily available learning support services and we encourage learners to access these services.
They can help with the transition to college and right through their academic journey with us.
What is the ALN Act?
The ALN Act is the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.
This legislation states the support that children and young people with ALN are entitled to.
It simplifies previous legislation so that young people in post-16 education and training have fair and consistent support.
Learn more about the ALN Act and what it means for learning support in college:
- Welsh Government ALN Transformation Programme Frequently Asked Questions
- Welsh Government Factsheet for young people and parents/carers
- SNAP Cymru – an independent advocacy service for young people with ALN and their families
Learning support publications
For more information about our learning support provision, download one of our publications.
Additional learning provision guide
Welsh Government toolkit for parents and carers
Aberdare
Wellington Street
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF44 8EN
Nantgarw
Heol y Coleg
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QY
Rhondda
Llwynypia
Tonypandy
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF40 2TQ
Ystrad Mynach
Twyn Road
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7XR
