PART 2

ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS
CHAPTER 3

SUPPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS

Additional learning needs co-ordinating officers

Additional learning needs co-ordinator
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1
The duty in subsection (2) applies to—
a
the governing body of a school in Wales that is—
i
a community, foundation or voluntary school,
ii
a maintained nursery school, or
iii
a pupil referral unit;
b
the governing body of an institution in the further education sector in Wales.
2
The governing body must designate a person, or more than one person, to have responsibility for co-ordinating additional learning provision for pupils or students (as the case may be) with additional learning needs.
3
A person designated under this section is to be known as an “additional learning needs co-ordinator”.
4
Regulations may—
a
require governing bodies to ensure that additional learning needs co-ordinators have prescribed qualifications or prescribed experience (or both);
b
confer functions on additional learning needs co-ordinators in relation to provision for pupils or students (as the case may be) with additional learning needs.
5
In subsections (2) and (4)(b), “students” means students enrolled at the institution in the further education sector.