Four AMs, including Alun Cairns, regional AM for the Conservative Party, Jeff Cuthbert, constituency member for the Labour Party, Caerphilly, Janet Ryder, regional AM for North Wales and Kirsty Williams, constituency member for Brecon and Radnorshire, visited the college as part of a review of support provided for people with dyslexia in schools and colleges.

The ministers, who are on the Assembly's enterprise and learning scrutiny committee, spoke to students and staff about how people with dyslexia are helped to reach their full potential in the college.

The ministers were told how the college's Study Skills team provide diagnostic assessments to help identify learning needs a student has. Depending on their individual needs, the student is then offered a range of support, from equipment such as computers and spell checkers to personal support in groups or one-to-one.

Carol Newsam, programme area manager at Deeside College, said: "We were delighted to welcome the committee members to the college.

"Our support has been proven to be very effective; hundreds of students have benefited over the past year alone.

"The students were keen to share their experiences; they are great advocates for the services we provide."

The college provides a range of support which was recognised in its last Work-Based Learning inspection as 'outstanding'.

The group will report their findings formally to the full committee later in the autumn and a final report of their findings and recommendations will be published before the end of the year.