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SEND Model Policy and Information Report Prompts
This document provides guidance and prompts to help you when you are writing or amending your school SEN Policy and Information Report.
The Recovery Curriculum Resource pack – helping children back into school after lockdown.
The Recovery Curriculum is a framework that will help you support your children and young peoples’ re-engagement with learning after a significant break in face to face education. It is based on the work of Barry Carpenter and the Evidence for Learning team
Missed the virtual SEN Summer Conference? Catch up with the presentations here
We put together an exciting online programme of events at the beginning of July. I was a chance to listen to and ask question of some of the the leaders in the field. Missed it? Many of the sessions were recorded and you can watch them here.
Lipreaders and facemasks – we still have some of our lapel badges left
If you are a lipreader, you may be finding the current situation pretty challenging in shops, on transport and around and about. We've created these lapel badges, that may help - they are available free. Just contact us to get yours.
Webinar: Supporting a child with vision impairment in schools
In this recording of our introductory webinar, we use a an example student (Eddie) to show how our Service supports a visually impaired student, explain conditions that cause vision impairment and examples of advice, technology and mobility/orientation for staff to ensure the student has access to the environment and curriculum.
Makaton signs relating to Covid-19
This document contains key Makaton signs related to Covid-19 which you can use as you talk to people about Coronavirus (Covid-19). Makaton signs are helpful for children and young people with communication needs and learning disabilities. The signs are designed to support spoken language - signs are used with speech, in spoken word order.
Covid-19 – Returning to school for students with a Vision Impairment
For pupils with a Vision Impairment (VI) the challenges of returning to a re-organised school are substantial. Although no two pupils or two school environments are the same, we hope this general advice may help you to consider how you can support children with a vision impairment within your school and classroom.
Webinar: Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties
This webinar looks at the signs and indicators of Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties in the primary and secondary classroom, discuss teaching strategies to address these needs and look at the screening and diagnostic process.
Covid-19 – Checking audiological equipment & reducing infection risk!
It is important to have a clear procedure in place for checking audiological equipment. This should ensure the safety of both the child and the adult.