Special educational needs support, training and resources.
Autism, Learning Difficulties, Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment and Dyslexia.
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Guide to using a Radio Aid
Radio aid guide The transmitter (worn by the teacher) Radio-aid-guide-new The receiver (worn by the child) How to Use: Wear the transmitter around the neck with the lanyard. [...]
Receivers poster
Do you have a hearing-impaired child in school? They will have equipment in school to help them hear better in class. If you see any of these pieces, please [...]
Pupil Voice
This resource will help you support pupils with an EHCP to contribute to their PCR meeting. PUPIL VOICE Facilitating Pupils with EHCPs to Contribute to their Person-Centred Review (PCR) Meeting [...]
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.