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Waltham Forest Parent Forum
Events for children/young people The Together Space- Sunday 15th May Link to tickets and information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/329851232917 And info also [...]
Introduction to Interoception Webinar
Interoception is the 8th sense, that helps you feel what is going on inside your body and it has a [...]
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
Autism and Visual Support Webinar
This webinar will help you to understand the reasons why visual cues are so important for pupils with autism and [...]
Parents meeting – families of deaf children
If you are a parent of a deaf child in Waltham Forest, supported by the SENDsuccess outreach service, we would [...]
The Teenage Girl’s Guide to Living Well With ADHD
We are delighted to say that our very own Sonia Ali has published her new book The Teenage Girl's Guide To [...]
Deafness in Lockdown
Hayley Adams, our audiological technician, was asked by the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) to write about [...]
SEN Summer Conference – 2021
Please complete the SEN Summer Conference Booking Form to book your free online sessions.
EYs Training and SEND Passport
EYs Training: Waltham Forest’s Early Years, Childcare and Business Development Service, alongside partners and commissioned services have created bespoke training [...]
Colourful Semantics Webinar
https://youtu.be/wQCj3b2B8XQ
Introduction to Comic Strip Conversations (CSC)
The creator is Carol Gray. CSC is a strategy using a combination of stick figures and conversation symbols [...]
Comic Strip Conversations webinar Nov 2020
https://youtu.be/BqQldkFWW_M
The impact of masks on Hearing Impaired pupils
https://youtu.be/sq-4NGRUw84
Covid 19 – Return to School (HI learners)
Covid-19 - Return to school for Students with a Hearing Impairment As we begin to prepare for the gradual return [...]
Remote Learning HI January 2021 Video
https://youtu.be/Gjh8vBVK6mw
Making Online Learning Accessible for Deaf Students
Making online learning accessible for deaf students As we are now into our third lockdown, schools are closed and we [...]
Making Remote Learning Accessible for Learners with a Visual Impairment
INFORMATION SHEET Making Remote Learning Accessible for Learners with a Visual Impairment Students with a visual impairment (VI) have individual [...]
Radio Aids Webinar 2020
A Webinar about using Radio Aids https://youtu.be/uxiQ4_qalcs
Guide to using a Radio Aid
Radio aid guide The transmitter (worn by the teacher) The receiver (worn by the child) The receiver (worn by the [...]
Receivers poster
Do you have a hearing-impaired child in school? They will have equipment in school to help them hear better [...]
Pupil Voice
This resource will help you support pupils with an EHCP to contribute to their PCR meeting. PUPIL VOICE Facilitating Pupils [...]
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.
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.