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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 – 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.

Covid-19 – Returning to school for students with a Hearing Impairment

As we begin to prepare for the gradual return to school, it is important that staff are fully aware of the specific challenges students with HI will face and the impact these challenges may have.

Webinar Series: ‘My Understanding of Deafness’ for primary students

Unlike most of SENDsuccess’s material This 3 part course is designed for students themselves, rather than parents or teachers. This version is for primary students and aims to give them an understanding of deafness and what that may mean for a young person with a hearing loss.

Preparing to come out of lock-down: Social Narratives

These resources have been created by SENDsuccess to help children with autism, or other social communication differences/high anxiety, to prepare for the idea that lockdown will end, and things will begin to get back to normal, albeit a new and maybe different ‘normal’

Webinar Series: ‘My Understanding of Deafness’ for secondary students

Unlike most of SENDsuccess's material This 4 part course is designed for students themselves, rather than parents or teachers. It's for secondary students and aims to give them an understanding of deafness and what that may mean for a young person with a hearing loss. The four parts cover everything from types of hearing loss to how hearing can effect confidence, types of listening device and tips for looking after your mental health.

Understanding Communication: Intensive Interaction – Parent/Carer Guide

Tips for parent/carers on how to effectively use 'intensive interaction' at home.

Sighted Guide: Helping a vision impaired person navigate

A handy guide to help sighted people and vision imapaired people walk together comfortably and safely.

Advice and guidance on social distancing and the hearing impaired

This time of social distancing is difficult for everyone, but for people with a hearing impairment it brings many additional challenges. Here's what you can do to make things easier for your HI friends and colleagues.

Stuck at home: Helping your child understand

Many children with learning disabilities and autism find language difficult. It can be quite easy to spot that a child has difficulties expressing themselves - but they may be quite good at hiding the fact that they also have difficulties understanding others.

Webinar: Lego Therapy

Lego therapy, or Lego club, as many schools call it, can be helpful for children with ASC and social communication – its develops turn taking skills, collaborative skills, joint attention, negotiation and how to ask for and accept help and clarification.

Stuck at home: Reading at home with reluctant/dyslexic readers

Here are a range of activities and strategies that may help motivate reluctant readers and ensure that you both find the process of reading enjoyable.

Top Tips for working with children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Children and young people with ADHD need predictability, structure, short work periods, more individual instruction, positive reinforcement and an interesting curriculum. Building a positive relationship with the student will also ensure more successful outcomes. This article gives more detail on how to meet this need.