Special educational needs support, training and resources.
Autism, Learning Difficulties, Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment and Dyslexia.
News & New Resources
Lots of our training sessions are now available as webinars – updated training schedule
In these strange times SENDsuccess is still delivering training to school staff across the borough. Many of these courses are now available for you to view as webinars. Check out out updated trainig course booklet here to see what's already available and what presentations are coming up!
Deafness during Lockdown – a personal reflection
In Deaf Awareness week one of our staff members reflects on what it feels like to be deaf in during lockdown. Day to day, people who are deaf or hard of hearing face many challenges doing tasks that many take for granted. Since the beginning of lockdown and social distancing, this has made tasks even more difficult and, at times, scary and confusing.
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.
Advice and Guidance for a Send Support Plan for Hearing Impaired students
All deaf children require a Send Support Plan. In this article we look at what information should be included on this plan to help schools fullfill their statutory duty.
New series of webinars: ‘Supporting young people with hearing impairment in school’ now available
SEND success has just completed a full set of four webinar presentations looking at supporting young people with hearing impairment in mainstream school. You can find all parts on the website now.
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.
Webinar: Supporting young people with Down’s Syndrome in school
In this webinar, we cover what Down's Syndrome is, the Learning Strengths and Needs of a young person with Down's Syndrome and an overview of how best to meet these needs within a Primary or Secondary classroom.
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.