SEND
All about… portage
As the National Portage Association celebrates its 40th year, Nicole Weinstein looks at the vital role that portage workers play in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities
All about… small spaces
- Practice | Early Years Curriculum | SEND | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Learning & Development | Physical Development
What is it that makes enclosed spaces so appealing to many children, and how can early years settings support them in this? Annette Rawstrone reports
SEND: Overcoming the barriers to positive transitions
What are the challenges to achieving good transitions for children with SEND? Catherine McLeod, CEO of inclusion charity Dingley's Promise, has led a project to find out
Inclusion: Explore new evidence-based approaches which support the learning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
How can a setting improve its curriculum for autistic children? Thomas Coram Nursery School and Centre, which has thought hard on improving outcomes for children on this diverse spectrum, has some evidence-based approaches. By Jan Stillaway
Inclusion – All signed up
- Practice | Activities | Inclusion | SEND
How a free baby sign programme is giving children with a hearing impairment the tools to communicate. By Gabriella Jozwiak
Supporting SEND… activities to support confident transitions
Preparing a teddy for school is a great way to familiarise children with practical skills required...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Tree of friendship
- Activities | Practice | SEND | Inclusion
How to help children make friends and build relationships with staff. By Georgina Durrant
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Maintaining continuity
- Activities | Practice | SEND | Supporting SEND | Transitions
In a new series exploring supporting children with SEND as they go through transitions, Georgina...
EYFS Best Practice - All about… Persona Dolls
- Practice | Equality & Diversity | Inclusion | SEND | Equality & Diversity | Resources | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Communication and Language
What is the purpose of Persona Dolls in helping to tackle issues such as diversity, and how do...
Inclusion - Steps ahead
How one award-winning setting welcomes children and staff with additional needs. By Gabriella...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Sensory regulation
Two activities to increase and decrease children’s body alertness. By Georgina Durrant
Guides & Resources
Inclusion: Nurture Spaces - Calm and quiet
Children with additional needs are supported at one setting in south London in a dedicated nurture space, explains Luke Page, head of Triangle Nursery School
EYFS Activities – Supporting SEND… Emotional regulation
Visual and auditory activities can help calm overstimulated children. By Georgina Durrant
Inclusion - Seeing the child
How taking a course on supporting children’s additional support needs can improve practitioners’ knowledge. By Dr Jackie Musgrave, Sarah Burton and Joanne Gibson
EYFS activities - Supporting SEND… Motor skills
- Practice | Activities | Inclusion | SEND | Supporting SEND
What can settings do to support fine and gross motor skills? Georgina Durrant reports
EYFS activities - Supporting SEND… Problem solving
Ways that practitioners can help support problem-solving skills. Georgina Durrant reports
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND…Social skills
- Practice | Activities | SEND | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Inclusion | Supporting SEND
Here are some activities to help children develop social skills. By Georgina Durrant
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