Special Education and Inclusive Learning
Teaching Resources, Sensory Stories and SEND Information
Category: education
An Inclusive Blended Learning Strategy for SEND.
This post on the design and delivery of an inclusive remote learning strategy for all our children is published in response to the latest Government lockdown. Many schools remain open to vulnerable and critical worker children. However for a significant…
Read MoreDeveloping resilience in children
Guest Post – Developing resilience in children Developing resilience in children is written for inclusiveteach.com by Jessica Robinson. Life is a beautiful journey, but it is not always a bed of roses. There are moments of sadness, stress and grief….
Read MoreChild Voice, AAC, and Safeguarding
Why Developing Child Voice in SEND is a safeguarding priority it is essential you ensure child voice is a top priority in the inclusive classroom. You cannot overstate the importance of providing children with opportunities to demonstrate choices throughout their…
Read More5 Engaging Baby Toys (0-6 months)
Poppy is our 5th and youngest. We had passed on most of the old baby toys we had as the others grew up and moved past this stage. So we had to find some new toys for her to play…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Grief
Let’s Talk About Grief No one likes to think about death, let alone talk about it and who feels comfortable talking to children about death?! Being blessed with life means that we also have to cope with others dying and…
Read MoreSensory Christmas Songs
These multi-sensory Christmas songs take the concept of sensory stories and apply them to traditional Christmas songs. Using a range of sensory stimuli we reinforce the key elements of the songs and bring them to life! To aim is to…
Read MoreIn Flanders Fields Sensory Story
A Multi-Sensory Approach To Remembrance Day. This is a suggested multi-sensory story approach to using the poem “In Flanders Fields” by John Mcrae in class with SLD or PMLD pupils. The language used does not lend itself to being a…
Read MoreRewards and Natural Consequences
Personalisation and Purpose I am a fan of personalised reward systems as a way to achieve a very specific goal. As a behaviour modification strategy I have struggled to find a suitable system. I have found star charts or token…
Read MoreBlended Learning: Oak National Specialist Curriculum.
Blended Learning for SEN Learners To celebrate the launch of the Oak National Academy’s new specialist curriculum provision our #SENexchange discussion on the 23rd September was on blended learning. The following post is a summary of the discussion by collaborators….
Read MoreMaths: Multisensory Activities for Teaching Big and Small
Maths: Big and Small Big and Small These concepts are generally taught together but we also use them to describe objects without a comparative object. “wow that’s a big smile” “what a big yawn!”. In fact, we throw around size-related…
Read MoreHow assistive technologies benefit students with SEND
How assistive technologies benefit students with disabilities In the U.S. alone, 7.1 million students (almost 14% of all students) are classed as receiving special education and have an identified need for assistive technologies. Since inclusive education is a priority and…
Read MoreDiversity: 3 Great Picture Books
Diversity in society is a really important topic to start addressing with children as soon as possible. This is especially true for children in a special school they are already marginalised in certain sections of society. I found these books…
Read MoreTeaching Emotions: 6 Picture Books
Teaching emotions and explaining feelings to children is essential. A child cannot self regulate without recognising and starting to understand how they feel. It is also important for children to start to understand how their actions affect others. There are…
Read More5 Interactive Apps Geared Towards Special Needs Students
A guest post on great SEN apps. For many children access to school ended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus. Now that the spread is slowing down, however, they’re allowed to reopen fully. But a survey conducted by the National…
Read MoreControl, Anxiety, and Oppositional Behaviour at Home and School.
All children have a tendency to display oppositional behavior at times. After 13 years working with children with Autism, ADHD, ODD and other needs I have seen a range of reasons for opposition. With my own children I can identify…
Read MoreCovid-19 without words – Charlie and the C Monsters
A new, free to download printable comic and colouring book and six-minute animated film – Charlie & the C Monsters – has been created. This is designed for the unique purpose of explaining non-verbally how Covid-19 is spread. It explains…
Read MoreThe Daily Mile: Curriculum Links and SEND
What are the benefits of the Daily Mile for SEND pupils? The Daily Mile is an example of a school-based physical health intervention that involves teachers taking their class outside at some point during the school day to participate in…
Read MoreMental Health – SEND Support
An #SENexchange Discussion This is a synopsis of the #SENexchange discussion from May 2020. The topic was Mental Health Support and strategies for children and adults with SEND. This was part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Due to the coronavirus…
Read MoreCovid-19: Back To School Resources
A collection of resources to support the transition of children back to school during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As with all inclusiveteach resources these are free to use and designed for pupils with SEN. I primarily work with autistic pupils…
Read MoreQuality of Life: Reducing Anxiety
The Value of Compassion This post is a reflection of the #SENexchange discussion on Quality of life and our favourite things. It took place during the Coronavirus crisis in April 2020. Our definitions of what education, life and security look…
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