Pancake Day Sensory Story
A Sensory Recipe/Poem for Pancake Day Just a little bit of fun for Pancake day. a sensory story/recipe for…
School Based Anxiety: Signs, Causes & Strategies to Support
School Anxiety, Signs, Causes, Support and Resources. The subject of school anxiety is often a source of frustration and…
Blitz: WW2 Sensory Adventure
Blitz: A WW2 Sensory Story Adventure To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day this sensory…
AAC Game: Shark Bite
AAC Games for Communication Our next review for a game suitable for AAC users is Shark Bite. I bought…
Sensory Story: The Autumn Forest
An Autumn Sensory Story This is due to be the first in a series of 4 stories (1 for…
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BackPocketTeacher: Bereavement and Grief in SEND
The Birth of BackPocketTeacher Hands up, who returns from school with a bizarre range of things in their pockets?…
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Sensory Story: The Blue Abyss
This was my first attempt at writing a sensory story. Heavily influenced by this book by the fantastically creative Joanna Grace
Student Panel Interview Questions
This guide will hopefully provide an insight into some of the questions you can expect to face when undertaking a student panel interview, remember that this part of the interview process is designed to compliment the other parts. Remember to ask questions back. If you have a student council – What do they think of you?
Sensory Learning Activities: An A-Z.
Why sensory Learning? Sensory learning – Sensory activities are those designed by educators to facilitate exploration encouraging children to…
SEN Parents: An Essential Educational Partnership
Every successful placement requires the best possible communication and working relationship between parents and carers and schools
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An Essential Guide to Teaching Phonics in Early Years
Written for us by an Early Years leader, this post outlines a suggested phonics session, the activities and routine will be appropriate for all mainstream settings, and with a little imagination to any SEN setting. The phonics session mirrors what I taught to my class. Keeping the same routine really helped my autistic learners and is the key takeaway from this post.
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Emotional Regulation & SEND: Free Printable Resources
Recognising your own emotions and identifying effective strategies for managing these is a key skill for any child.
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Teacher Appraisal: 5 Essential Questions to Discuss
The appraisal process is an essential part of not only a member of staff’s professional development but also in the process of school improvement and review.
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6 Ways Symbols Support Special Education Learning
Symbols can be used to support both receptive and expressive communication. They support word recognition in pre-readers and can be used in times of increased stress to communicate a need when word recall is impaired, for example showing an exit symbol for time out instead of having to ask or explain why.
A-Z of world book day ideas – That aren’t dressing up!
World Book Day Teaching Activities As a parent, I am starting to dread the yearly costume hunt that World…
Behaviour: Debriefing and Post-Incident Support
You can call it challenging behaviour but these events really demonstrate is a highly anxious,frustrated or traumatic reaction to stress, Autistic children are not any more prone to behavioural incidents than other children so we need to look deeper if our interactions or environment is leading to issues.
Special Education: Life beyond school
f teaching is a vocation then working in the field of special needs is a calling.
Top Tips for an ECT Working With SEN Pupils
It is that time of year when trainee teachers are finishing their placements and looking for a school to begin their teaching career in. I hope some of you consider moving into the SEN sector. It is a great opportunity to build so many essential skills. It is also a great way to get to know the child behind the label, behind the stereotypes and textbook generalisations.
Essential Sensory Resources
Many “Sensory” resources can be created from free or existing material, bubble wrap, packaging foam, a little dot of oil on a radiator. Food is easy and usually cheap, rainbow rice or spaghetti. I am a fan of getting outside, feel the breeze, listen to the waves (my school is just above the beach). Sometimes you want something a bit different. These can be used in a sensory room or individually to encourage calming or even concentration. I would love to hear your ideas as well.
Engaging the failed Autistic Learner.
this post is specifically focused on strategies that may be effective for autistic children. This post draws heavily on the work of Damian Milton from who’s writing I have learnt so much from over the last year or two. This booklet has particularly shaped my approach to teaching. Most of these strategies are really just aimed at reducing stressors throughout the day. I would like to stress these are interpreted through by teaching experience and context is very important.
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