Sensory Garden: Outdoor Learning
Making use of your sensory garden. Outdoor learning is an essential part of all children’s education. Getting out of…
Sensory Story: Snow Bear
This winter themed Sensory Story has been written for our “Time” topic where we are exploring the seasons. Snow…
Top SEND ECT Tips
ECTs: Flipping the Narrative on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Collated by the inspirational Elly Chapple (visit her site…
Assessment for PMLD
Rethinking Assessment for PMLD learners. In 2015, Cherry Garden School decided their assessment and reporting procedures were no longer…
The SEND Acronym Guide
This guide will provide information about the meaning of over 100 widely used acronyms.
Spring 2019 SEND blog roundup.
There were so many important developments in the world of special education during the first part of 2019. Many seem to be focussing (and about time) on humanising the stories behind the labels and pushing for accountability of those in positions of power.
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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.
Making your classroom better for all learners: Environment
The importance of an inclusive school learning environment Every student, whether in special schools, an alternative provision or general…
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The Mental Health crisis facing our most vulnerable children.
There are many many children out there who are crying out for help. There are many dedicated, enthusiastic, creative and compassionate people who are desperate to help. These people need help, we are increasingly facing highly complex issues that very few educational professionals are equipped to deal with. I am writing this as a teacher but I know there are CAMHS workers, social workers and support staff throughout the country who are feeling like this.
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Remembrance Day: Free SEN resources
These are the resources I have made to use with my class to support learning about Remembrance Day this November. Poppy themed with a UK focus all use similar images and symbols . I hope they are of some use with your children.
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Essential Education Books for Inclusive Teachers: Behaviour.
These books are only those I have read and can recommend. They all follow an inclusive and positive support ethos. They all also focus on the only part of behaviour support we can control – ourselves. If your school has a zero tolerance behaviour policy read these and make it your mission to get that rewritten.I will get around to doing a second post but I need to get reading first!
Internal Antecedents: Behaviour “Out of the Blue”
Internal Antecedents: Does Behaviour Really Come “Out of the Blue?” Often overlooked, internal antecedents are an important element in…
10 Simple Strategies to Prevent Behaviour Escalation.
These are 10 simple ways to prevent challenging behaviour escalation by making small changes to your interactions. In our…
A Free Alternative to Twinkl Create For SEN Teaching Resources
One of the most interesting things I found on the Twinkl site was the “create” feature, this allows you to build a range of resources from displays to interactive games to worksheets. Now I’m not the biggest fan of a worksheet but with a bit of laminating they can easily turn into a folder task. I hate seeing folders of random sheets that all use different fonts imagery etc. If I am creating a pack for a topic it is much better that all the resources have a common look and feel. It just looks more cohesive and planned.
Autism: Change and Transition
Transition Resources for supporting Children with change “If a child is Autistic, they do not like change”. This is…
5 Ways To Implement Autism Awareness for Inclusive Teachers
Autism awareness is an essential concept with ever increasing need for us all to seek a greater understanding of what it means to be autistic. However it must be more than holding an assembly, or watching a video. We must make real and ongoing adaptations to ensure our learning environments and school communities are as inclusive as possible.
Sensory Umbrellas For PMLD.
Sensory and Storytelling Umbrellas When you listen to a speaker you need to be inspired. Your mind needs to…
Transport Topic Teaching Resources 2
Free Printable Transport Topic Teaching Resources for EYFS, KS1 and SEN This post contains some more transport topic-themed free…
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Top 5 Special Education Teaching Resources
What Are The Best SEN Teaching Resources We asked a number of experienced SEN teachers to share the Best…
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