SUPPORT FOR PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY

Here are some links to Support Parents of children with SEND 

Worcestershire Children’s First 

Worcester Children’s First have recently developed a document to explain to parents some the support available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in Worcestershire. 

• Worcestershire SEND graduated response – This guidance is intended to be used as a tool for schools and settings and those partner agencies working with parents, carers and young people with SEND.

• SENDIASS – support parents, carers, children and young people with SEND and our service is impartial and confidential.

• SEND Local Offer – Information and advice for families with children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities.

• The Graduated Response within Worcestershire

Supportive services 

Speech and Language

Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapists have a wealth of resources to help at home and school.

The Speech and Language Therapy Service have been very busy making some wonderful resources and these are available below or from their website (above)

Listening and attention games and resources

• Early Years Listening rules cue cards
• Listening rules cue cards
• Listening games for home
• 5 ways to help children to listen
• No technology play ideas

Social and emotional visuals/resources

• Are you a friend magnet?
• Friend spotting 
• Simple feelings rating scale
• feelings wheel

Visuals and tasks to support transition:

• My School Clothes – a task to help children who are new to the school to know what they will be wearing
• My Lunchbox – an activity that will help your child plan with you what their packed lunch might include
• My New School Hunt –  for children who are new to our school here is a set of things to look out for in school
• Transition Questions – These may be some of the questions your children might wonder about prior to their return.
• Who? Where? When? What? questions to help prepare your child for transition into school in September

Resources for children’s worries

• Supporting anxious children page and the video to help you support your child/children who are anxious about current events. 
• Big world, my world – helping your child understand the world and things they can and can’t control.

Learning at home

Help with learning from home.

• NEW – Autumn Walk 
• Concept walk
• Syllable search
• Walk by numbers 
• rainbow walk
• Everyday activities that count as learning
• Super Hero Challenges
• Unplugged games

Occupational Therapy (paediatric)

Here is the link for OT for Worcestershire. There are a number of videos and links on their website to support with a range of needs. Here are a few links that may help.

• Calming strategies leaflet – The proprioceptive sense 
• The Under and Overactive Child – Universal Sensory Strategies to help leaflet 
• Ready Steady, Relax – techniques to help children to relax and be calm leaflet
• Sleep and calming – Information to support healthy sleeping routines
• Pre-Writing Skills – Information for Patients & Carers

There is further advice and more specific information about the service on their website to view click here