These are some examples of strategies that can be used in school. There are many more and this is not a complete list. Executive Functioning Strategies Sensory Sensitivities Stress Responses Fine Motor Skills

Advocacy

This is used with older pupils and we use it to help write their GIRFMe/Support Plan with them. Many have found it easier to share information this way.   All About Me    

This continues from our previous post on social media which can be found by clicking this link  Social Media | social media posting online

Trauma

negative thoughts

Answering in your own words questions

Personal Space

This is a workbook that be laminated and used repeatedly as a filling task, or can be used to check understanding. We use it at the start of literacy lessons and pupils work through the folder as a starter/transition task. … Continue reading →

Explaining pain can be a difficult thing to do, especially for neurodivergent people. For some it can be difficult to understand what things mean. This means it can be difficult to self advocate. Explaining Pain A pain scale must be … Continue reading →

general election   If you need to register to vote to get onto the elector role please use this link Register to vote – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) how to vote in a general election   General election info   Choosing a … Continue reading →

School Observations Communication Friendly stress response questionnaire  

slavery   types of questions   four types of sentences   four types of sentences with examples        

Atmosphere Genre Drama  

Music notes and info   Genre Music

The Orchestra          

trigonometry

Note-taking can be difficult for lots. We will be creating more resources to link in with this. planning notetaking Discursive essay

We are collating resources on tenses that can be used to help navigate the english language a little clearer!! tenses  

We have all experienced that feeling of a crash after something exciting happening. It can be difficult to reconcile the drastic change in emotions and this can be confusing. It is important to explore these emotions and valid them.   … Continue reading →

stressometer

We use this as part of our programme on developing understanding of communication. It is NOT used as a means of showing someone the ‘correct’ way to communicate but rather to increase the understanding for all. body language communication Visuals

Feb to June

We will be adding to this over the next few weeks.   maths language plus and minus   Maths Language addition and subtraction

things I am worried about anxiety

This is one that we have been working on for quite a while (and will no doubt edit and improve it as time goes on) but we have created this to help explain the different levels of friendship. This ties … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone!   As you may have seen from our Social Media pages, we are offering FREE training sessions to NQTs/RQTs (newly qualified teachers/recently qualified teachers) who have been unable to get long term employment due to the staffing situation … Continue reading →

Calendar 2023 Please note we have included two examples for October as it has too many weeks so please choose the one which works best for your environment!

Saying ‘no’

neurodiversity

Transition Booklet Updated 2023 Please click the above link for the editable version of our Transition Booklet. It has been slightly modified from previous years based on feedback. Please feel free to use the pages that suit your establishment. As … Continue reading →

  hypo hyper sensitive   Sensory and Strategies

report or telling tales should I report it.pub

guilt

Perfectionism strategies for perceived perfectionism  

Measurements   Volume with evidence

sleep hygiene

Mum is having a new baby This visual explanation can be personalised by writing in the answers and cutting into strips. Remove the strip that isn’t relevant.

Learned Helplessness

discrimination Sources  

Cell Cells 1 Microscope Labels Experiment Instructions Type of microbe Ecosystems Food chain and Food Web  

Perimeter

  Line graph

English what does it mean and example what is tone Sentence Structure in your own words

Teaching Distance, Speed and Time requires the learner to be able to remember the formulas. Many use the visual of a triangle. But for some learners they may remember a triangle but forget how to use the triangle. We have … Continue reading →

Studying can be tricky. It is difficult to learn to study and some people need to be actively taught how to study. Giving someone the chance to explore and experiment allows them the chance to find a way that works … Continue reading →

electricity rules science Science light topic science light topic 2

Talk to me or not lanyard

toilet reminders

PE changing

incident report visual

how my week or day is going faces Secondary Days how my week or day is going draw primary nursery   how my week or day is going Secondary Days     how my week or day is going face primary … Continue reading →

Breaking learning down into smaller chunks can make it feel less overwhelming and more achievable. Using a visual reminder of keeping safe means focusing on positive targets. By writing up the task for the period and the steps to achieve … Continue reading →

We are developing visuals for light topics in Science. science colour filters

Huge thanks to everyone!

Over the next few months, we are creating a visual pack to support the development of understanding senses and how this may impact on an us. senses All about the senses

Using visuals to explain anything, allows the explanation to be more inclusive and is more likely to be understood. Visuals should not be used to patronise but should be used to allow a clearer understanding. Sometimes the understanding of visuals … Continue reading →

It can be difficult to recognise when someone is trying to be a friend and when someone is just trying to take advantage of us. This is very complicated and needs to be specifically taught to many. It is important … Continue reading →

Our thoughts are with the royal family as they come to terms with the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II what has changed now the queen has died.

We try hard to encourage young people to be kind and respectful towards others. For some young people, we also need to actively teach them that they will not like everyone they meet, and support them in developing the skills … Continue reading →

let me tell you about me

For many people anxiety looks like panic, but for others they appear calm and happy while internalising their panic. Due to this, anxiety means that the brain is having to work harder to process and executive functioning issues can occur … Continue reading →

getting dressed for school

home routine symbols and timetable You can also get our Morning Routine board and symbols by clicking the link below. We would cut the symbols and add them to the board with blu tak or velcro so the board would … Continue reading →

How will I get home.pub For many young people, how they are getting home can cause great distress. Using a calendar that has visuals to show how they will be returning home can help to ease this anxiety.

Morning routine We have a few examples of morning routines. We have included one for our older pupils that can be used at home to promote independence and support issues with executive functioning.

We’re back!!

Ready to learn

We have been trying to visualise our schools. It is hugely important to ensure visuals are consistent in schools. Here are some of the ones we have made for our schools. getting ready to learn Homework is due what i … Continue reading →

If you know, you know… Horse stance So excited to be working with young people on the benefits of CWT. cold water what i will need

feeling let down adults let us down

common adjectives

These are school based support strategies. support strategies support strategies 1  

relationship setting boundaries setting boundaries example boundaries Using this resource allows people to set their own boundaries for different types of relationship. This can be personalised by drawing or writing in their own boundaries.   seeking attention and shared experience … Continue reading →

energy levels We have been looking at the Spoon Theory recently. Please see below for more information on this. But You Dont Look Sick? support for those with invisible illness or chronic illness The Spoon Theory Archives – But You … Continue reading →

LFTs

This is based on information from the Scottish Government website and can be found here. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement – 5 January 2022 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (last viewed 6/1/22) This is not our information, we have only visualised … Continue reading →

Here is our calendar for 2022. Only 6 days late, I mean that is impressive!!! 2022 Calendar

reindeer food

These resources were created for a very dear friend who began to lose his ability to verbally communicate towards the end of his young life. There are numerous reasons people use visuals at different stages of their life. This resources … Continue reading →

COP 26 weather climate difference Environment Deforestation  

nov dec 2021

Reasonable adjustments are what we change in order to become more equitable or just. This may be something like building a ramp into a building to make it more accessible or it could be something providing access to ear defenders … Continue reading →

As we get older, we recognise the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. For some people, this comes easily, for others a lot of work needs to be done to recognise this. Over the next few weeks, we will be … Continue reading →

October is Celebrating ADHD Month. We will be updating this blog page with more resources over the next couple of weeks.   ADHD true or false

Sometimes it can be tricky to explain the impact we have on someone else. When explaining bullying, this can be even more challenging. bullying

These resources can be used to further develop a young person’s autonomy when planning their targets. We use then to develop a more structured conversation and to reduce anxieties. Using this allows young people to develop their own voice and … Continue reading →

Using visual can be a great way o find out more about a person. It can be a great starting point for communication and can be used to strengthen relationships.   Getting to know me

How often do we give good advice to others but would never follow the same advice for ourselves? Why do we hold ourselves to a higher standard than we hold others? There are so many of our young people with … Continue reading →

Apologies! We have been unable to add to our blog recently. That doesn’t mean we have stopped creating. In this blog we are including all of our most recent resources. Looks different for different people   Secondary school times NLC … Continue reading →

End of year review  

We will continue to update this resource. drama work folder

coping with death

hormones

Looking at labelling the body. This is something we will be adding to over the coming months. Body labels

  homophone homophone domino homophone dominoes

sections of the orchestra

Exams