Key considerations:

EHCP targets: use your child’s EHCP to guide personalised learning activities.

Flexibility: Your child will benefit from shorter sessions, hands-on activities and sensory breaks.

Accessible materials: resources are to be adapted for their specific needs e.g. audio, visual aids.

Parental and school support: It is important that parents and school collaborate to maintain consistency between home and school learning approaches.

Learning strategies:

Structured routine: create visual timetables with symbols or pictures for predictability or 'Now and Next' boards. Use timers to mark transitions between activities.

Multisensory Approaches: incorporate touch, sound, visuals and movement to reinforce concepts.

Technology and Assistive Tools: use apps, programs or devices tailored for communication or learning e.g. text-to-speech software https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/.

Skill Development: focus on life skills (cooking, cleaning, social interactions). Include functional literacy and numeracy tasks.

Recommended resources:

General Resources:

• Twinkl SEND Resources: adapted worksheets and lesson plans.
• TES Special Needs Section: A variety of activities and templates.
• Oak National Academy https://www.thenational.academy/
• Class Dojo for communication and recording evidence. 

Interactive Learning Tools:

• Studyladder www.studyladder.co.uk/
• Purple Mash www.purplemash.com/sch/baginton-fields-school#/
• BBC Bitesize SEN www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zycsg2p
• BBC Games www.bbc.co.uk/games
• Scratch Online https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Doorway www.doorwayonline.org.uk/
• Happy Clicks www.happyclicks.net/
• Help Kids Learn www.helpkidzlearn.com/
• Shiny Learning www.shinylearning.co.uk/freegames/
• Tinkercard www.tinkercad.com/login
• YouTube Kids www.youtubekids.com/
• Widgit Online: visual tools to support communication and understanding https://widgitonline.com/en/home
• Zones of Regulation: tools to help students understand and manage emotions. https://zonesofregulation.com/
• GoNoodle: fun movement and mindfulness activities. www.gonoodle.com/
• Sensory play: use homemade sensory bins, Play Doh or textured materials.
• Art and Creativity: adapt art projects with large tools or assistive devices.
• Cooking Together: simple recipes help develop fine motor skills, sequencing and maths.
• Outdoor Learning: gardening, nature walks or scavengers’ hunts.

Parent Networks: join groups on Facebook or X, local SEND forums for advice.

Helplines: IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) for legal rights and National Autistic Society for tailored strategies.