The Importance of Play and Relationships

This webcast will focus on two important elements of supporting young children’s learning and development. We will look at play and relationships and how the two are interlinked to successfully support young children’s development.

SEND and Emerging Needs in the Early Years

A pre-recorded webinar specifically for all those working in the EYFS, with an interest in understanding and supporting the emerging needs of young children.

Working Effectively with Parents

The SEND Code of Practice makes it clear that parents must play a central role in discussions and decisions regarding the provision made for their children. This webinar explores the role and some of the ways that schools and parents can work effectively

Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs assessments and plans

In this webcast, we will focus on Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs assessments and plans in the early years. This webcast will give a brief overview of the process and plans.

Safeguarding and young children with SEND

In this webcast, we will consider the particular issues around safeguarding and young children with SEND. This webcast does not cover the detail of the safeguarding requirements; you must refer to the national statutory guidance, some of which is listed a

Support, information and funding for children with SEND in the Early Years

In this webcast, we will focus on the support, information and funding which may be available in local authorities to support providers to build their capacity to include young children with SEND.

Reasonable adjustments

SEMH Tools

This webcast shares existing free tools to inform whole school strategy development including the measurement and monitoring of social, emotional and mental wellbeing.

SEMH and SEND

This webcast considers the potential crossover between SEMH and special educational needs or disabilities.

Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the classroom

This pre-recorded webinar explores Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the classroom and some practical strategies to help meet these needs.

Meeting Needs in Maths

This webcast will look at why pupils may be struggling in maths lessons, and what we can do in the classroom to support them so that they can learn effectively.

Acquired Brain Injury

Presented by Louise Wilkinson - Head of Information and Learning for the Child Brain Injury Trust.

Meeting needs in literacy-based lessons

This webcast will look at why pupils may be struggling in lessons involving literacy skills, and what we can do in the classroom to support them so that they can learn effectively.

Provision Management

This pre-recorded webinar explores provision mapping and provision management and the difference between the two. It also offers some practical suggestions for developing your practice in this area.

Becoming Trauma Informed

Using the characteristics of effective teaching and learning to support young children with SEND

In this webcast, we will look at how the characteristics of effective teaching and learning can contribute to inclusive teaching and learning. Throughout this webcast we will refer to these as ‘the characteristics’.

Children with medical needs: What schools and settings need to know

The role of the SENCo in supporting children with SEND

In this webcast, we will look at the role of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, or SENCo, in Early Years group settings that are not schools; this would mainly mean settings in the Private, Voluntary and Independent sector, or PVIs.

Using the prime areas of learning to support young children with SEND

In this webcast, we will look at what we mean by ‘behaviour’ and what children might be trying to communicate through their behaviours.

Role of the key person in relation to children with SEND

In this webcast, we will look at the role of the key person with regard to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or SEND.