Latest Resources
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Time Together with your Toddler
Session 2 Time Together with your Toddler May 2024.pdf- General
- 09 May 2024
This booklet has been produced by nasen for parents, carers and families of all children in the Early Years but particularly those with SEND. It gives ideas for places to look for activities to do with young children from trusted and well-known sources.
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SEND Code of Practice & EYFS Framework – what they say
COP and EYFS at a glance for group and school based providers - A3.pdf COP and EYFS at a glance for group and school based providers - A4.pdf cop_and_eyfs_for_childminders_at_a_glance_-_a3.pdf cop_and_eyfs_for_childminders_at_a_glance_-_a4_.pdf- General
- 12 Apr 2024
This resource is a quick reference guide which highlights the key messages for SEND in the context of early years. It can be printed out and displayed, used as the focus of a staff meeting or kept in the front of a practitioner’s planning folder.
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Meeting the Needs of Every Child
Activity 1 SEND and Inclusion Audit.docx Activity 2 UNCRC Reflection tool.docx Activity 3 Audit of universal inclusive practice.docx Activity 4 Partnership with parents.docx Activity 5 Case studies.docx- General
- 01 Apr 2024
This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide Early Years Practitioners with an overview and understanding of inclusive practice for SEND in Early Years settings.
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Resilience Development Pack: Top Tips for Parents
15457_rdp_top_tips_for_parents.pdf- General
- 23 Nov 2023
In the Resilience Development Pack, you will find that each day of the week has a theme, which supports the development of resilience.
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Resilience Development Pack Parent Resource: Daily Activity Sheet
15457_rdp_parent_resource_-_daily_activity_sheet.pdf- General
- 23 Nov 2023
This activity sheet suggests a way of noting down the things you choose to do with your child from the Resilience Development Pack.
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Resilience Development Pack Parent Resource: Weekly Diary and Weekly Diary Example
15457_rdp_weekly_diary.pdf- General
- 23 Nov 2023
Use this diary to plan activities or targets for your child to practise each week. This resource includes an example of a completed diary with activities selected, comments added and notes about ‘next steps’ included.
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Resilience Development Pack: 7 days, Many Ways - white label
7-days-many-ways-white-label.pdf- General
- 23 Nov 2023
This white label version of a previous document does not contain images. This resource includes a set of 14 fun activities for parents to do with their children and 14 related activities for practitioners to carry out in their setting.
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Resilience Development Pack: 7 days, Many Ways
Resilience-Development-Pack.pdf- General
- 23 Nov 2023
This resource includes a set of 14 fun activities for parents to do with their children and 14 related activities for practitioners to carry out in their setting.
![Three early years children playing with plastic balls](https://asset.nasen.org.uk/styles/690_250/public/media/2021-01/EY%20group%20classroom.jpg?h=dc4edc3a&itok=mkSbHXOG)
Cognition and Learning in the Early Years
- Webcasts
- 23 Nov 2023
This hour-long webinar explores the identification and provision for children with Cognition and Learning Needs in the Early Years.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
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10 Top Tips for Inclusion in Early Years Settings
- Webcasts
- 23 Nov 2023
This webinar looks at systems and practices that will make your early years setting more inclusive of all children and changes you can make to the environment and routines in your setting which will make it more accessible to all children.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Confidence
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Confidence.pdf- General
- 05 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Connection
15457_rdp_building_the_resilience_jigsaw_-_connection.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Character
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Character.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Control
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Control_0.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
![baby playing on the floor](https://asset.nasen.org.uk/styles/690_250/public/media/2020-12/ey_baby_crawling_2.jpg?itok=BaJLLAzP)
Sensory Needs in the Early Years
- Webcasts
- 01 Nov 2023
This 30 minutes long webinar webinar explores the identification and provision for children with Sensory Needs in the Early Years.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Coping
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Coping.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Contribution
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Contribution.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
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Seven pieces to build the resilience jigsaw: Competence
15457 RDP Building the Resilience Jigsaw - Competence.pdf- General
- 01 Nov 2023
This is one of a series of additional resources to nasen’s Resilience Development Pack which can be used to support you as a parent, carer or professional working with young children to boost children’s resilience through everyday activities.
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Supporting SEND - Observing Learners in Northern Ireland
Supporting-SEND-Observing-Learners-in-NI.pdf- General
- 24 Oct 2023
Thanks to Lois Totton (Senior Lecturer, Stranmillis University College) and Dr Brenda Montgomery (Chair of the nasen Northern Ireland Advisory Group); this “Observing Learners” resource has been adapted to support educational professionals and practitione
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Early Years Case Study: Supporting a Child with Cognition and Learning Needs (PMLD) and Physical Needs
EY Case study – Case study – Supporting a Child with Cognition and Learning Needs (PMLD) and Physical Needs - 07.09.22.pdf SEND-Provision-Map.pdf Supporting Doc - Personal Passport Example MLD Sensory Physical EY Case Study B - 07.09.22.pdf Supporting Doc - EY Case Study A Joint Plan Example - 07.09.22.pdf- General
- 23 Oct 2023
In this case study we hear from Kath Dickinson, a Manager at ‘SEND to Learn’ Nursery in Blyth, Northumberland. Kath describes how she has worked to support a 2-year old child in her setting who has Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and ph