Resources

Our team of education specialists have put together a bank of information, support and resources. This provides you easy access to the most up-to-date knowledge and support which is rooted in research and evidence-informed best practice.

Please note: Our resources reflect the terminology and accepted language of the moment in time at which they were produced, and sometimes, although content remains relevant and valid, as our knowledge and understanding grows, some of the terms may not be what we would now choose to use.

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Summary of effective practice for SEND in PVI settings

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  • 15 Mar 2021
Free
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PVI Setting Case Studies

This summary document outlines the findings, including some of the common identified themes, from a series of interviews conducted with Early Years settings between November 2020 and January 2021.

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Early Years face-to-face CPD: Session 1

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  • 25 Jan 2021
Free
Early Years face-to-face CPD

We have developed five training sessions for early years practitioners to enable them to deliver SEND CPD to staff within their own setting.

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Early Years face-to-face CPD: Session 2

  • General
  • 25 Jan 2021
Free
Early Years face-to-face CPD

We have developed five training sessions for early years practitioners to enable them to deliver SEND CPD to staff within their own setting.

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Early Years face-to-face CPD: Session 3

  • General
  • 25 Jan 2021
Free
Early Years face-to-face CPD

We have developed five training sessions for early years practitioners to enable them to deliver SEND CPD to staff within their own setting.

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Early Years face-to-face CPD: Session 5

  • General
  • 25 Jan 2021
Free
Early Years face-to-face CPD

We have developed five training sessions for early years practitioners to enable them to deliver SEND CPD to staff within their own setting.

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Celebrate Sunday webcast for Practitioners

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  • 23 Sep 2020
Free
early years

In this webcast we will focus on celebration everyday by considering how one page profiles can support the celebration of an individual child’s personality, character and strengths.

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Early Years working with parents to identify SEN

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  • 23 Jul 2020
Free
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This resource is guidance and support for effective conversations with parents about SEN in the Early Years and is suitable for all EY practitioners and leaders.

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Podcast: Inclusive Practice in Early Years Settings and Behaviour Support

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  • 13 Feb 2020
Free
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podcast

In this podcast we hear from Charlotte Worley, an EYFS Leader of Learning at Nexus Special School in Kent. We discuss inclusive practice, in particular when thinking about the environment and adapting delivery to include children’s individual targets. We

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Early Years SEND Review Guide

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  • 01 Jan 2019
Free
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SEND Review

The EY SEND Review Guide has been developed by AfA and nasen, as part of the EY SEND Partnership, to support leaders in Early Years settings to review their setting’s practice for children with SEND.

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