Helping all children become happy learners
Management
Here you will find links to a range of articles providing advice and strategies for learning and social behaviour
Behavioural, Emotional and Social Needs
Anxiety
Advice, strategies and resources for managing and supporting children and young people with anxiety
Find Out MoreCalming Strategies
A variety of activities that help to de-escalate emotional arousal and avoid challenging behaviour developing
Find Out MoreCircle of Friends
An intervention designed to support an individual student through the initiatives and targetted support of their peers
Find Out MoreEmotional Regulation
Advice and strategies for regulating the thoughts and physical symptoms of emotional stress and anxiety
Find Out MoreODD
General strategies for managing Oppositional Defiant Disorder and specific advice for schools and for parents
Find Out MorePDA
Pathological Demand Avoidance children often require indirect and novel approaches for their management
Find Out MoreRating Scales
An article explaining how rating scales can be used to help children develop better emotional regulation
Find Out MoreReward Systems
Reward Systems can be effective in helping to address behaviours when targets are appropriate and achievable
Find Out MoreSay It Like This
The success of behaviour management instructions can depend on vocabulary choice and delivery
Find Out MoreSelective Mutism
Overcoming the barriers to talking in selective mutism requires patiently building trust and avoiding anxious situations
Find Out MoreSocial Stories
An article introducing social stories, explaining how they work and guidelines for writing them
Find Out MoreSocial Story Examples
This links to over 100 different social story examples that can be used to support children and adolescents
Find Out MoreLanguage and Learning Needs
Dyslexia
Advice and strategies for supporting dyslexic students achieve their full learning potential
Find Out MoreDyspraxia
Advice for the management of students with dyspraxia and signposting to other strategies that may be useful
Find Out MoreGrowth Mindset
This article is about helping students to develop positive attitudes towards learning and resilience to failure
Find Out MoreListening
Exploring the processes involved in listening and strategies for developing listening skills in the classroom
Find Out MoreMetacognition
Students who understand how they personally learn are better equipped to make the most of learning experiences
Find Out MoreVocabulary
Approaches to the teaching of vocabulary using semantics and phonology to help students struggling with acquisiton
Find Out MoreWorking Memory
Students with weak working memory require strategies to reduce the need to remember too many things at once
Find Out MorePhysical and Sensory Needs
Hearing
Strategies for supporting sensory needs children who are hyposensitive or hypersensitive to sounds
Find Out MoreMovement
Strategies for supporting children with proprioceptive needs affecting their movements
Find Out MoreRelaxed Performance
An article on the allowances and adaptions that can be made to make performances more inclusive for a range of needs
Find Out MoreSensory Diet
Careful management of a child's sensory needs can lead to improved learning and behavioural outcomes
Find Out MoreSight
Strategies for supporting children with ophalmoceptive needs impacting on their ability to process visual information
Find Out MoreSleep
Strategies for developing effective bedtime routines and ensure appropriate sleep patterns for children
Find Out MoreSmell
Stategies for supporting children with reduced or increased sensitivity to everyday smells
Find Out MoreTaste
Advice for the management of children with taste needs that can lead to sensory seeking or avoidance behaviours
Find Out MoreTouch
Information and strategies for supporting children with increased or decreased tactile perception
Find Out MoreFive Minute Guides
A range of bullet point articles, with printable A5 leaflet versions, designed for sharing basic understanding of individual conditions together with simple strategies for parents or staff to try
Find Out MoreTen Things To Do
The Ten Things To Do Guides are bullet point articles, with printable A5 leaflets versions, designed to provide a quick reference list of strategies in a format that can be read in about five minutes
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