Links to free educational resources: a comprehensive list of organisations offering free access to educational resources with hyperlinks to their webpages: Links to free educational resources

ICT, Special Needs and Inclusion – provides a comprehensive overview of useful sites for learning from home for children and young people with SEND from Barnet Local Authority.

The Sensory Projects  - a website that signposts and shares links to a range of resources aimed at supporting children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities: https://www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk/covid19-resources

Helpful Hints for supporting Literacy - some helpful tips from Barnet Specialist Inclusion Services on how to support your child with literacy: Helpful Hints for supporting Literacy

National Literacy Trust - Home learning literacy resources for parents/carers of children aged 0 to 12 years: https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/

The Communication Trust - resources for parents/carers to support children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.

Chatterpack - free speech and language communication and SEND resources for schools and parents/carers

https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/list-of-free-speech-language-communication-and-send-resources-for-schools-and-parent-carers

Singing Hands – a website that helps us to learn Makaton. It includes well known songs and stories you can watch and teach yourself: https://singinghands.co.uk/

Story Telling in Sign 

Signed stories from Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children:

Signed stories, including practising of key vocabulary from the stories: Signed Stories

ITV Signed Stories (with spoken English): http://www.signedstories.com

Fine Motor Skills Activities - a helpful resource with a range of fine motor skills activities from Barnet Specialist Inclusion Services: Fine Motor Skills Activities

Gross Motor Skills Activities - a range of twenty gross motor skills activities from Barnet Specialist Inclusion Services: Gross Motor Skills Activities

OTPlan – an OT search engine that gives a range of games and activities to support gross motor skill development using common household materials: https://www.otplan.com    

Rob Biddulph – a range of draw-along videos: http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

Supporting Literacy and Maths at Home for different age groups (National Deaf Children's Society)

A range of helpful links to support learning at home:

• Early Maths Skills 3-4 year olds
• Read and Write 5-7 year olds
• Maths Skills 5-11 year olds
• Read and Write 8-11 year olds

Maintaining Hearing Devices 

Central Institute for the Deaf  has an excellent ‘Quick Tip’ video library, including topics for:

• Troubleshooting hearing aids, bone conduction devices and cochlear implants
• How to insert an earmould and trim new tubing
• Listening and Language techniques

This can help to provide support whilst at home. Click on the link to find out more: Quick Tip Videos

Connevans Limited has helpful YouTube videos for troubleshooting hearing technology, including radio aids.