The Flourishing Schools Federation
Learning Resources
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
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 Dear 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
NHS Videos - The NHS have released a set of videos to support families of children with SEND in response to the Covid-19 situation. They are currently available in 3 languages:
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.