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A practical ADHD and Executive Function Toolkit designed to support students who struggle with getting started, procrastination, task initiation, prioritising and breaking work into manageable steps.

Ideal for SEND, ADHD support, SENCOs, teaching assistants, pastoral teams and 1:1 intervention, this low-prep resource helps students understand why they may become stuck and gives them practical strategies for moving from:
“I know I need to do it…” to “I know how to start.”

What’s included?

1. Getting Started – Student Worksheet
Students identify:
What makes it difficult for them to begin a task
What being “stuck” looks like for them
Procrastination and avoidance patterns
Strategies that can make starting easier
Their own most useful starting strategy

Strategies include using timers, reducing distractions, identifying the first small action, working alongside someone, using examples and breaking larger tasks down.

2. My Task Starter – Executive Function Planning Sheet
A practical worksheet students can use with real schoolwork to:
Identify exactly what needs to be done
Break a task into smaller steps
Choose the smallest useful first action
Use a 5, 10 or 15-minute starting timer
Decide what needs attention first
Separate urgent tasks from those that can wait
Identify quick, manageable tasks

Includes a simple Do First / Plan for Later / Quick Tasks / Not Now prioritising tool.

3. Teacher / TA Guide
Includes:
Guidance for supporting task initiation
Ideas for making the first step concrete and achievable
Using timers without creating additional pressure
Supporting prioritisation
Reducing reliance on adult prompting over time
Useful conversation starters
Guidance on reviewing which strategies actually work
Ideal for:

Why not check out these other resources for SEND pupils, teachers and support staff?

ADHD Executive Function Toolkit getting organised: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adhd-executive-function-toolkit-task-initiation-procrastination-and-organisation-send-13539461

When things feel too much. Emotional Regulation toolkit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotional-regulation-toolkit-send-student-worksheet-and-reset-plan-adhd-autism-semh-13539456

What helps me Learn? SEND pupil learning toolkit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/what-helps-me-learn-send-pupil-profile-and-learning-toolkit-adhd-autism-dyslexia-13539134

SEN Support toolkit bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/send-support-toolkit-bundle-executive-function-emotional-regulation-and-learning-support-13592497

Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 20%

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

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SEND Support Toolkit Bundle | Executive Function, Emotional Regulation & Learning Support

Support pupil voice and explore practical learning strategies with this three-resource SEND toolkit bundle. These printable resources help students identify what gets in their way, communicate what helps and choose strategies to try with support from a trusted adult. Three resource packs included: 1. Getting Started – Executive Function Toolkit Explore barriers to starting tasks, identify useful prompts, break work into smaller steps and decide what needs attention first. Includes the Getting Started reflection sheet, My Task Starter planner and Teacher/TA guide. 2. When Things Feel Too Much – Emotional Regulation Toolkit Help students recognise early warning signs in their body, thoughts and actions. Explore reset strategies, ways to request support and a personal plan for returning to learning. Includes student worksheets and Teacher/TA guidance. 3. What Helps Me Learn? – Student Profile & Learning Toolkit Support students to explain their learning needs and preferences. Explore strategies for understanding instructions, concentrating, managing overwhelm and getting started, then identify the approaches they find most helpful. Useful for: * SEND and pastoral support * Individual conversations with teachers or TAs * Tutor time, transitions and review meetings * Students with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or other learning support needs Use the packs independently or together to guide supportive conversations and agree manageable strategies. Revisit them as students’ needs change. Printable PDFs with staff guidance included. These are educational reflection and support tools, rather than diagnostic assessments. Save by purchasing all three resource packs together. Resources can be purchased separately: ADHD Executive Function Toolkit getting organised: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adhd-executive-function-toolkit-task-initiation-procrastination-and-organisation-send-13539461 When things feel too much. Emotional Regulation toolkit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotional-regulation-toolkit-send-student-worksheet-and-reset-plan-adhd-autism-semh-13539456 What helps me Learn? SEND pupil learning toolkit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/what-helps-me-learn-send-pupil-profile-and-learning-toolkit-adhd-autism-dyslexia-13539134

£6.00

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