The resource is designed for young people, aged 12+, who have social and communication related difficulties. It may benefit those with Autism or Neurodiversities but will also suit a range of learners who find social interaction, relationships, communication and independence more difficult for any reason. The workbook is packed full with 50 pages of activities that are designed to be used in the classroom or at home. This workbook can be used as a programme of work on social skills for learners who wish to develop these skills. It’s important for the teacher or adult working with the learner to check each activity for suitability for their individual student and that the programme is suitable for the individual. The topics covered include: Knowing Yourself, Relationships, Emotions, Independence and Social Scenarios. The booklet is in read-only PDF format. It can be used with compatible text-to-speech software and coloured backgrounds have been used on most pages so that the booklet is dyslexia-friendly.

This programme is a short intervention intended for children in KS1 or for those who struggle to cope in social situations. Understanding of Social skills is an under pinning tool required throughout life. Identifying our own feelings and the feelings of others helps us to adapt in our ever changing world. It helps children work independently or within a group and react to situations appropriately. Programme contents - This is me, Friendship web, What do you look for in a friend, Show your appreciation, Being a good sport, Being a team player, Personal Space, Your space, Blow your own trumpet, Being confident, Getting on with others, Sorry, high five certificate!

This game consists of: A game board Star cards Bingo boards Social skills questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Friendship questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Self-esteem questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Emotions questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Instructions You will need a die and a counter for each child. The game can be played with a group of children or you can just use the cards for working one to one with a child. You could also use the cards during whole class circle time activities. The game will promote the following skills: Turn taking Sharing Speaking Listening Friendship skills Social Skills Emotional awareness Self-esteem Resilience Fairness Co-operation Peer learning

Autism social skills worksheets using real pictures to teach problem solving, emotions, and safe choices at school, home, and in the community. This Part 1 autism social skills resource uses real-life pictures to help students understand everyday situations, emotions, and appropriate responses in a clear and structured way. Each page presents a realistic social scenario, a guiding question, and three answer choices, allowing students to practice problem-solving, emotional awareness, and decision-making in a supportive, visual format. The activities are designed to reduce confusion and distraction by showing only what the child needs to focus on, making them especially suitable for learners with autism and additional support needs. This resource works well for: Whole-class discussion Small-group instruction 1:1 intervention Independent work Speech therapy and social skills sessions All pages are low-prep, print-and-go, making them easy to use in busy classrooms and therapy settings. WHAT’S INSIDE (PART 1) 30 real-picture social scenarios across 6 themed units Unit 1: At School I Forgot My Supplies Someone Is Talking Loudly I Need to Line Up Someone Needs Help I Don’t Understand the Instructions Unit 2: At Home I Can’t Find My Shoes My Snack Fell on the Floor It’s Chore Time I Can’t Reach the Light Switch My Pet Needs Help Unit 3: In the Community Someone Dropped Something Crossing at the Crosswalk Loud Noises at the Store Asking for Directions Waiting for the Bus Unit 4: With Friends My Friend Is Upset Someone Wants to Join the Game Taking Turns Sharing Materials Friend Is Laughing at Me Unit 5: Feelings & Emotions I Feel Nervous I Feel Jealous I Feel Proud I Feel Confused I Feel Tired Unit 6: Safety & Problem Solving Something Spilled on the Floor Stranger at the Door Fire in the Kitchen Something Broke I Forgot Something Important ✔ One real photo per page ✔ Three answer choices ✔ Colour or check format ✔ Low-prep, print-and-go

A 5 or 6 lesson scheme of work that can form part of PSHE, careers-focus days or be completed independently with Key Stage 4 or 5 students. The Powerpoint resource can be used to support delivery and there are two pupil booklets to focus thinking and action planning. The units are: - preparing for interview [with video stimulas] - interview skills [with video stimulas] ** New TES uploader - please review **

MEETS NEW 2026 DfE GUIDANCE - In this lesson students will investigate what communication skills are, why communication skills are so important and how everyone can develop or improve on them with practice. Students are given practical activities to help improve their communication skills in pairs or small groups and will set their own skills targets. Includes practical, analysis, clip and creative activities. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. Includes lesson plan. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Complete 2026 PSHE Package which can be found at the EC Publishing website. Everything is editable and easy to pick up and run with and includes future DfE updates too. This has been written to cover the 2026 PSHE guidance from the DfE and PSHE Association for RSHE. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

The “My Friendship Toolkit” resource is a colorful, student-friendly visual designed to help children develop confidence and independence in navigating social situations. It presents practical, emotional, and communication strategies in a fun and accessible format. Recommended Age Range: Ages 7–12 (Year 3–Year 7 / Grades 2–6) Also appropriate for older SEN or EAL students who benefit from visual, scaffolded social-emotional support.

Airport – Role Play, Early Reading & Social Skills Resource Bring excitement, imagination, and cooperation into your role-play corner with this engaging Airport resource. Designed for early learners and EAL pupils, this set supports the development of early reading skills through carefully selected phonetic, decodable airport-themed vocabulary, enabling children to practise blending sounds and recognising simple decodable patterns through purposeful play. Alongside early literacy, children develop counting and number recognition, early maths language, and key social skills such cooperation, and following routines. With clear visuals and progressive learning steps — from images to words to numbers — this resource supports independent role play, communication, and emotional wellbeing in a familiar real-world context. Ideal for: EYFS, KS1, PSHE, ESL/EAL, transport topics, role-play corners Includes: Colourful posters and airport role-play visuals Phonetic, decodable airport vocabulary to support early reading Simple number and quantity prompts (tickets, bags) Visual supports for cooperation and commnication skills Encourage early reading confidence, imaginative play, and positive relationships through child-led airport role play.

Help your learners build essential online safety life skills with this engaging SEN-friendly module, covering everything from fake news and AI-altered images to social media, scams, secure passwords, and respectful online gaming. Designed for teens and young adults with additional needs, this resource encourages discussion, builds digital confidence, and supports safe, responsible online behaviour. What’s Included Spotting Reliable Information Online Scams Social Media and Mental Health Security and Passwords Messaging Apps Online Gaming and Respect • Realistic examples of emails, posts, adverts, and images for analysis • Scenario-based discussion prompts and reflection tasks • Visual worksheets and role-play activities • Glossary of key online terms • Answers to reading comprehension questions Learning Outcomes Learners will: • Recognise reliable sources and identify fake or misleading information • Understand how AI images and clickbait can distort reality • Spot phishing and online scams • Explore how social media affects mental health • Learn how to create and manage secure passwords • Understand respectful online communication and safe gaming habits Designed for SEN Learners • Written in clear, accessible language with realistic examples • Uses a dyslexia-friendly font (14pt) and visual layout • Encourages discussion, reflection, and confidence-building • Suitable for KS3–KS5, functional skills, or independent living and PSHE programmes Perfect for: • Special schools and inclusion settings • PSHE and Life Skills lessons • Digital literacy or personal development sessions

This social story helps children understand the importance of respecting personal boundaries and appropriate touch. It explains gently what private parts are and why it’s important not to touch others in ways that may feel uncomfortable. It also shares examples of positive and friendly touches that are okay. Ideal for parents, teachers, and caregivers, this story helps children learn about appropriate touch in a simple, clear way, encouraging respect and kindness in their interactions with others. What’s Inside? Along with a 18-page social story, there’s also a shorter, adapted version with movable pictures to help engage children on each page. Why Is This Social Story Helpful? Social stories use a gentle and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that’s easy to understand. They are particularly useful for: • Children who struggle to grasp social concepts. • Learning social skills, social cues, and appropriate responses. • Providing guidance on expectations, emotions, and problem-solving. • Supporting autistic children who may find social interactions challenging and benefit from clear, structured explanations. How to Use This Story Effectively • Create a focused environment – Read the story in a quiet space with minimal distractions. • Read it regularly – Start by reading it twice, then revisit it often to reinforce learning. • Incorporate it into daily routines – Use the story as part of a structured schedule. • Use it when needed – If the child struggles with apologising, read the story at relevant moments (without making it feel like a punishment). • Encourage and praise – Keep the experience positive, reinforcing good behavior with encouragement. Durability & Reusability For long-term use, consider laminating and binding the pages or placing them in a display book. This allows for repeated reading and reinforcement, making the lesson more effective over time.

Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 3 Principles of health and care practice complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for B4 Using critical thinking skills to draw valid conclusions This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES. This package has 35-slide presentation with lots of discussion points, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is a PowerPoint on referencing. NO BOOKLET. Two case studies for application, students will need IT access to practice their PSAB Task 2 Distinction work The content covered is: B4 Using critical thinking skills to draw valid conclusions • Questioning relevance of information and challenging own biases. • Breaking information into parts and identifying relationships and connections. • Identifying strengths or weaknesses of information and why information is significant. • Drawing conclusions supported by structured reasoning. PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW FOR THIS TEACHING PACKAGE, THANK YOU. Please feel free to contact me at any point mrs.alisonburton @ outlook.com There is a dedicated Facebook group which has been set up to discuss the qualification and optional units, you may wish to join. If you prefer WhatsApp, there is a qualification specific group with subgroups for the different units with uploaded resources, signpost links and advice/guidance. You may also wish to join the biggest health and social care subject team and become a member of the Health and Social Care Resources Facebook group. There are now over 5,600+ teachers sharing ideas, resources, signposting and propping each other up! #Hscresources #AAQhealthandsocialcare #AAQHSC

1 hour fully resourced Careers lesson focusing on why future employers are looking for leadership skills, what these are and how we can use them and demonstrate we have these. Ideal as part of a unit for the Gatsby Benchmark Careers Guidelines. The lesson sees students investigate the different facets of leadership, complete a leadership skills audit, team group activities, individual tasks, clip tasks and and is perfect for a PSHE Careers unit. This resource pack includes a one hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, Citizenship or Tutor Time. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, Careers, Finance and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES

The Big Skills and Qualities Quiz - Fun Premium High Quality Quiz, Lesson PowerPoint on the topic of Careers suitable for KS3 or KS4 Students Contents of Quiz 1 x 32 Slide Editable PowerPoint Quiz - (All the 50+ questions in 9 different fun and varied rounds. Followed by all the Answers and a Creative Tie Breaker) 1 x Lesson Plan (matched to PSHE Association Core themes & Links and DFE Statutory Guidance) 1 x Team Answer Sheets (print 1 per team for students to record their answers) 1 x Set of Optional Award Certificates (1st, 2nd and 3rd place team and Team leader Certificates) 1 x Extension PPT of Mindfulness activities for students. 1 x PowerPoint slide signposting extra online support for students & Teachers related to this topic. We sell Complete PSHE and Citizenship Units - Take a look at some of them here: Gangs Drugs and Alcohol Unit Politics, Parliament and Me Unit KS4 Careers and Gatsby Benchmarks Unit Extremism and Terrorism PREVENT Unit Exploring British Values Unit LGBTQAI+ PSHE Unit of Work Celebrating Diversity in the UK PSHE Curriculum Overview tool Secondary PSHE Audit tool for Schools Primary PSHE Audit tool for Schools International World Issues Unit All resources designed by a specialist Team of practicing PSHE and Citizenship teachers and HOD’s.

A quick social skills activity. 1-page choice board, which can be used for developing a range of different question topics and building confidence in small groups.

Information sheet on social skills and the special needs child

A social story to help deliver vital information about social interaction and manners to SEN students using these image-based guides. Child-friendly images and words help them to understand important concepts about the world around them.

A fun and engaging game that is perfect for ELSA / Friendship Support / Mindfulness / Social Skills intervention groups etc. Can be played with two or more players - all you will need is a dice and some counters. Students work their way around the board by answering question about themselves, the first student to reach the finish is the winner of the game! Game mat can be printed laminated for future use.