SEND-Friendly Open Evening Toolkit ,SEN Accessibility Resources , Visual Timetables ETC

A practical, editable SEND-Friendly Open Evening Toolkit designed to help schools make open evenings more accessible, welcoming and manageable for pupils with additional needs and their families.

The pack includes visual schedules, communication cards, quiet-space signs, sensory considerations, accessible-route planning, parent and pupil information, staff guidance, SEND checklists, transition forms and post-event evaluation tools.

Suitable for secondary schools, primary schools, sixth forms, SENCOs, SEND leads, pastoral teams and senior leaders.

Resources can be edited and adapted to suit your own school, building and open-evening arrangements.

What’s Included
44-page SEND-Friendly Open Evening Toolkit
Staff planning checklists
One-page staff briefing sheet
Visual schedules
First–Then cards
Now–Next–Later boards
Communication cards
Regulation and emotion support cards
Quiet-space signs
Sensory-friendly checklists
Accessible route planning sheets
SEND-friendly open evening passport
Parent information sheet
Parent question prompts
Pupil question prompts
“About Me” pupil card
Pre-visit information template
Social preparation guide
Open evening choice board
Department accessibility checklist
Activity adaptation sheet
Reception and welcome-desk checklist
SENCO information stand checklist
Transition information form
Parent feedback form
Pupil feedback form
SEND accessibility audit
Reasonable adjustments planning sheet
Directional and accessibility signs
Post-event action plan
Editable templates that schools can personalise to suit their own setting