This is a SENCO survival kit to help to implement a whole school approach to SEN. Included is: A staff SEND audit (along with descriptions) for you to audit your staff training needs and confidence in working with students with SEND. A quality first teaching SEND for you to use on learning walks / observations to identify good practice and areas for development. Two booklets for staff - one on supporting students with dyslexia / literacy difficulties, and one on supporting students with speech, language and communication needs. Focus is on quality first teaching in the mainstream classroom. A powerpoint about dyslexia to deliver to staff. A powerpoint about SLCN to deliver to staff. Suitable for primary, secondary and FE. The author is a senior advisory teacher, trainer and writer in the field of SLCN.

This resource contains six differentiated board games on the topic of telling the time in Spanish. The games are: o’clock times, half hour intervals, quarter hour intervals, mixed times, twenty-four hour clock, analogue clock faces. All instructions are included as well as ways of supporting and extending the tasks. Simply print the board(s) you wish to play with. Laminate or print on to card for durability. Print onto A3 or larger if required. A dice template is also provided. Pupils play in groups of 2 - 4 and take it in turns to move around the board asking and answering questions in Spanish. (Que hora es? Son las tres y media). A help sheet is provided. A fun way to practise speaking and listening skills as well as the time vocabulary.

This is a detailed powerpoint presentation for a staff CPD session - suitable for primary, secondary and FE. Audience: teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, leaders. Discusses what is meant by social, emotional and mental health, explores risk and resilience factors. Activity on how to identify pupils with difficulties. Links with SEN and particular difficulties for this group. Facts and figures included on why this is a current issue. Discusses what schools can do to support this group and improve wellbeing. Video links included. Links to useful organisations and websites.

Presentation for use in staff CPD sessions which includes a brief introduction to dyslexia and twenty easy-to-implement classroom strategies (quality first teaching) to enable dyslexic students to access the curriculum. Also included a PDF booklet with the same strategies which can be given out to staff as handouts. Suitable for teachers and teaching assistants at KS2,3, 4 and 5. Great as a whole-school or departmental refresher session on dyslexia. The author is a senior advisory teacher, trainer and writer in the field of special educational needs.

Bundle of resources on German months and dates. Powerpoint introducing the months including lots of games and activities. Worksheet on spelling months of year in German. Blank template to create own calendar of the months. Anagrams game. Powerpoint introducing the numbers 13 - 31 and how to use ordinal / cardinal numbers. How to write dates in German. Powerpoint on how to ask and answer - Wann hast du Geburtstag?

This resource contains 50 different games and activities which can be used to develop speech, language and communication skills in the classroom. This resource helps to develop speech, language and communication skills in all pupils, as well as those with identified needs. Many of the activities also have a strong link with literacy - supporting pupils to develop reading, writing and spelling skills. This is a collection of games and activities to be used in mainstream classrooms. The activities can also all be adapted for use in small group interventions or for one-to-one work. They require minimal planning and preparation. They are designed to develop speech, language and communication skills in all pupils and to complement everyday teaching. They can be used in any order and staff should pick those most relevant to the pupils they are working with. The games and activities can all be adapted for KS1, 2, 3 and 4. Activities 1 – 13 develop listening skills such as identifying syllables and initial sounds, identifying boundaries between words, identifying rhyme and listening for specific words and information. Activities 14 – 30 develop vocabulary knowledge, both general and topic-specific. Activities 31 – 36 focus on developing receptive language skills – understanding what has been said / written. Activities 37 – 42 develop expressive language skills – the ability to use language clearly and coherently, including how to structure a narrative. Activities 43 – 50 focus on social communication skills such as conversational skills, dealing with difficulties, emotional and social understanding. This is suitable for any mainstream classroom, anybody with a responsibility for SLCN / SEN and for a whole-school approach to developing language and communication skills. For a whole-school approach, try introducing one activity per week and encouraging all staff to use and reflect on it.

This is the Teaching Assistant’s Survival Kit - a bumper bundle of resources and information useful for all teaching assistants, new and experienced, primary and secondary. This kit contains 21 different resources. Begin by reading the powerpoint ‘Teaching Assistant’s Survival Kit Overview and Instructions’ which outlines how to use each resource. Kit contains: Overview and Instructions Powerpoint. Task Management Boards Storyboards. Various Essay Planning Templates. Pupil Writing Checklist. Maths Mat or useful Maths facts. Ten Games to practise topic-specific and general vocabulary. Narrative bookmarks to aid reading comprehension. Times Tables fortune tellers - an activity pupils of all ages love. Working in a group powerpoint, discussion and poster - useful when delivering interventions or doing any group work. Plenary Dice - prompts to lead discussions about learning. Phonics / Visual letter recognition games - snap and pelmanism. Information booklet about how to support pre-reading skills. Information booklet about supporting reading skills. Information booklet about supporting spelling, punctuation and grammar. Learning Self-Audit Profile to support students’ independence. Blank wordsearch grid. Information Sheet and activity for students about revision and examination technique. Oral Presentations planning sheets and self-evaulations for students. Goal Setting Template to support students to work towards goals.

Eleven Spanish powerpoints - each one includes visuals, new vocabulary, games and activities. Topics covered: Months / Days / Dates. Pets. Colours. Countries. School subjects. Food and drink. Fruit and vegetables. Parts of the body. Hobbies. Sports. Places in town. Great for those teaching Spanish in primary schools or to beginners - enough here to cover the first half term, or whole term if you have only one lesson a week!

This is a big bundle of resources containing everything you'll need to teach the topic of 'house and home' in German. Several powerpoints intrducing vocabulary - rooms of the house, furniture, prepositions, how you help at home, activities in the home. Worksheets and other activities within the powerpoints. Lots of games for whole-class and small group work. Battleships games for partner work - to practise word order and prepositions. Word loops which can be used as a whole class speaking activity, or printed and used as match up dominoes.

This contains six differentiated board games for practising telling the time in French. Simply print which boards you wish to play with. Laminate or print on to card for increased durability. The six boards are: o’clock times; half hour and on the hour; quarter hour intervals; mixed times; the 24-hour clock; analogue clock faces. A template is also included to make dice. Full instructions are included as well as a help sheet and ideas on how to support / extend the games. Pupils play in groups of 2 - 4 players and take it in turns to ask and answer questions about the time. This is a fun way to practise speaking and listening skills as well as to consolidate time vocabulary.

Resources for developing a whole-school approach to speech, language and communication needs. A powerpoint for staff CPD about: what are speech, language and communication needs, what difficulties may children face, how to identify these needs, universal strategies for the classroom. Handouts for staff including the information from the powerpoint presentation. A booklet to send home to parents including easy to implement strategies to support their child's language and communication. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.

Presentation to be used for a staff CPD session. Brief introduction as to what is meant by dyslexia followed by twenty easy-to-implement classroom strategies, which will require little or no additional planning. Suitable for teachers and teaching assistants at KS2, 3, 4 and 5. Focus is on quality first teaching strategies and enabling dyslexic students to access the curriculum. Suitable for a whole school or department refresher or initial training session on dyslexia and aimed at those who have little / no prior experience of the topic. Writing by a senior advisory teacher, trainer and author in the field of special educational needs.

‘Your Autism Journey: A self-exploration workbook for young women on the autism spectrum’. My full book in PDF version. This book is also available in paperback format and as an e-book from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Autism-Journey-self-exploration-workbook/dp/1537502654/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478986166&sr=1-1). As a young woman on the autism spectrum you perhaps have many questions: What does autism mean? How will it affect you? How can you not just survive but thrive in a world not designed for you? Can you be happy and autistic? Working through this book you will learn more about your autism, identify what is important to you and reflect on practical strategies which can help in a range of situations. You will uncover your strengths, skills and talents, improve your sense of wellbeing, and find out how to live a life which is meaningful to you. This book is aimed at women in their teens or twenties with an autism spectrum condition (such as Asperger syndrome or High Functioning Autism) and includes sections on: self; health and wellbeing; friendships, relationships and communication; learning; employment; and lifestyle. Elements of positive psychology are used to help to promote a sense of wellbeing, self-identity and self-esteem. This powerful book is essential reading for any young woman on the autism spectrum. Written by Victoria Honeybourne, who has a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, as well as significant professional experience as a teacher within the field of special educational needs, this book enables and empowers the reader to gain confidence being an autistic individual. ‘Your Autism Journey’ shows you how to survive, thrive and enjoy life, while gaining deeper insight into your autism and what makes you ‘you’!

This is a presentation which introduces various tenses: the present tense, past tense, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect and past perfect. All are introduced with examples and activities which can be used within a whole class, small groups or as partner work. There is enough here to cover three lessons: Lesson one: Introduce the present tense and past tense. Do side one of the worksheet. Lesson two: The present progressive and the past progressive. Links with side two of the worksheet. Lesson three: The present perfect and the past perfect. Links with side three of the worksheet. An answer sheet is also included. Alternatively, this pack can be used as a revision lesson for classes who are revising for the SATS. The worksheets could be given as a homework task. Suitable to leave as a cover lesson as the powerpoint is self-explanatory and all answers provided for a non-specialist teacher. Suitable for: Key Stage 2 (links to SPAG content). Also very relevant as a revision task for Key Stage 3 / 4 and suitable for EAL learners.

Learn how to perfect your presentation and speaking skills with this easy-to-read guide full of practical tips and printable templates. What is it about public speaking that strikes fear in so many people? Not knowing what to say, your mind going blank, people staring at you, feeling you have nothing to say people would want to hear, being scared you’re boring people… In the 21st century, most people will be expected to present at some point, whether to a physical audience or, increasingly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a virtual audience watching from screens in their own home. The good news is that public speaking skills are not something some people are born with and others are not. Through learning a few basic strategies even the most nervous of speakers can learn how to give a confident, informative and inspiring speech. Whether you’re giving a presentation for the first time, or you’re looking to develop and improve your skills, this book contains everything you need to learn how to produce a perfect presentation. You’ll learn what makes an effective presentation and what you’ll need to consider in advance. You’ll evaluate your current skills and highlight specific areas to develop. You’ll discover how to plan both the structure and content of your presentation in order to create a well-structured, engaging and easy-to-follow talk, as well as learn how to create visuals and other materials which complement rather than distract from your message. You’ll find out how to use effective body language, positioning, gesture, expression, voice projection and intonation as well as discovering how to cope with common problems and difficult audiences. This guide is suitable whatever your presentation needs. Perhaps you’re a student wanting to present research findings or to course mates, a graduate wanting to ace that online job interview, a professional expected to present to colleagues, or simply somebody needing to give a speech at a family occasion. With 14 printable templates, this is also a great resource for those teaching presentation skills to students or colleagues. Written by an experienced teacher, presenter and communication specialist, the guide demystifies the public speaking process and equips the reader with easy-to-implement strategies.

This is a seven-page guide for parents of primary school pupils with many quick and easy strategies they can use to help to develop their child's language and communication skills. Great for SENCOs and class teachers to distribute to parents. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.

This is a CPD pack for staff on speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). Contains a presentation explaining what is meant by SLCN, difficulties students can face and classroom strategies to support these students, and an eight-page booklet with the same information which can be given to staff. Suitable for KS1, 2, 3 and 4 teachers, teaching assistants and other support staff. Great for whole-school or departmental CPD or as a refresher on SLCN. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.

This resource contains several different games to practise speaking and listening skills in different tenses talking about hobbies, free time and sports. Full instructions are provided about the games and different variations. There are also help sheets provided and templates for dice. Simply print the boards you wish to play with. Laminate or print on to card for increased durability. There are seven or eight different games which can be played so this resource can be re-used with many different classes and for different topics. The games include: Talking about hobbies in the present tense, talking about what you have done in the past tense, talking about what you will do in the future tense, using mixed tenses, adding extra detail to sentences such as (who with, when, how often, where, why?). A powerpoint is also included which introduce all of the present tense phrases. These games are great to complement the topic of hobbies / free time and also any work on tenses. They also work very well as speaking and listening practice for exam revision.

This is a board game and powerpoint on the topic ‘Tienes mascotas?’ (Do you have pets?). A powerpoint is included which first introduces the vocabulary needed to play the game. Pupils play in groups of 2 - 4. Simply print slide 4 or 5 which is the board. These can be laminated or printed onto card for increased durability. A dice template is also included. Players take it in turns to move around the board, asking and answering questions about pets. There are two differentiated boards included, one of which includes plurals. Full instructions are included as well as a help sheet for pupils. There are ideas for how the game can be extended and supported. A fun way to practise speaking and listening skills as well as pets vocabulary. Suitable for introducing the topic as well as for revision purposes.

Book now available in paperback and e-book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1537502654/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477217987&sr=1-2 As a young woman on the autism spectrum you perhaps have many questions: What does autism mean? How will it affect you? How can you not just survive but thrive in a world not designed for you? Can you be happy and autistic? Working through this book you will learn more about your autism, identify what is important to you and reflect on practical strategies which can help in a range of situations. You will uncover your strengths, skills and talents, improve your sense of wellbeing, and find out how to live a life which is meaningful to you. This book is aimed at women in their teens or twenties with an autism spectrum condition (such as Asperger syndrome or High Functioning Autism) and includes sections on: self; health and wellbeing; friendships, relationships and communication; learning; employment; and lifestyle. Elements of positive psychology are used to help to promote a sense of wellbeing, self-identity and self-esteem. This powerful book is essential reading for any young woman on the autism spectrum. Written by Victoria Honeybourne, who has a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, as well as significant professional experience as a teacher within the field of special educational needs, this book enables and empowers the reader to gain confidence being an autistic individual. 'Your Autism Journey' shows you how to survive, thrive and enjoy life, while gaining deeper insight into your autism and what makes you 'you'! 'Life is about the journey!