If you require additional support for learning, please see below links to websites and free resources that might be useful during school closure and for those children who will be returning.
RETURNING TO SCHOOL: Social Stories
Click the link below to access a number of resources to help to prepare children to return to school.
Returning to School: Social Stories
SPEECH LINK Portal for Parents
To support your child’s speech, language and communication needs, Speech Link have fast tracked the launch of their new Parent Portal to help with this. This provides parents with FREE speech and language advice, resources and activities.
The site can be found at https://speechandlanguage.
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE NEEDS
For pupils with Communication and Language Needs (dyslexia) support can be found on the link below.
https://www.
WORKOUT IDEAS
FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS OR THOSE WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS: Adaptive Yoga with WheelPower
Yoga is a safe and effective way to increase strength, flexibility and your balance that can lead to improvements in both your physical and mental wellbeing. Click the link below for a series of Adaptive Yoga videos to encourage wheelchair users to exercise from the comfort of their homes.
https://www.wheelpower.org.uk/resources/adaptiveyoga
JOE WICKS 5 min KIDS WOROUT
GONOODLE GAMES AND MOVEMENT APP FOR KIDS
https://www.gonoodle.com/blog/gonoodle-games-movement-app-for-kids/
COSMIC KIDS YOGA
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT THE VIRUS
The links below will help you talk to children about the virus, which can be particularly difficult for children with additional needs to understand:
https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf