Early Years

Early Years

0-25 Specialist Teaching & Support Service

Social, Communication, Interaction and Learning (SCIL) Team

Early Years (PVI and mainstream settings)

 

We are part of a service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across the Bradford district.

Our offer focuses on equipping mainstream schools/settings to identify and effectively support children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities through high quality teaching, reasonable adjustments and additional provision. The offer includes SEND Specialist Support, Support for Individual Children and Training.    

Below is a collection of documents which have been carefully designed to help Early Years staff in schools and settings implement the graduated approach.

Please use them to inform practice in your setting or school.

  

 

 

 

 

Help Sheet - How to use the Early Years Developmental Journal

Assessment - Early Years Developmental Journal

Template - Early Years Developmental Journal Observation

Help Sheet - How to create a Celebratory Profile

Template - Celebratory Profile

Early Support - Practice Guide to the Early Years Developmental Journal 2013

Help Sheet - How to create an Emotional Support Plan

Template - Emotional Support Plan

Help Sheet - How to use a STAR Analysis

Template - STAR Analysis

Template - STAR Analysis Example

Help Sheet - How to use different strategies to de-escalate a situation

Template - De-escalation Plan

Template - De-escalation Plan Example

Help Sheet - How to use a self-soothe box

Help Sheet - How to write an individual risk assessment

Template - Individual Risk Assessment

Help Sheet - How to respond to connection seeking behaviours that challenge

Help Sheet - How to prevent children from biting

Help Sheet - How to support a child to tidy up

Help Sheet - How to support communication development by reducing questioning

Help Sheet - How to develop vocabulary in Early Years

Resource - Resources to develop vocabulary in Early Years

Help Sheet - How to support a child to develop listening and attention skills

Help Sheet - How to identify and support listening and attention levels

Help Sheet - How to support children working at Blank Level 1 & 2

Assessment - How to use Blank Level questions to assess understanding of language

Resource - How to use games to develop attention and listening

Help Sheet - How to develop quality interactions in early years.

Help Sheet - Communication Boards

Resource - Communication Boards

Help Sheet - How to make connections

Help Sheet - How to use objects of reference

Help Sheet Sensory Profile

Early Years Sensory Profile

Help Sheet Sensory Adjustments in Early Years

Help Sheet Access to Motivators

Help Sheet Developmentally Appropriate Toys in Early Years

Help Sheet SEND and Outdoor Play in Early Years

 

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