I am an advisory teacher working for a local authority. I specialise in supporting staff working with neurodivergent children with complex support needs. My resources are based around supporting the four areas of SEND difference, Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional, and Mental Health, and Sensory and/or Physical needs.
I am an advisory teacher working for a local authority. I specialise in supporting staff working with neurodivergent children with complex support needs. My resources are based around supporting the four areas of SEND difference, Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional, and Mental Health, and Sensory and/or Physical needs.
Sensory circuits board with choices of symbols for alerting, organising and calming activities. Help learners to remain regulated by doing a sensory circuit at least once a day.
This resource allows learners to choose from suggested activities and incorporates equipment in the outside area as well as indoor activities.
This is the first unit of my Maths planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
For a free sample of maths planning see /teaching-resource/-13242315
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing. Timings are not included, spend as long on a block as you feel your learner needs and revisit if necessary.
Autumn Block 1 - Match, sort & compare - same & different and big & little.
Autumn Block 2 - Block 2 measure & patterns - empty & full and patterns.
Autumn Block 3 - Recognising and subetising digits 1 to 3.
Autumn Block 4 - Shapes - recognising circles and triangles.
Autumn Block 5 - positional language - on and in.
At the end of each of the 5 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included.
A sensory morning session for high/complex support needs learners. Start with a simple sensory circuit, a welcome session and then use your senses to investigate today’s weather. Explore the scent and colour of the day and complete the day and weather boards.
All printable resources included.
This is the third unit of my English / Literacy planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing. Timings are not included, spend as long on a block as you feel your learner needs and revisit if necessary.
At the end of each of the 5 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included
This is the first unit of my English planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing. The first two blocks are based on the principles of attention autism to build the required attention to focus on the activities. Timings are not included, spend as long on a block as you feel your learner needs and revisit if necessary.
At the end of each of the 6 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included.
This is the second unit of my English planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing. Timings are not included, spend as long on a block as you feel your learner needs and revisit if necessary.
At the end of each of the 5 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included
This is the second unit of my Maths planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
For a free sample of maths planning see /teaching-resource/-13242315
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing. Timings are not included, spend as long on a block as you feel your learner needs and revisit if necessary.
Spring Block 1 - Recognising and subitizing digits 0 to 5
Spring Block 2 - Mass and capacity - heavy and light
Spring Block 3 - Length - long and short
Spring Block 4 - Time - times of the day and timers.
Spring Block 5 - Shapes - recognising circles, triangles and squares.
At the end of each of the 5 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included.
This is the third unit of my Maths planning. It is intended to support staff working children with high and complex support needs in mainstream schools. It can be delivered to an individual or a small group of learners by a teacher or an LSA.
For a free sample of maths planning see /teaching-resource/-13242315
The activities are motivating and attention grabbing.
Spring Block 1 - Continue counting
Spring Block 2 - Compare and compose
Spring Block 3 - Problem solving
Spring Block 4 - Direction - stop and go.
Spring Block 5 - Position - under.
At the end of each of the 5 blocks you will find assessment objectives linked to my Special Needs Skills Ranges and Objectives for Assessment /teaching-resource/special-needs-skills-ranges-and-objectives-for-assessment-13234289
All printable resources such as symbols and ALD’s (Aided Language Displays) are included.
My summer planning units for Maths and English. All activities are motivating and based on an attention grabbing sensory curriculum. Assessment pages are included at the end of each individual block, linking to my Skills Ranges and Objectives Assessment Tool. Each unit contains printable resources.
Free sample of maths planning /teaching-resource/-13242315
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
These recipe cards are included in my Spring English Planning Unit so please don’t buy them if you have already or are planning to buy it.
4 Mud Kitchen Recipe Cards
3 Easy no cook recipes.
1 Play dough Cupcake Recipe
A sensory food play scheme of work, focusing on reducing anxiety around food and encouraging the exploration of new textures. Includes assessment sheet.
A sensory rhyme session for high/complex support needs learners. Bring rhymes to life by engaging all of the senses. Includes an ALD (Aided Language Display) vocabulary board for each of the eight rhymes.
All printable resources included.
Assessment for learners in mainstream with high/complex support needs. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 (may be developmentally appropriate for older learners).
Skills ladders outlining small steps of progress, aligned with Development Matters and SCERTS to use for assessment and target setting.
Includes Excel Sheets with automatic graph production to track progress over time
Objectives are organised into the four areas of SEND and are written to take into account the differences for neurodivergent learners and the different ways in which they may demonstrate learning.
Cognition and Learning
Communication and Interaction
Sensory and Physical
Social and Emotional Mental Health
Sample available to download for free
/teaching-resource/resource-13234298
My three planning units for both Maths and English covering lessons for the autumn, spring and summer terms. All activities are motivating and based on an attention grabbing sensory curriculum.
Activities can be carried out in a group or an an individual basis by a teacher or an LSA. Assessment pages are included at the end of each individual block, linking to my Skills Ranges and Objectives Assessment Tool. Each unit contains printable resources.
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
My three planning units covering lessons for the autumn, spring and summer terms. All activities are motivating and based on an attention grabbing sensory curriculum. Assessment pages are included at the end of each individual block, linking to my Skills Ranges and Objectives Assessment Tool. Each unit contains printable resources.
Free sample of English/Literacy planning /teaching-resource/-13241635
My three planning units covering lessons for the autumn, spring and summer terms. All activities are motivating and based on an attention grabbing sensory curriculum. Assessment pages are included at the end of each individual block, linking to my Skills Ranges and Objectives Assessment Tool. Each unit contains printable resources.
Assessment for learners in mainstream with high/complex support needs. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 (may be developmentally appropriate for older learners).
Skills ladders outlining small steps of progress, aligned with Development Matters and SCERTS to use for assessment and target setting.
Includes Excel Sheets with automatic graph production to track progress over time
Objectives are organised into the four areas of SEND and are written to take into account the differences for neurodivergent learners and the different ways in which they may demonstrate learning.
Cognition and Learning
Communication and Interaction
Sensory and Physical
Social and Emotional Mental Health
Full version with spreadsheet available to buy in my shop.
/teaching-resource/resource-13234289
An overview of the principles underpinning my Willow Curriculum.
The Willow Curriculum is a flexible curriculum, which focuses on the development of children’s communication, joint attention and emotional regulation. The curriculum is bespoke and can be adapted to a child’s individual learning needs.
All of the resources in my shop support delivery of the curriculum and include planning and assessment materials. /teaching-resources/shop/clairelloyd35
Activities to reinforce core vocabulary as part of a sensory curriculum.
For each word you will find a song with suggested props, activities and resources to print where applicable.
These activities support the use of core boards and ALD (Aided Language Display) boards and other types of AAC such as communication devices.
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