SEN Links

Free Resources (to use online or download)
These sites contain resources to use with your students.

Priory Woods School
This school site contains free educational resources available to use in schools or at home. There is a range of cause and effect programmes, counting songs and talking story books. Resources can be used online or downloaded.

SEN Teacher Resources
Resources, freeware downloads, links and documents for those involved in the education of pupils with learning difficulties, autism and other special educational needs.

SENSwitcher (Northern Grid for Learning)
This is a free download of a switch operated program for cause and effect, switch building, targeting and scanning. There are accompanying notes and checklists for the program.

Widgit
The creators of Writing with Symbols! Free symbol supported learning materials, symbol stories and support for communication and language. Many resources are now in PDF format and can be used without Widgit products.

Clicker Grids
If you own Clicker you should visit this site. It contains hundreds of free grids for use with Clicker 5. Registration is required – but this is also free.

Sensory Stories
Pete Wells from Portland School has created a range of sensory stories, some funny, some downright disgusting! The stories come complete with PowerPoint presentations and comprehensive instructions. PowerPoint XP and a sense of humour are required!

Primary Resources
The Foundation Stage Page contains interactive resources that may be suitable for your class.  Resources include colour, number, dressing skills.

Sparkle Box
Free printable resources for Early Years.  Areas include Literacy, Numeracy, Topics and Labels & Signs.

Supporting Autism
This site links to other sites which contain free resources for use with children / young people with Autism (some of the web sites are repeated on this site).  Lots of free pintables.

Symbol Supported Sites

CBeebies - Something Special
This area of the CBeebies web site uses Makaton symbols and signs to support a range of activities.

SymbolWorld
A free web site for symbol readers. This site contains regularly updated news stories in addition to a learning section that supports the curriculum, stories and contributions from readers.

Ask Ability
A symbol website containing news, games, books, jokes and more from the Children’s Society.

Adapted Books from the New York City Department of Education (Special Education District 75)
These adapted books contain symbols and are in pdf, PowerPoint or Writing with Symbols format that can be downloaded / printed.

Sites for Parents and Professionals

National Association for Special Educational Needs
NASEN aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special educational needs.

AbilityNet
Factsheets and skillsheets that give detailed information on a wide range of assistive technology, services and organisations that can help you get the most out of IT.

British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD)

Check the map
This site was set up to make it easy for everyone to find out what services there are for people with Learning Disabilities/Difficulties in their local area (or any area) by clicking the map or typing in a postcode.  There is also a link to web site resources.

Information about Disabilities and Conditions

Contact a Family
Contact a Family is a UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child. The site contains a database of medical and disability conditions and information.

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Information, resources and help on neuromuscular conditions. The site includes a very useful Education booklet to help schools plan inclusively for pupils with neuromuscular conditions.

Scope (Cerebral Palsy)
Information for parents and teachers, schools on education issues and planning.

The National Autistic Society
Information about autism and Asperger syndrome.

ADDISS
Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service.

National Society for Epilepsy
Up to date information on epilepsy, causes of seizures, treatment, first aid for seizures, lifestyle issues and a forum where you can chat with other people affected by the condition.
www.dsa-uk.com
Down’s Syndrome Association
Information and advice.

Down Syndrome Educational Trust
The trust offers comprehensive, practical and accessible information and resources for families and professionals caring for individuals with Down’s Syndrome.

The National Deaf Children’s Society
The Society is an organisation of families, parents and carers which exists to enable deaf children to maximise their skills and abilities. All types of deafness, including temporary deafness such as glue ear are covered by the site.

Afasic (Unlocking Speech and language)
Afasic is a UK charity to help children and young people, their families and the professionals working with them.

British Dyslexia Association
The web-site includes information and advice for parents, educators and individuals with dyslexia.

The Dyspraxia Foundation
Information for parents, professionals, and for teenagers and adults who have dyspraxia.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
The RNIB website has lots of useful information on how to make all reading material - books, websites, learning resources - more accessible to the visually impaired.

National Library for the Blind
The library is a registered charity providing reading of all kinds in Braille (including music), Moon and large print. It is concerned with bringing reading materials, art information, literature and entertainment to visually impaired people across Britain and around the world. Braille and Moon are lent post free to individual readers in the UK; large print through public libraries.

Skill
Skill is a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.