The Toolkit

Case Studies

Oliver
Filip

Parental Engagement

Asking the right questions
Sharing Concerns with Families in Early Years Settings
Home Visits
Getting to know you
Dialogue with Parents
The Pen Green Loop
One Page Profile Examples

Assessing Young Children with SEND

Pen Green Key Concepts
Observation styles and techniques
Assessment Profiles
Examples of Spikey Profiles
Assessment Pathways
Progress Summary/Review Report
Child's Voice

Planning

Graduated Response
Additional Support Plans
Possible Lines of Direction (PLOD)
Working Wall
Daily Planning
Video Vignettes of three Early Years Settings

Setting Requirements

Early Years SENCO Case Studies
Early Years SENCO Qualification Specification
Staff Training and CPD
SEND Policy - Exemplars from 3 Early Years Settings
Audit Tools
Peer-Peer Reviews
Adult Pedagogic Strategies
Staff Supervision

Links to online resources

The Rochford Review (2016)
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561411/Rochford_Review_Report_v5_PFDA.pdf

The Complex Learning Difficulties and Disability (CLDD) Research Project (2011)
http://complexld.ssatrust.org.uk/uploads/CLDD_project_report_final.pdf

Te Whariki Early Childhood Curriculum (1996, May 2017)
https://education.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Early-Childhood/Te-Whariki-Early-Childhood-Curriculum.pdf

Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (2014, updated 2017)
https://www.gov.uk/early-years-foundation-stage

Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (2017)
https://www.early-education.org.uk/download-development-matters-early-years-foundation-stage-eyfs

SEND Code of Practice (2014, updated 2015)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

Engagement Profile and Scale developed as part of the Complex Learning Difficulties and Disability (CLDD) Research Project. 
http://complexld.ssatrust.org.uk/project-resources/engagement-profile-scale.html

Lancashire County Council: EYFS progression Document
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/early_years/download/file/SEN%20progression%20document.pdf

North Somerset: EYFS Support Assessment Statements for children with SEND
http://nsod.n-somerset.gov.uk/kb5/northsomerset/directory/site.page?id=D5mjzJb2MO430

Council for Disabled Children: Early Years Developmental Journal
https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/field/attachemnt/merged-early-years-developmental-journal.pdf

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