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The Early Years SEND offers an opportunity for practitioners and childminders throughout the early years sector a trusted space for peers to network, share ideas and develop their skills. Through the network we aim to provide professional discussions, showcase best practice, and signpost to available support and guidance.
This network is to support practitioners with early identification, support and assessment of SEND. A half termly network which aims to support:
- the importance of early language and communication
- a multi-sensory approach in which the child’s earliest skills are the focus
- a small steps approach that seeks to encourage the extension and consolidation of emerging skills
- the more familiar ‘Graduated Response’ that identifies where a child appears to have not yet reached expected levels of development or where a child’s progress gives cause for concern leads to the identification of learning experiences and input that seems to bridge the gap. This could be demonstrated on a child’s individual action plan.
Open to all early years practitioners, teachers and childminders.