A wonderful video from our fabulous Melbury families
Should I share my ice cream?
Below is some useful resources to help you and your child get through this unusual time. Hope it helps.
Take care, Mrs Clough.
18.6.20
Great news to share about Parent Talks, 100 free tickets are available now but these are on a first come, first served basis.
All you need to do is click this link and fill in your details to register for Parent Talks -
https://www.virtualsendconference.com/register/buy-parent-talks/?coupon=5R6PWPHR42
What are Parent Talks?
- Online Talks designed for Parents and Carers of children and young people with SEND
- The talks offer clear advice and support from individuals with personal experience of SEND, parents, professionals and pioneers
- Access whenever and wherever is convenient
For more information on the talks and the topics that will be covered, read more on our website -
https://www.virtualsendconference.com/26th-june-2020/
The Seashell Trust has partnered with us to sponsor the 100 free tickets. The charity is dedicated to providing a creative, happy and secure environment for children and young people with complex and severe learning disabilities. The trust understands parents’ frustrations at the lack of information and support for families who have children with all types of special needs. We’re working together to help bridge that gap.
The tickets are usually £10 so if you do miss out, they are still great value. You can watch the 12 talks online, anytime from 26 June 2020.
If you have any questions on Parent Talks, you can email me at dalep@bsquared.co.uk.
Thank you
Useful documents from the Educational Psychology Team.
Covid 19 support resources
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Sensory space ideas
Richard Hirstwood shares some information about the use of umbrellas to be able to create sensory spaces;
Clive Smith's UV Ideas
Clive has been an amazing special education practitioner for many years and he was one of the innovators in using UV light for visual stimulation in special ...
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Barnardo’s has a new service; See, Hear, Respond.
Barnardo's will provide targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families who are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures put in place to stop its spread. This will be led by Barnardo’s, working in partnership with national children’s charities and local organisations. See, Hear, Respond will provide: online support to children and families who are struggling; street-based youth work to identify and support children at risk of harm outside of the home, including exploitation; and support to help vulnerable children to successfully return to school or college if they have not been attending during the pandemic. The service will focus on finding and reaching out to vulnerable children around the country who are having negative experiences on their health and wellbeing, as well as those at risk of harm.
Nick Sheffield and Toilet roll projection
He is Nick and inspirational teacher from Linden Lodge School showing is a great idea for projecting with a toilet roll, clingfilm and your mobile phone.
Sensory spinning tops
Another great idea for sensory lockdown Julie shows you how to make sensory spinning tops.
Social Distancing - a child-friendly animation - explained in one minute
See why it's so important for us all to keep our distance and not give up, to help stop the spread of Covid 19, in this short child-friendly animation about ...
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NAS Weekly podcasts
The NAS has a resources section, they are also doing weekly podcasts; Spectrum live
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Learning packs
A website with a range of resources and some lovely learning packs.
Below is some useful websites with free resources for home schooling and school support from the Learning support team.
Below is some useful information and materials from the Autism team. It includes top tips to help with your child's anxieties, sensitivities and communication etc. There are communication sheets with Makaton symbols to explain about self-isolation, social distancing and coronavirus. There is also a handy Autism alert card you can print off, make and put in your wallet to carry round with you to.
These are social stories which also come in Hindi and Spanish for our bilingual families;
This is a link to a timetable that can be used to show the days school is closed
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Online stories
This one is for a website with a range of online stories that can be read – lots of classic stories!
This is a short message from the Nottingham City support services (Autism Team, Learning Support Team, Behaviour Support Team and Sensory Team) to let you know we are still here to help if you need us.
If you require any help from the above teams then you can contact them using the following information:
Twitter Email Phone
@city_autism AutismTeam@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 0115 876 5311
@nottingham_LST LearningSupport@Nottinghamcity.gov.uk 0115 876 5311
@NottinghamBST BehaviourSupportTeam@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 0115 876 5340
deafeducation@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 0115 876 5340
VisualImpairmentEducation@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 0115 876 5340
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Home Learning
Guidance on helping primary school aged children learn at home can be found at the web address below
30 Hours Important Information for Parents
If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the web links below useful.
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CEOP
News and articles surrounding internet safety.
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Think You Know
Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.
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Action for Children
Action for Children supports and speaks for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.
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Ofsted
Website for Ofsted reports
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Datadashboard
Use the website to see the latest published Key Stage 1 and Key stage 2 results from our school.