Profiles
- Getting to know children or young people and having a pupil profile
- Autism Education Trust progression Framework
- Universally Speaking checklists
Other
- ELKLAN – language builders training
- Autism Education Trust (AET) has lots of frameworks and resources
- Progress Checker for Parents
- Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) – The Communication Trust – training for all education staff so they understand the basics of supporting SLC development
- Children and Young People’s Training Service Fact File (Stammering)
- Children and young peoples therapy service (CYPTS) website
- Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
- Autism Education Trust Early Years resources
School Assessment
- GL Emotional Literacy Assessment– assessment of strengths and weaknesses in self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills, 7-16 years, at a cost
- Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) – For identifying areas of strengths and difficulties to be completed by school, family and child or young person. For ages 3 to 17 years, free to access
- Developing Baseline Communication Skills is a practical resource designed to fit with baseline assessments in primary school. It contains a programme of games and activities to foster personal and social development and promote language and literacy skills in 3- to 5- year-olds
- York Assessment Reading and Comprehension (YARC) is an individually administered reading assessment that allows you to closely observe a pupil’s reading behaviours, strengths and areas for development
- Autism and ADHD pathway
Who else can help
- Somerset Inclusion Advice Line 0300 123 2224
- Talk to your child or young person’s class teacher, they may be able to offer support and advice. Every school has a SENCO and you can arrange to discuss your concerns with them
- Childrens Autism Outreach Team (CAOT) provides up to 13 years of support for children and young people and their families with an Autism diagnosis
- Children and Young People’s Therapy Service telephone advice line: 0303 033 3002 – Monday to Thursday 9am to 12pm
- Speech and Language UK
- NAPLIC – an organisation of teachers, speech and language therapists and other professional
- RADLD – raising awareness of developmental language disorder
- The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering – helps children and young people and adults who stammer
- British Stammering Association
- NAS – National Autistic Society
- AFASIC – supports and provides information for families with children and young people who have speech language and communication needs with a focus on developmental language disorder (DLD)
- Speech and Language Therapy in Somerset – information and referral guide on the Local Offer here
Training
- Somerset Access to Inclusion Training – via Support Services for Education (SSE)
- The SCERTS® Model focuses on building competence in Social Communication, Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support
- Autism Education Trust Training Schools and Post-16 professional development programme and discover new training modules