These resources are free to download.
If you have questions or require guidance I offer a free 1 hour consultation to parents, settings and professionals, please do not hesitate to contact me. More resources coming soon…
Consider how these are used in respect of the SEND Code of Practice graduated approach to support the process of understanding, planning and provision a child’s needs. Some of these links are to resources I created as a Specialist Teacher with Essex County Council (2004-2018).
Anxiety & Selective Mutism
Many of these resources are on Essex Local Offer but hidden as individual files, their home page is no longer available. The views/perspectives expressed in these linked documents are not mine, a few years ago I contributed to them. They remain the property of Essex County Council, I have simply linked these here to make it easier for practitioners to access.
Good Practice Guidelines- Selective Mutism This resource is somewhat dated but helps practitioners /home educators/ other professionals with the Assess/Plan/Do/Review process for children and young people who struggle with communication/ Selective Mutism. Sadly some of the links no longer work.
Basic Information about Selective Mutism
Support for Parents and Carers
Assessment and planning an individual programme:
Environment Checklist -School – Anxiety/ Reluctant Talking
Gathering a young person’s views:
Gathering views about communicating in Early Years/ School:
Helping children and young people to communicate their basic needs:
Selective Mutism Resource Pack – Leicestershire
When I led The Essex Selective Mutism Interest Group while working for Essex County Council we created this Pinterest site.
Understanding behaviour
Many of these resources are on Essex Local Offer but hidden as individual files, their home page is no longer available. The views/perspectives expressed in these linked documents are not mine, a few years ago I contributed to them. They remain the property of Essex County Council, I have simply linked these here to make it easier for practitioners to access.
Assessment Guide for Teachers – linked to the Essex Provision Guidance Tool, using a person-centred approach, this guide can be downloaded and annotated/highlighted to record a child’s needs. It provides an overview of a range of assessment tools.
Environment Checklist – SEMH needs
Observation Toolkit – four in one documents to help you capture and analyse your observations.
Language Strategies to Support Self-Esteem – guidance on feedback to learners, including Growth Mindset and language of influence (NLP)
Supporting the emotional needs of children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Resources specific to the Early Years
This observation guide is part of Me, You and Us virtual workshop.
Take a look at the workshop here:
Me, You, Us – Understanding emotional dynamics in the Early Years setting
– Strengthening the secondary attachment using observation and the graduated approach
Observe- wait-listen guide – Hanen Early Language
Article – In brief – Early Childhood Mental Health
What is Emotional Containment?
Training documents
Supporting Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs – a presentation – ideal for Learning Support Assistants, Newly Qualified Teachers and Preschool practitioners, created by some amazingly talented specialists during their time in Essex County Council’s Specialist Teaching and Pre-school Team.
Therapeutic Teaching 