SEND Information
This page contains a collection of resources and links to help support the parents and carers of students at Sutton Girls who have additional needs.
We have included several links to remote learning and COVID-specific resources, as we realise the current situation has created an extra challenge for everyone. There are some useful guides to supporting your daughter with online learning, and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do contact your daughter's head of year in the first instance.
We do still have access to most services provided by Birmingham City Council, albeit virtually, so if you feel that you require support, or if you are concerned that your daughter may need assessment for an additional need, please do contact your head of year.
If you are looking for the SEND policy or Information Report (including the COVID-19 SEN addendum), please go the Policies page here.
Remote Learning Support
Cognition and Learning
Resources for supporting your child with Dyslexia, or related Specific Learning Difficulties (such as working memory, process speed etc):
Access to Education, Birmingham
British Dyslexia Association Free Parent Webinars:
Nessy fingers touch typing programme (requires purchase)
https://www.nessy.com/uk/product/nessy-fingers/
Text to speech (so that pupils can listen to text being read aloud)
Strategies and activities to support reading, writing and vocabulary:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/English-strategies-leaflet-3.pdf
Strategies and activities to support Maths:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Maths-Strategies-leaflet-3.pdf
Communication and Interaction (including Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Supporting your autistic child at home:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Supporting-at-home-CAT.pdf
Distractions:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Distractions-while-at-home-advice-CAT.pdf
Visual timetables (the first few examples are for younger children, but the morning tick list is useful)
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Visual-Timetables-CAT.pdf
Resilience:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Building-resilience-advice-CAT.pdf
Supporting your child with sleep:
Advice for Parents of Children with Autism
Autism and Anxiety:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Autism-and-Anxiety-CAT.pdf
Anxiety in Autism guide (download pdf at the bottom of the article)
https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2019/april/new-guide-help-manage-anxiety-autism
Sensory and Physical
Access to education (Birmingham City Council) Physical Disability Support Service Remote Learning Support:
https://accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk/parents-pdss-covid19/
Social, Emotional and Mental Health (including ADHD)
Cerebra - Sleep Advice Service:
Cerebra.org.uk
Kooth Mental Wellbeing Community:
Kooth COVID-19 Response
Mind Coronavirus Support for Young People:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/coronavirus/
Young Minds Crisis Messenger:
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/get-urgent-help/youngminds-crisis-messenger/
Also see the Young Minds general website for useful blogs and articles.
ADHD Foundation Parent Area - a huge amount of useful resources here:
https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/parents/