Supporting Children with Additional Needs: A Quick Reference Guide

Supporting Children with Additional Needs: A Quick Reference Guide for Primary Schools is an essential resource for teachers, SENCOs, and school leaders seeking clear, practical guidance on how to support children with additional learning, social, emotional, and behavioural needs.

This easy-to-use guide provides:

• Quick-reference tables outlining initial actions, referral options, and next steps for a wide range of needs including autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, literacy/numeracy concerns, emotional regulation challenges, and more.

• Accurate, up-to-date referral information for NEPS, Primary Care, CAMHS, CDNT, and the Assessment of Need (AoN) process.

• Professional sample letters for applications to save teachers time when seeking external support.

• Ideas for practical classroom strategies to support children while awaiting assessment or interventions.

Designed to be both comprehensive and user-friendly, this guide ensures teachers can act confidently and collaboratively when supporting pupils with additional needs.

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