As students slowly try to get to terms with the 'new normal' and how they can now interact with their peers and teachers within the school environment,some of your learners, especially those with SEN, may be feeling more anxious and stressed. To help keep them on track, we are offering a number of digital resources that allow you to assess, educate and support young people either face to face or remotely while keeping them engaged during these challenging times.
We understand that in-person sessions may not be possible right now.
Telepractice enables you to continue to provide care, by applying familiar online technologies to connect you to your students in a virtual session.
If you decide to use remote sessions, you must consider all the surrounding issues related to this change in service-delivery method.
Our telepractice guidelines explain the use of our products in relation to your professional practice, so you can safely continue to provide that all important support to your students.
Q-global is our web-based administration, scoring and reporting system that enables you to administer a selection of assessments, remotely or via telepractice, so you can continue supporting your clients during social distancing. Q-global also allows you to input results from paper-and-pencil assessments to generate scores and produce accurate comprehensive reports.
Standardised scores can help you provide evidence of ability in key areas for your students’ access arrangement and Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) applications. Schools and colleges trust us to provide them with reliable measures, including the WIAT-III UK for Teachers, WRAT5 and DASH.
Our dedicated Access Arrangements pageincludes thelatest guidelines and regulations, links to useful sites, andinformation on the tests from app Assessment which are suitable.
We've created an Access Arrangements and Disbled Students Allowance Interactive Guide.
One in five learners has a special educational need. By identifying difficulties early on, schools can work with families and pupils to have a positive, long-term effect on development and achievement. We are here to help support you with a range of assessments, interventions and CPD resources, so that you can help students participate, progress and enjoy school life to the full.
We’re dedicated to helping you maintain your CPD throughout your career, with a range of training tools, programmes and unique award sponsorship.
Discover our wide range of tools and events designed to help you continue to develop and support the needs of the students you work with.
We believe all young people should be able to access their learning in a way that meets their individual needs. Find out how we've been supporting accessibility in schools.
app resources that can help provide additional support to students with Special Educational Needs:
We believe everyone should have the same opportunity to achieve their full potential and to be successful at school. That is why we are here to help you to support your students throughout their educational journey from assessment and intervention to examination, so they can succeed no matter their need.
Learn more on our range of resources and support in our "Supporting your SEN students interactive guide".
Mental health is an important part of staying healthy, especially during these uncertain times. Practising mindfulness at times like these can help to rewire the brain to work in calmer and more positive ways. To help get you started, we’ve created a series of videos and guides, which will introduce mindfulness techniques you can practice at home that are suitable for teachers, young people and parents.
Additional support on wellbeing and anxiety can also be found on the following websites:
On the 3rd April, app Assessment in partnership with The Communication Trust announced the results of the Shine a Light Awards 2013/14.
These awards, now in their third year aim to celebrate innovative work and excellent practice in supporting children and young people’s communication development.
Earlier this month we announced that Thetford Grammar School were the lucky recipients of a years free license of ; Kate Jones, the school's SENCO entered a competition with app Assessment.
Lloyd Smith our brand new Sales Consultant covering the East of the UK went to see the school to find out more about them and their grand plans for working memory improvement.
Thetford Grammar is an independent school that has just over 300 pupils aged 3.5 – 18 years of age. The school recently became a (Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils) accredited school, acknowledging their commitment to excellence when working with Dyslexic pupils.
It's hard to believe that just over a year ago we launched the first ever Shine a Light Awards as part of theHello, national year of communication campaign. Now in their second year the Awards have proven to hold a special place in the industry; a fact recognised at last week's award ceremony.
After months of preparation, research into helium balloons, how to download acceptance videos and the inner workings of bubble machines...the hard work has paid off! On the 21 November over 120 individuals came together at 80 Strand, with celebrity host Paul Ross, to hear the results of this year's awards, which included exciting new categories such as Communication Champion and Youth Justice.
The Shine a Light Awards were established to honour individuals, teams, projects and communities which have demonstratedexcellence in supporting the needs of all children and young people’s communication, particularly those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). This year we were delighted to honour some of the following, including the nursery setting Haven 2000 Nursery Ltd as our Early Years’ Setting of the Year, community‐wide Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate (ESCAL) for the Communication and 17‐year‐old Jack Fradgley as Young Person of the Year and winner of our Outstanding Achievement award. The look of surprise and delight on Jack and his families face is one to remember.
It was also a particular treat to honour Mr Tumble/Justin Fletcher as another Outstanding Achievement Winner, along with Jean Gross CBE, the government's Communication Champion during the national year.
There were many highlights at this years awards, but some particular moments stand out including Justin Fletcher aka Mr Tumble's filmed at Justin's House, Jack Marshall - last years' young person of the year and a judge for 2012 - congratulation speech to this year's young person - inspiring is not a grand enough word, and of course some Shine a Light cupcakes!
Find out about this year's winners and highly commended finalists in our mini , (many thanks to Tentacle Media for putting this together - amazing as always!), and reminder to look out for Shine a Light 2013!
