The following information provides guidance on how to identify and support children’s strengths and needs to enable all children to achieve success.
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Additional Support for Learning in the Early Years
Online training for ELC staff supporting children with ASN in the early years was available for staff to attend in February 2024. This is the recording of the training and PowerPoint slides used during this session. A brief outline of the content of the training is listed below and staff teams can now use the materials together if they couldn’t attend the live event.
It is an opportunity for ELC staff to become more familiar with:
- the processes involved in assessing and supporting children with Additional Support Needs, using the recommended documentation,
- their role within the Child’s Plans process, and
- the sources of help, advice, and resources available to support them.
ASN Early Years Training Slides Handout
The Just Ask enquiry line is for parents, carers, children, young people, and those who work with them. Follow the link for more information – Just Ask
The Pre-school Home Visiting Teachers (PSHVT), as part of the Highland Council Psychological Service, have made a selection of advice sheets on a number of topics related to Additional Support Needs (ASN).
EASEYS for ASN Encourage and Support Early Years Skills for Additional Support Needs
The purpose of the EASEYS is to provide a variety of practical ideas and support strategies for parents/carers and staff supporting children in Early Years.
PLAY IDEAS is a selection of activity sheets to supplement the main EASEYS for ASN topics.
The purpose of ‘Play Ideas’ is to explore differentiated play, providing a variety of practical games and activities for parents/carers and staff in the Early Years.
Both the EASEYS for ASN and Play Ideas are being added to with new topics so please subscribe the Blog www.highlandcouncilpsychologicalservice.wordpress.com and follow to get regular updates.
EAL Highland provides a variety of resources and strategies for supporting ELC pupils at different stages of their language acquisition. These include Teddy Talk which is a structured programme designed to develop core vocabulary and self-confidence.
You can also access the EAL Profile here.
Armed Forces – support for families and schools
If you have families in the armed forces a wealth of information can be found here at Armed Forces – support for families and schools. Further training will be available soon specifically aimed at all staff working in or supporting ELC settings there will be a blog post to let you know when this is ready.