Kirstie Rees – författare

The Emotional Toolkit for Pupils with SEND is an essential wellbeing resource for educators supporting young people with SEND, providing creative, evidence-based strategies to help pupils develop self-awareness, express their emotions and build resilience.With photocopiable resources designed for use in whole-class, small group or one-to-one settings, this book ensures that emotional support can be tailored to individual needs. Using this book, your pupils will have the ability to recognise and name their emotions, make sense of their sensory needs, develop coping strategies that they can apply in different situations and much more. Each chapter includes assessment tools that gain pupils’ views in a meaningful way and contribute to a child’s Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP). With its hands-on approach and practical application, this will be your go-to SEND resource.Grounded in psychological theory and adapted therapeutic approaches such as CBT, The Emotional Toolkit for Pupils with SEND equips teaching staff with tools to develop emotional literacy and self-regulation in learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities. This resource offers flexible, easy-to-use activities that help teachers save time. Many are ready to photocopy, while others can be adapted to meet individual pupils’ needs and interests. It also includes clear, practical guidance for supporting learners with more complex needs, helping to create an inclusive classroom where every student can thrive.

Knowing when children and young people are struggling, and identifying the best ways of supporting them is vital. This is all the more important when working with children with varying learning difficulties who may not always be able to communicate their feelings.By demystifying terms such as mental health, wellbeing, learning difficulties and the sensitivities surrounding labels, this practical and evidence-based guide helps you achieve an in-depth understanding of the children and young people you work with. It provides you with skills and knowledge for supporting their mental health and wellbeing in educational settings - from nursery to secondary school in both mainstream and specialist environments with talking and non-verbal communication approaches to accommodate varying needs. Most importantly its holistic approach explores the interaction between the child's learning difficulties and the psychological, social and environmental factors which influence how they manage their ups and downs in life. This lets you think beyond the child and the classroom.