Georgina Durrant

The go-to guide for supporting and understanding young people's special educational needs."It's hard not be overly effusive when talking about this book: practical, immensely digestible and eminently wise, SEND Strategies for Primary Years has me mourning for the book I wish I'd had when I first started teaching... What Durrant has achieved sounds impossible: a practical and expert guide to SEND that is digestible, easy to understand and immediately useful." ? EduPulseWith as many as 13% of children in schools in England receiving some form of SEN support, and waiting times of up to 3-5 years for a child to receive a formal diagnosis, there is a critical need for strategies teachers can use in the classroom and parents can use at home now. SEND Strategies for the Secondary Years is the solution you’ve been looking for!Including practical tips and advice that is easy to implement and resource, this book offers teachers and parents hands-on strategies to support learners with SEND. Written by SEND expert and founder of The SEN Resources Blog Georgina Durrant, SEND Strategies for the Secondary Years is split into seven chapters, each focusing on a different area of need with relevant accompanying support, such as numeracy skills, emotional regulation and sensory processing differences.Every chapter contains simple and effective actions to differentiate and improve learning outcomes for teenagers who need extra support in the classroom as well as at home. This fantastic guide will equip you with knowledge about SEND, as well as a toolkit of strategies you can use to support young people who are impacted by a range of SEND.

Emotional regulation is a huge challenge in primary schools and in the homes of children with SEND. Using the approachable and adorable 'feelings furballs', experienced SENCo Lynn How provides teachers and other childcare workers with a variety of activities to help children better regulate their emotions. The furballs cover a range of emotions and offer kids relatable characters through which to understand and express their feelings. They also compliment other popular regulation strategies like the 'zones of regulation'.With easy-to-read theory about emotional regulation and why it needs to be supported, you'll also learn how to apply these lessons both in the classroom and one-to-one.

Georgina Durrant's SEND Strategies for the Primary Years won the ERA's Educational Book Award 2025!With as many as 13% of children in schools in England receiving some form of SEN support, and waiting times of up to 3-5 years for a child to receive a formal diagnosis, there is a critical need for strategies teachers can use in the classroom and parents can use at home now. SEND Strategies for the Primary Years is the solution you’ve been looking for.The book gives teachers (and parents!) practical strategies that they can put in place while they wait for diagnoses, assessment or support. The strategies are practical, easy to implement and resource. Relevant to children who may be impacted by a range of SEND including autism, PDA, ADHD, dyslexia, DCD, dyscalculia, sensory processing differences, speech, language and communication needs and more. The book is split into seven areas of difficulties and provides the relevant support for:– Speech, language and communication– Literacy– Numeracy– Motor skills – Emotional regulation – Sensory differences– Concentration and organisation.Each chapter contains simple, effective actions to differentiate and improve learning outcomes for pupils who need more support in the classroom as well as at home. Each activity is supported by a demonstrative video, accessible via QR code. This book and the strategies can be used by any teacher or parent, not just SEND specialists.Georgina Durrant is a former teacher and SENDCO and the founder of The SEN Resources Blog, a leading SEND website in the UK, and this book features her trademark neuro-affirmative, supportive approach throughout.

Even if children know their phonics and ABC's inside out and can read every book in their book bag, why is it still so difficult to get them to want to read and write? How do we begin to get our children excited about literacy? The answer might surprise you...let them play!Featuring 40 engaging play-based activities, this book makes literacy so fun that children won't notice they're also actively developing reading and writing skills. From blow painting words to making paper chain sentences, each activity can be done using household items and they are adaptable for children of any age and ability, making learning accessible for all. With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with children while helping to build their literacy skills at the same time.

Packed full of 100 creative and engaging activities for young children with special educational needs, this book enables you to have fun and enjoy developing your child's skill-based learning with them.From building biscuit construction sites and rainbow ice towers to playing dentists, nail salons and post office workers, the variety and creativity featured on every page of this book means you'll never have a dull day with your child again! With activities for rainy days, in the garden, on walks and more, there's something new to learn wherever you go.With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with your children with SEN, while building their life skills at the same time.