The Natspec/ ETF english resources to explore British values
Natspec have worked with Orchard Hill College, Trinity Specialist College and Homefield College to develop British values resources for learners with autism.
In the folder entitled Natspec British values resources you will find:
1. Making British values meaningful for learners with autism: a guidance document for staff
A case study of a project whose purpose was to investigate the impact of trauma on learners in order to support them and ensure they get the most from their learning experience.
This Outstanding, Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA) project, delivered in 2016-2017, was a collaboration with seven partners: Active Humber, Foresight, Goodwin, Mencap, Preston Road Women’s Centre, In-House Training and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The aim was to improve how ‘Prevent/Fundamental British Values’ content and requirements were delivered to vulnerable, SEND (special educational needs and disability) and disadvantaged learners.
This reference guide aims to provide teachers and trainers in the FE sector with an understanding of the potential impact of hearing impairment on learning and how to better support learners to achieve their full potential. It explores the signs, symptoms, behaviours and provides top tips for adapting communication, teaching strategies and environment to enable learners to thrive.
The guide also signposts to a wide range of resources and CPD training to help staff to increase their knowledge and confidence to embed skills effectively into the support they provide.
This reference guide aims to provide teachers and trainers in the FE sector with an understanding of the potential impact of autism on learning and how to better support learners to achieve their full potential. It focuses on autism and related conditions from a neurodiversity perspective, including how staff can make the most of an individual’s strengths and positive characteristics that may be associated with their neurodiverse condition.
This reference guide aims to provide teachers and trainers in the FE sector with an understanding of the potential impact of dyslexia on learning and how to better support learners to achieve their full potential. It focuses on dyslexia and related conditions from a neurodiversity perspective, including how staff can make the most of an individual’s strengths and positive characteristics that may be associated with their neurodiverse condition.
Competition activity is a great way to raise aspirations, improve learners’ skills and employment prospects, strengthen learning programmes and introduce an element of excitement into the vocational curriculum. While competition activity is relatively well-established as a feature of the curriculum at higher levels, it is less commonly used with learners at Entry level and Level 1. However, providers who have been exploring the use of competition with learners with SEND report that it is just as beneficial for their learners – and easy to implement.
Brendan started further education (ATTFE) about 6 years ago. In this letter he describes what he likes about learning. Find out what he has achieved to-date at ATTFE.
Co-creating the curriculum is a great way to involve learners in deciding what to learn and how they might be taught. It can help you personalise study programmes, as well as providing an excellent context for helping learners with SEND to take more control over their lives as they practise making decisions and expressing preferences about their learning.
Learning support assistants (LSAs) are the most commonly used form of support in the FE sector – and the most expensive. That makes it especially important for providers to deploy LSAs efficiently and effectively, so that they have a positive impact on learner progress and independence. We have put together an in-house development activity to help you consider how to make the most of the LSAs in your setting. The activity has been designed to be facilitated by managers with SEND responsibilities and undertaken by teams of tutors and LSAs working together.
