How to help children learn at home during Covid-19 - Pupils with special educational needs and disability

While staying at home due to coronavirus (COVID-19), I am sure you will be concerned about your children’s education and the impact of missing school. Your child’s teacher will be uploading things to your child’s class blog pages every day and the Government have provided advice for parents on how to help children learn at home during Covid-19.

Advice for parents and carers looking after children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Staying at home can be more disruptive to the lives and routines of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

No one expects parents to act as teachers, or to provide the activities and feedback that a school or would. Parents and carers should do their best to help and support their children with their learning while they are at home.

If your child usually goes to school but is currently at home, their school should be working to provide them with work and giving them feedback in a format that meets their needs. Contact the school if you are not already in touch.

We have been working with a range of other organisations to create extra resources to help you. See:

a list of online education resources for children with SEND

coronavirus educational resources from The Sensory Projects

SEND-specific resources for learning from home from Tech Ability

We have also worked with other organisations to create information on ways you can help your children learn at home. See:

advice on supporting children with a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) from the Council for Disabled Children

recommendations on special educational needs from the Education Endowment Foundation