In this area of the website school leaders will find relevant research, documents, publications and information on all aspects of SEND. This area will be updated regularly as and when new resources are found. Members are asked to advise us of any relevant leadership resources they are willing to share with their colleagues by contacting FLSE via our contact form.
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Member Resources
Refocusing on ADHD in Education – ADHD Foundation
A resource booklet for SENDCOs, ALNCOs illustrating how schools can help children and young people with ADHD to achieve their potential.
Nursing Provision in Specialist Education Settings
“Special Schools Voice” (SSV) has responded to the increasing challenges and concerns surrounding clinical nursing provision within the specialist education sector. This document contains the findings of an online questionnaire circulated in February 2020.
Rebound Therapy
Rebound Therapy is one the most powerful therapeutic approaches in our Toolkit when working with users experiencing a wide range of additional needs.
It promotes physical wellbeing, it nurtures relationships, it develops communication, it connects the previously unconnected and it is fun and motivational.
This HEADS Rebound Therapy Model is inspired by the ground breaking work of Mr. Eddy G. Anderson (The Godfather of Rebound Therapy). His vision, his knowledge, skills and adaptations run throughout the HEADS Model.
This HEADS Rebound Therapy Model adds in a little background detail of how Rebound works and how we can apply the powerful effects of vibration to literally change the lives and expectations of users. It signposts the reader to research and further reading and does not attempt to provide definitive answers to complex physiological questions. This HEADS Handbook is a compendium to Rebound Therapy and does not replace the need for delegates to attend an accredited Rebound Therapy Course prior to using this resource.
Rebound is a Therapy for Life, from infancy to adulthood, and I hope by sharing our journey with you we can empower you to make a difference to the lives of those in your community.
The HEADS Handbook provides a detailed set of Rebound Therapy Progressions for non-ambulant and ambulant users which we hope will inform and shape your Rebound Therapy offer.
A hardcopy of the handbook is available for £175.00 (if you attend the Rebound Therapy Refresher Course, you have the opportunity to purchase the Compendium at a discounted rate of £95).
If you are interested in purchasing a copy please contact:
david.palmer@hadrian.newcastle.sch.uk
0191 2734440
HEADS Water Skills Toolkit – NEW!
Hadrian School, in partnership with HEADS (Hadrian Education and Development Services), has developed this Water Skills Assessment Tool after years of training and refinement of the Halliwick method of swim instruction. This document helps bring structure, purpose and direction to pool sessions, as well as promoting independence and fun in the water for all users regardless of ability.
The pool offers freedom of movement for users. For many with physical disabilities, this opportunity to move freely, without support, is not only life enhancing but helps build self-esteem confidence, communication, relationships and physical wellbeing.
With skills assessment and support, instructors can open up the potential of all users and encourage aquatic freedom, improved breathing control, sensory integration and general physical fitness. Through the consistent application of hydrodynamic principles, users can gain control over their own movements and overcome obstacles to gain the confidence to float and propel themselves independently in the water.
The pool is the therapist. The warmth of the water helps the muscles relax. The buoyancy of the water makes the body feel weightless and free. The water liberates the user from the confinements of land, the wheelchair, the walking frame, the aids and adaptations. The freedom to move independently across the water to where the user wants to go, towards the people the user wants to be with, towards the friends they choose to spend time with, cannot be overestimated.
At its most basic level this HEADS Water Skills Assessment Tool promotes joy and fun and a sense of achievement. It also incrementally breaks down the process of floating and moving in the water based on the Halliwick programme.
Halliwick is a method of water orientation and swim instruction based on the work of James McMillan MBE, an engineer of hydro mechanics by profession and his wife Phyl McMillan MBE, who developed techniques to support disabled swimmers in the 1940s and early 1950s (Grosse, 2010). The International Halliwick Association (IHA) defines the Halliwick Concept as ‘an approach to teaching all people, in particular, focusing on those with physical and/or learning difficulties, to participate in water activities, to move independently in the water, and to swim.’ (Gresswell, A., & Maes, J.P. 2000)
The HEADS Water Skills Assessment Tool builds on this work and offers Instructors a 10 Point Programme from Entry Level 1 to basic swimming strokes at Level 10. The incremental steps in each level are guides to progress but must be seen in the wider context of the users abilities, particular the ability to disengage from the Instructors.
This Toolkit will take the reader through physiological benefits or Hydrotherapy and does not replace the need for the Instructor to access Halliwick of specific Hydrotherapy training. It is a compendium to Hydrotherapy and Halliwick approaches, not a replacement. All Instructors must follow their own detailed Risk Assessments for users, work in close partnership with Health colleagues, in particular Physiotherapists and stay safe following the Normal Operating Pool Procedures. It also encourages the Instructors to follow a detailed assessment and recording process using eBooks as a tool. Base lining is key to demonstrating he amazing progress users can make, as a consistency and continuity of approach.
A hardcopy of the handbook is available for £95.00
If you are interested in purchasing a copy please contact:
david.palmer@hadrian.newcastle.sch.uk
0191 2734440