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Supporting Children with Additional Support Need
Children may need additional support for many different reasons, and those needs are not always immediately obvious or linked to a formal diagnosis. Supporting Children with Additional Support Needs helps practitioners recognise when a child may be experiencing barriers, understand what could be contributing to those difficulties and make thoughtful changes that support inclusion, communication and participation.
What You Will Learn
Explore how additional support needs can present in different ways and how terminology and approaches vary across the UK. Learn how to recognise patterns over time, use factual observation rather than assumptions and consider the child’s strengths, communication, behaviour, environment and experiences when trying to understand what support may be needed.
Discover how behaviour can provide useful information about what a child may be experiencing, and explore practical ways to create more inclusive environments, routines and activities. You’ll consider communication beyond spoken language, processing time, sensory and regulation needs, meaningful participation and how small adaptations can reduce barriers without lowering expectations.
Learn how to work effectively with families, bringing together their knowledge of the child with your own observations. The course also explores a structured Assess → Plan → Do → Review approach, helping you choose purposeful support and evaluate whether it is making a meaningful difference.
This CPD Group accredited 2-hour online course combines short videos, practical scenarios, case studies, interactive activities and reflective tasks. Learners also receive downloadable observation, inclusion, communication and support-planning resources to use in practice.
Complete the final 12-question assessment with a pass mark of 80% to receive your certificate and 2 CPD points.
Ready to Put Inclusive Practice into Action?
Build your confidence in recognising barriers, understanding children’s needs and making practical changes that support meaningful inclusion.
Start Supporting Children with Additional Support Needs today and earn 2 CPD points on completion.
Interactive, Practical CPD
This CPD Group accredited 2-hour online course combines short videos, practical scenarios, case studies, interactive activities and reflective tasks. Learners also receive downloadable resources including a practical observation prompt, inclusion check, support planning sheet, communication support checklist and a quick practice tool to help choose appropriate support. Complete the final 12-question assessment with an 80% pass mark to receive your certificate and 2 CPD points.
