Student Radar

SEND resource library

Find the next practical step for a pupil, lesson or meeting

Plain-English guidance on the needs you meet most often, written for the moment you have five minutes before a meeting and need to know what actually helps.

Search 89 resources across 16 practical areas, then check the review date before using the guidance in context.

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    Search by a pupil need, a classroom challenge or the subject you need to prepare for.

  2. Read for the next step

    Move from a plain-English explanation to practical strategies you can discuss and adapt.

  3. Check before you act

    Use the visible review date, current statutory guidance and professional judgement together.

Tools & directories

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Move from reading into a practical task: protect identifying text, build a sensory profile, search the symbol library, draft a Social Story or compare ordinarily available provision.

  1. Desktop appInkwell DownloadDownload the latest Inkwell by Student Radar desktop app
  2. Guided profilerSensory ProfilerBuild a printable sensory profile in under ten minutes
  3. Drafting toolSocial Story BuilderCreate a personalised, illustrated Social Story draft
  4. National directoryOrdinarily Available Provision directoryLocal Authority OAP guidance directory
  5. Symbol libraryStudent Radar SymbolsSearch a consistent visual language for communication, routines and classroom resources.

Full resource directory

Browse all 89 resources by need

The library keeps needs, classroom strategies, statutory context and practical scenarios together without hiding them behind a generic card wall.

These resources support professional thinking. They do not replace current statutory guidance, specialist advice or decisions made with the pupil and family.

03 resources

Student Radar Tools

  1. Inkwell DownloadDownload the latest Inkwell by Student Radar desktop appLast reviewed
  2. Sensory ProfilerBuild a printable sensory profile in under ten minutesLast reviewed
  3. Social Story BuilderCreate a personalised, illustrated Social Story draftLast reviewed

01 resource

OAP Directory

  1. Ordinarily Available ProvisionLocal Authority OAP guidance directoryLast reviewed

04 resources

SEND Framework

  1. The SEND Code of PracticeUnderstanding the statutory frameworkLast reviewed
  2. Key StatementsImportant principles from the CodeLast reviewed
  3. Implementing the SEND CodePutting guidance into practiceLast reviewed
  4. What SEND MeansUnderstanding additional learning needsLast reviewed

04 resources

Communication & Interaction

  1. OverviewCommunication and interaction needsLast reviewed
  2. Communication DifficultiesUnderstanding communication challengesLast reviewed
  3. Speech and LanguageSpeech, language and communication needsLast reviewed
  4. Impact of SLCNHow SLCN affects learningLast reviewed

01 resource

Autism

  1. Autism Spectrum ConditionUnderstanding autism in educationLast reviewed

05 resources

Cognition & Learning

  1. OverviewCognition and learning difficultiesLast reviewed
  2. Specific Learning DifficultiesSpLD overviewLast reviewed
  3. DyslexiaUnderstanding dyslexiaLast reviewed
  4. DyscalculiaUnderstanding dyscalculiaLast reviewed
  5. DyspraxiaUnderstanding dyspraxiaLast reviewed

01 resource

SEMH

  1. Social, Emotional & Mental HealthUnderstanding SEMH needsLast reviewed

01 resource

ADHD

  1. ADHDUnderstanding ADHD in educationLast reviewed

07 resources

Sensory & Physical

  1. OverviewSensory and physical needsLast reviewed
  2. Hearing LossSupporting hearing impaired pupilsLast reviewed
  3. Vision LossSupporting visually impaired pupilsLast reviewed
  4. FASDFoetal alcohol spectrum disorderLast reviewed
  5. Multi-Sensory ImpairmentCombined sensory needsLast reviewed
  6. Sensory ProcessingSensory processing difficultiesLast reviewed
  7. Physical DifficultyPhysical and motor needsLast reviewed

15 resources

Medical Conditions

  1. OverviewSupporting medical needs in schoolLast reviewed
  2. AnaphylaxisSevere allergic reactionsLast reviewed
  3. AsthmaSupporting pupils with asthmaLast reviewed
  4. Cerebral PalsyUnderstanding cerebral palsyLast reviewed
  5. Cystic FibrosisSupporting pupils with CFLast reviewed
  6. DiabetesManaging diabetes in schoolLast reviewed
  7. Down's SyndromeSupporting pupils with Down's syndromeLast reviewed
  8. EczemaManaging eczema in schoolLast reviewed
  9. EpilepsySupporting pupils with epilepsyLast reviewed
  10. HaemophiliaUnderstanding haemophiliaLast reviewed
  11. HIV and AIDSSupporting pupils with HIVLast reviewed
  12. Muscular DystrophySupporting progressive conditionsLast reviewed
  13. Prader-Willi SyndromeUnderstanding Prader-WilliLast reviewed
  14. Sickle Cell AnaemiaSupporting pupils with sickle cellLast reviewed
  15. Tourette SyndromeUnderstanding Tourette syndromeLast reviewed

02 resources

Classroom Strategies

  1. Ideas for DifferentiationPractical differentiation strategiesLast reviewed
  2. Effective Use of TAsMaximising TA impactLast reviewed

13 resources

Strategies by Need

  1. OverviewStrategies organised by need typeLast reviewed
  2. ADHD StrategiesSupporting ADHD in classLast reviewed
  3. Autism StrategiesSupporting autism in classLast reviewed
  4. Attachment StrategiesSupporting attachment needsLast reviewed
  5. Auditory ProcessingSupporting auditory processingLast reviewed
  6. Dyscalculia StrategiesSupporting maths difficultiesLast reviewed
  7. Dyslexia StrategiesSupporting reading difficultiesLast reviewed
  8. Dysgraphia StrategiesSupporting writing difficultiesLast reviewed
  9. Global Development DelaySupporting GDDLast reviewed
  10. Hearing ImpairmentSupporting hearing needsLast reviewed
  11. Processing SpeedSupporting slow processingLast reviewed
  12. Sensory ProcessingSupporting sensory needsLast reviewed
  13. Visual ImpairmentSupporting visual needsLast reviewed

10 resources

Strategies by Subject

  1. MathsSEND strategies for mathsLast reviewed
  2. PhonicsSEND strategies for phonicsLast reviewed
  3. ReadingSEND strategies for readingLast reviewed
  4. WritingSEND strategies for writingLast reviewed
  5. ScienceSEND strategies for scienceLast reviewed
  6. MusicSEND strategies for musicLast reviewed
  7. Art and DesignSEND strategies for artLast reviewed
  8. ComputingSEND strategies for computingLast reviewed
  9. DramaSEND strategies for dramaLast reviewed
  10. Physical EducationSEND strategies for PELast reviewed

01 resource

Reasonable Adjustments

  1. Reasonable AdjustmentsLegal duties and practical examplesLast reviewed

08 resources

Scaffolding

  1. Scaffolding OverviewUnderstanding learning scaffoldsLast reviewed
  2. Extended AnswersScaffolding extended responsesLast reviewed
  3. Research TasksScaffolding research skillsLast reviewed
  4. ReadingScaffolding reading comprehensionLast reviewed
  5. Note TakingScaffolding note-taking skillsLast reviewed
  6. Group TasksScaffolding collaborative workLast reviewed
  7. PresentationsScaffolding presentation skillsLast reviewed
  8. Targeted QuestionsScaffolding questioning techniquesLast reviewed

13 resources

Dysregulation & PACE

  1. Supporting DysregulationUnderstanding emotional dysregulationLast reviewed
  2. The PACE ApproachPlayfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, EmpathyLast reviewed
  3. How Feelings Direct ActionsUnderstanding behaviourLast reviewed
  4. What Does WorkEffective approachesLast reviewed
  5. PlayfulnessUsing playfulness in PACELast reviewed
  6. AcceptanceUsing acceptance in PACELast reviewed
  7. CuriosityUsing curiosity in PACELast reviewed
  8. EmpathyUsing empathy in PACELast reviewed
  9. Practical ExamplesPACE in practiceLast reviewed
  10. Angry and Negative StatementsResponding to angerLast reviewed
  11. When a Child Runs AwayManaging abscondingLast reviewed
  12. Refusal to EngageSupporting disengagementLast reviewed
  13. Refusal to WorkManaging work refusalLast reviewed