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Understand provision related to children’s additional needs

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'Attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people’ by The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Iriss) and Scottish Attachment in Action

Click to read this insight by Judy Furnivall. This research paper does cite Scottish policy, so if you do not work in Scotland you do not need to read section 4 ‘Policy context’.

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Find and read the statutory guidance of the country you work in, if not listed below, for: Children learning in a language that is not their mother tongue Supporting children through transition ‘Looked after’ children Also, find and read the policies and procedures of your setting for children with these additional needs.
'Transitions for disabled children and children with SEN’ from the Council for disabled children
'Promoting the education of looked-after children: Statutory guidance for local authorities’ by the Department for Education
'Looked after children’ on the NSPCC website
'Attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people’ by The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Iriss) and Scottish Attachment in Action
'EYFS and EAL’ webpage on the NALDIC website
'Children learning English as an additional language (EAL)’ by Dorset Early Years Team
'Transitions' by Education Scotland
Consider the types of transitions and significant life events the children you support may have experienced, such as:

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