Supporting break and lunchtimes: information sheet for primary teachers
Ideas for primary staff on adding structure and communication supports to break and lunchtimes, helping pupils with Down syndrome join in play and connect with friends.
Resources to support transitions: information sheet for primary teachers
Describes resources such as pupil passports that help pupils with Down syndrome through transitions, whether starting school, moving class or changing activities during the day.
Starting school: information sheet
Guidance on planning the move to school early, from visits and photos to social stories and meetings with parents, to help children with Down syndrome settle into their new school.
Promoting positive behaviour: information sheet for primary teachers
Explains the social strengths and learning profile of pupils with Down syndrome and how primary staff can use them to support positive behaviour in class.
Social story: when I get cross
A short picture-based social story that helps a child recognise when they feel cross and practise calming steps, such as counting to 10, saying how they feel and asking for help.
Now and next card
A printable now and next board for showing a child what is happening now and what comes next, using pictures, to help with routines and moving between activities.
Behaviour plan template for primary
A template to help staff and parents choose one behaviour to work on, plan a replacement behaviour, agree how everyone will respond and decide how to measure progress.
Reward chart
Printable reward charts with star spaces and activity pictures, such as story time and basketball, to help motivate pupils and recognise positive behaviour in class.
School observation sheet
A form for primary staff to record what a pupil does during an activity, including independence, communication and interaction with peers, to help plan next steps.
Writing SMART targets
A one-page worksheet that walks primary staff through writing a target for the coming term or half term using the SMART format, step by step.