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Your course: Supporting Learners with a Physical Disability
Overview
Learning session
Further readingUnit One: Introduction to Physical Disability
This unit will:
- Provide an overview of physical disability and its impact for life and learning
- Help you to understand legislation and what schools are required to do regarding equality and inclusion
- Explore the social and medical model of disability and what this means in practice
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Further readingFurther Reading and Links
- Equality Act 2010: guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance
Unit Two: The Individual
This unit will:
- Consider theories about how individuals learn
- Understand how to achieve effective child centred working and how this contributes to providing positive learning environments
- Explore ideas linked to managing risk and developing independence for learners with a physical disability
Learning Session
Further Reading and Links
- Free online personality test using Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence https://personalitymax.com/multiple-intelligences-test/
Unit Three: Types of Physical Disability and Their Implications for Life and Learning
This unit will:
- Explore some of the more commonly occurring physical disabilities and their prevalence
- Understand the potential impacts of these conditions on life and learning
- Consider the uniqueness and diversity of the individual with a physical disability
Learning Session
Further Reading and Links
- Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - https://www.shinecharity.org.uk/
- Cerebral Palsy - https://www.scope.org.uk/
- Cerebral Palsy - https://www.cerebralpalsy.org.uk/
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - https://www.duchenneuk.org/
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/about-muscle-wasting-conditions/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/
- Achondroplasia - https://littlepeopleuk.org/index.php?id=45
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis https://www.jia.org.uk/
- Power 100 (yearly list of the most influential disabled people) - https://disabilitypower100.com/100-most-influential-disabled-people/
Unit Four: Commonly Associated Needs
This unit will:
- Explore a range of associated conditions and additional needs for learners with a physical disability
- Consider the school's role and responsibility in supporting learners with associated needs
- Learn more about the range of healthcare professionals who can support schools
Learning Session
Further Reading and Links
- Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3
- Statutory Framework for Early Years - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/858652/EYFSP_Handbook_2020v5.pdf
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) - www.rnib.org.uk
- National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) - www.ndcs.org.uk
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – Ace Centre - https://acecentre.org.uk/
- Autism - https://www.autism.org.uk/
- The Makaton Charity - https://www.makaton.org/
Unit Five: Managing Movement, Mobility and Access Needs
This unit will:
- Understand gross and fine motor difficulties
- Explore the purpose of individual equipment
- Describe the features of good seating and positioning
- Identify the features of safe practice in delivering health care needs
Learning Session Part 1
- Please have your workbook open and remember to save it as you go along.
- Make sure your sound is turned on so that you can hear the voiceover. Turn subtitles on and off by clicking the speech icon.
- Press play to launch the learning session. This will open in a new window.
Learning Session Part 2
Further Reading and Links
- pdnet top tips seating and posture - http://pdnet.org.uk/media/Top-Tips-Seating-and-Posture-3.1.pdf
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l23.htm
Unit Six: What Makes a Good School for a Pupil with Physical Disability?
This unit will:
- Consider the impact of a physical disability on learning
- Explore the factors in school which make an inclusive learning environment
- Identify what makes a good school for a pupil with a physical disability
Learning Session Part 1
- Please have your workbook open and remember to save it as you go along.
- Make sure your sound is turned on so that you can hear the voiceover. Turn subtitles on and off by clicking the speech icon.
- Press play to launch the learning session. This will open in a new window.
Learning Session Part 2
Further Reading and Links
- Communication Matters https://communicationmatters.org.uk/
- Clicker 7 Literacy Support Software - https://www.cricksoft.com/uk/clicker
- Michelle Middleton The Dos and Don’ts of Disability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVFjS_BdZiI
Unit Seven: The Support Role
This unit will:
- Explore the role of the teaching assistant in supporting learners with physical disability
- Consider the features of effective support
- Understand how to review and improve practice
Learning Session
Unit Eight: The Well-Supported Learner with Physical Disability
This unit will:
- Explore how a child with physical disability can be supported
- Consider additional stress factors for pupils with physical disability and ways to build positive social and emotional well-being
- Take time to reflect on our learning over the pdnet level 2 training
Learning Session
Further Reading and Links
- Power 100 (yearly list of the most influential disabled people) - https://disabilitypower100.com/100-most-influential-disabled-people/