Description
Why use Positive Steps?
- Supports a positive approach to building positive well being and self esteem
- To involve the child in planning and reviewing their support
- To set individual targets with the child
- To place the child in ‘driving seat’ and develop independence
Benefits:
- Tickets for each activity can be adapted to suit need of child
- Print/font can be adjusted to suit need of child and braille can be added if required
- The ‘Support for Me’ diaries enable the child to consider their curriculum access
- Strengths certificates enable the child to record their strengths, gifts and talents
Testimonials:
“The resource Positive Steps helps me to think more carefully about exactly how much support I need to be giving children and the nature of that support.”
“Gives me some good strategies to encourage self advocacy i.e. ask the pupil “How can I help?””
“Consider my role, role of others in level of support needed, ask the child where they need support and involve the whole school staff.”
“I’m going to use the resource to do more explicit sessions that focus on the pupil’s strengths and the areas they think they need support in.” – Teachers of VI, Yorkshire, England
