Lottie Andrews

Odd Socks and Docs

Education EN ↓ 55 episodes

Odd Socks and Docs is a podcast aimed at anyone working in a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities setting. Primarily teaching children and young people with severe and complex and profound learning difficulties. I hope this will be helpful to anyone with an interest in SEND including parents and other professionals in medical and social roles.

Author

Lottie Andrews

Episodes

Making the Curriculum work for SEND students 16.03.2024 37:49

"How do I teach National Curriculum Academic Subjects to my SEND students who are not able to read, write or speak?" is a question I am asked so many times! Here are a few ideas that I found worked well whilst addressing the students real need.

What is Challenging Behaviour? 10.03.2024 20:49

What does this mean and how can that differ from student to student. With some tips and stories on how to manage it.

Filling 20 minutes 06.03.2024 22:11

When you find yourself alone with an SEND group and need to keep everyone happy and safe activities and tips.

Working with Teaching Assistants 06.03.2024 26:25

A huge part of a SEND teachers job is managing Teaching Assistants, for which they have very little if any training. This is a chat about how best to do this.

The Coca Cola Bottle 04.03.2024 17:51

This episode talks about how children and young people can arrive in school already stressed and unable to learn until they have calmed. How to recognise this and how to help them calm down.