Resources

First, do no harm...

Screening is a huge privilege. You can change people's lives, so it's critical that it is done well. Before you begin your screening journey, it's important that you feel prepared. You can protect the children, young people and families you will be working with, as well as yourself, by actioning these three steps below before you start:

Using Brené Brown's free exercises, consider what is important to you? What is important for the children, young people and families you are going to be working with? When you know your values, you get to live by them; and this means you'll take good care of the children you'll be working with. Click to find out more.

2. Write a Screening Protocol

3. Prioritise Ethics and Safety

1. Identify Your Values

You might have a particular child in mind, or you might be looking to develop screening across your setting. Either way, thinking carefully about what you want to test for and why means writing a screening protocol. It doesn't have to be complicated, but it should be clear. Click to find out more.

With little lives and big outcomes at the centre of your screening process, thinking carefully about ethical and practical steps you will take is critical. You want to keep children safe. Undertake training on the Ethics, Consent & Professional Practice. Click to find out more.

Resources in this section are free for educational practitioners to use and will help you to screen efficiently

Phonological Processing

Screen for potential difficulties with speech, language and communication; phonological awareness; spelling accuracy and reading comprehension.

Visual Processing

Screen for potential difficulties with visual stress; colour vision deficiency (colour blindness); rapid automatic naming speed and reading efficiency.

Handwriting and Sensory

Screen for potential difficulties with handwriting; movement planning (praxis) and sensory integration.

Executive Function

Screen for social and economic risk factors; and difficulties with working memory; impulsivity and shift. A skillset which enables us to manipulate information and problem-solve, manage attention and respond flexibly to different situations.

Social, Emotional, Mental Health

Screen for potential difficulties with self-efficacy, wellbeing and maths anxiety; as well as considering the presence of trauma, anxiety and avoidance in some of the more challenging behaviours we see in children and young people.

Physical Health

Screen for potential difficulties with chronic and acute health conditions including asthma, blood sugar control, epilepsy and allergies, all of which can impact on academic success in school.

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

Nelson Mandela

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We'd love to hear all about how you've made a difference in your setting by using this screening framework.

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