Odd Socks and Docs
Odd Socks and Docs
Lottie Andrews
Odd Socks and Docs is a podcast aimed at anyone working in aSpecial 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.
What is important?
The last episode of Series 2! When there just seems to be so many things that need to be done and taught, how do you decide what to prioritise and what is important to the students and parents!Have a wonderful Christmas break and make sure you rest!
Dec 14, 2024
23 min
The Great British Bake Off
How working collaboratively with TA's can produce a fabulous term long project with lots of important learning outcomes beyond baking skills.
Dec 7, 2024
19 min
Developing Good Relationships with Parents.
When you work together with parents you get the best outcomes for their children. They can be an incredible resource and no one knows their child like they do. In this episode I look at developing those relationships.
Nov 30, 2024
32 min
Pancakes
How making pancakes weekly became a highly successful motivating lesson. Involving multi disciplinary work, lots of cross curricular links and real life skills that parents could practise with them at home.
Nov 23, 2024
31 min
The Tuck Shop
Working with a difficult class using a highly motivating carrot! Running a tuck shop had many learning objectives in life skills, social skills, working collaboratively, fine motor skills and maths skills. All the students showed very steady progress. It became a stepping stone to going into the community to shop.
Nov 16, 2024
22 min
Jingle Bells
The magic and joy of Christmas, following traditions and making them special for your students and their parents. So many learning opportunities to be found in these activities.
Nov 9, 2024
30 min
Feel the Beat
Music is universal in it's appeal, simple percussion instruments are very accessible making drumming a very inclusive activity and a way of teaching new skills and creating great memories.
Nov 2, 2024
19 min
Visual Aids
The importance of using visual aids in SEND settings and having system that is best fit for everyone. Understanding that a visual aid can be anything from the real thing to a rather obscure symbol.
Oct 26, 2024
27 min
Foiling around
A perfect activity for any group, any ability, 1 to 1 or large group, any age! No planning and lots of learning.An activity that is fun, creative and all that is required is some good tin foil!
Oct 18, 2024
21 min
Chilled Friday Afternoons
How a leisurely Arts and Craft lesson can lead to many other teaching opportunities in a lovely calm inclusive environment.
Oct 11, 2024
27 min
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