- Creation and maintenance of effective Support Plans, including ISPs. Note this may be led by other services, such as medical, behavioural, safeguarding and wellbeing etc
- Offer support and advice for early intervention to recognise any barriers to learning.
- Support staff, to work with the student to identify any trigger points and/or strategies that may help regulation.
- Facilitate access to specific staff training as and when required, eg Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
- Support staff to provide clear start and finish to task.
- Breaking down of tasks into chunks.
- Give tasks one step at a time.
- Organised and clutter free resources and workspaces.
- Learning materials that are adapted and personalised.
- Use visual timetables, prompts and checklists.
- Provide access to a quiet safe space to regulate.
- Use motivators to support engagement in work.
- Social stories.
- Model self-regulation strategies.
- Sequencing activities (chaining) to carry out tasks/work/personal care.
Download the 16 – 18 Graduated Response toolkit here:
16 – 18 Graduated Response Toolkit
