1:1 SEND Support for Communication, Language and Learning Access

This support is particularly effective for pupils who are not thriving with traditional interventions.

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This intervention is suitable for pupils who:

• have identified SEND or emerging needs

• have EHCPs or are on SEND Support

• experience speech, language or communication needs

• struggle with attention, regulation or engagement

• lack confidence with reading, writing or classroom learning

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Support is particularly effective for children who respond well to hands-on, sensory and story-based learning. 

Each 1:1 programme is designed to build the core communication and learning behaviours needed to engage in the classroom.

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Each 1:1 programme is personalised and may support:

• engagement with books and stories

• early communication and expressive language

• listening and attention skills

• vocabulary development

• confidence with early writing and mark-making

• emotional regulation through predictable, purposeful routines

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Sessions are shaped around the child’s interests, needs and targets, allowing progress to happen at the child’s pace.

• Delivered 1:1 within the school setting

• Sessions are practical, play-based and low pressure, designed to reduce overwhelm and increase engagement.

• Sensory resources are used intentionally to support learning, not distract from it

• Links can be made to EHCP outcomes or individual targets where appropriate

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Where possible, strategies can be shared with staff to support consistency beyond the session.

• Reduces barriers to learning through language and engagement

• Builds trust, confidence and willingness to participate

• Supports pupils who may disengage in more formal interventions

• Creates meaningful access to literacy through story and interaction

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This is not a one-size-fits-all intervention — it is responsive, relational and child-centred.

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The impact pupils often show:

• increased confidence in communication

• improved engagement with learning

• greater willingness to participate

• stronger connection to books and language