Use Role Play and Dressing Up: Create themed career days where children can dress up as firefighters, doctors, artists or scientists. This helps bring jobs to life in a way that's interactive and inclusive. Invite Guest Visitors: Bring in visitors from a range of professions—including those with disabilities themselves. Seeing representation can be incredibly powerful and show pupils that anything is possible. Create Personalised Learning Goals: Tailor activities to suit each child's interests and abilities. This helps SEND pupils build confidence and feel proud of their progress. Visual Timetables and Job Charts: These tools can help pupils understand what’s coming next and feel a sense of control, which is especially helpful for children with autism or anxiety. Encourage Strengths and Interests: Whether it’s music, building, drawing or caring for animals, helping pupils build on their strengths can naturally lead into learning about related careers.
Useful Resources
There are plenty of high-quality resources available to help educators and parents support SEND students more effectively: BBC Bitesize SEND BBC Bitesize SEND offers articles, tips, and student-friendly content designed to help children with SEND learn in a supportive and inclusive way. It also includes stories from young people with additional needs, helping to inspire and educate. Twinkl SEND Resources Twinkl has a large selection of free and premium resources specifically designed for students with SEND, including visual timetables, differentiated worksheets, and sensory-friendly activities. Ambitious about Autism This charity offers brilliant tools and advice for working with children on the autism spectrum, including early years and school-based resources.
Final Thoughts
Careers are for everyone, and that means every pupil, no matter their ability, deserves the chance to explore, imagine, and plan for their future. By creating inclusive classrooms and actively supporting children with SEND, we help them build the confidence, skills and ambition they need to thrive in life and work. Let’s make sure that the message is clear from the start: everyone belongs, and everyone has potential. Their dream career is possible and they just have to work towards it.
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