Slideshow about YSJ YSENS volunteering opportunity

1. York
Special
Educational
Needs

2. Introduction
 YSENs (York Special Educational Needs) is a project set up within
the 2018/2019 School of Languages and Linguistics atYSJ as part
of the 2ndYear Language atWork Module.
 WithYEAL (York English as an Additional Language) and
YESOL (York English to Speakers of Other Languages) already
established, we felt that there was an opportunity for our students
to further help support a diverse range of people currently living in
the local community, more specifically children and young people
with special educational needs.
York
Special
Educational
Needs

3. Aims of the
Project
 Build a working relationship with partnering school and
organisations
 Build a network of links to utilise throughout your academic career
 Help ourYSJ students to get experience with SEN where it would
otherwise be difficult, e.g. SLT
 Work alongside and liaise with the schools' SENCO staff to give
their pupils the support/help they need
 Train our students on how to work with SEN pupils and make them
aware of the different types of SEN
York
Special
Educational
Needs

4. Examples of
SEN
 Emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD)
 Autism, includingAsperger Syndrome
 Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
 Specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia
 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
 Communication difficulties
 Medical needs such as Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy
 Mobility difficulties
York
Special
Educational
Needs

5. How can you
take it further?
 YSEN is an invaluable and rewarding opportunity for students to
not only add to their CV but...
 Allows great experience for students looking to go into:
 Teaching
 Speech and LanguageTherapy
 OccupationalTherapy
 SocialWork (etc)
 It is an opportunity to put skills and knowledge from modules
into practice to see how it all fits into the real world
York
Special
Educational
Needs

6. What to do
given the
current
situation?
 We are aware that 2020 has thrown a few curve balls our way,
however we aren't going to give up!
 We aim to find alternative ways of approaching this project
 If you are interested, please contact the current leads:
sophie.harrison@yorksj.ac.uk and hannah.cook2@yorksj.ac.uk
 Both are 3rd years, who study Education Studies and English
Language
 Don't be afraid to ask any questions!
If possible, please start looking to sort out a DBS certificate and this is
the only thing needed to take part inYSEN.
York
Special
Educational
Needs