How technology can make learning more fun and creative for pupils with SEND

Alison Eason, Head of the Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP), Chalgrove Primary School, UK As head of Forest Lodge, Chalgrove Primary School’s Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), I am inspired every day by the joy on our pupils’ faces when they’re doing something creative. Seeing a non-speaking child’s face light up the first time they share a poem they’ve created using a text-to-speech app, or design their own version of Monet’s Water Lilies using a digital painting tool, never fails to lift my spirits. We use technology every day to make learning exciting and engaging for children with complex needs. I’ve seen how digital tools can provide pupils with opportunities to be creative, express themselves and become independent learners in a way that might not always be possible in a mainstream classroom setting. With big changes just over the horizon as the government’s SEND reforms tak