Children with Special Needs

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Erikas, Šiauliai Speech therapy nursery, Lithuania

Children with learning difficulties are at much greater risk of developing mental health problems than other children. Yet there is a serious lack of resources to promote their mental health and emotional well-being.

We are tackling this issue by working on two adaptations of Zippy’s Friends – one for children studying in mainstream schools and one for those in special schools. Early trials have been very encouraging. The version for special schools has been used successfully with older pupils.

For more information about Zippy’s Friends for children with SEN, please contact Caroline Lifford:

Email: caroline.lifford@partnershipforchildren.org.uk   

Tel:     020 8974 6004

"The success of this module is truly stunning" –  Sunfield, a school for children and young people with complex needs and autism spectrum disorder

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"Zippy’s Friends is often the first thing these children have succeeded in, after failing in their home, in school and with their friends." – Pupil Referral Unit, Durham

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We would like to thank everyone who contributed to these adaptations, from the UK and overseas, whose creativity and enthusiasm is hugely inspiring.