Description

Putting Learner Voice at the Heart of Support Planning

A Practical Tool for Listening to Children and Young People

The Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit provides a simple, practical and engaging way for children and young people to express their views, identify areas where they would like support and participate more actively in planning their own learning and development.

Designed for use with children and young people with and without SEND, the toolkit helps educators and practitioners gain meaningful insight into a child’s experiences, strengths, challenges and aspirations.

Through a simple yet effective process, children identify activities, experiences and situations they find easy, alongside those they would like to become easier. This creates valuable opportunities for meaningful conversations, target setting and collaborative problem-solving.

The toolkit places the child’s voice at the centre of planning and supports practitioners to develop personalised approaches that promote confidence, participation, independence and self-advocacy.

Suitable for use in mainstream and specialist settings, the toolkit can support learner voice across education, therapy, habilitation and everyday life.

What Practitioners Say About the Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit

“Today I used your Easy/Easier posting box with a Year 5 student with severe visual impairment. I gained more useful information through this activity than I usually do in full vision assessments. I think I will use this in all of my future assessments.”
Teacher of Vision Impairment, Salford

Who Is the Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit For?

Suitable for:

QTVIs
QTMSIs
Teachers
Teaching Assistants
SENCOs
Therapists
Habilitation Specialists
Early Years Practitioners
Educational Psychologists
Professionals supporting children and young people with SEND
Parents and Carers

The toolkit can be used with children and young people across a wide range of ages, abilities and educational settings.

Why Use the Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit?

The toolkit helps practitioners:

Place learner voice at the centre of planning
Develop person-centred approaches
Promote self-advocacy and self-determination
Engage children positively in discussions about support
Identify strengths and areas for development
Create meaningful targets and intervention plans
Support participation in EHCP and IDP processes
Monitor progress and celebrate achievement

The Easy-Easier approach encourages children to become active participants in decisions that affect their education and everyday experiences.

How Does the Easy-Easier Approach Work?

Step 1: Listen

Children identify tasks, activities and situations they already find easy and those they would like to find easier.

Step 2: Plan Together

Adults and children explore possible solutions, strategies and next steps. The process encourages collaboration and values the child’s ideas and opinions.

Step 3: Review Progress

Children revisit their targets and celebrate success as activities move from the “easier” category into the “easy” category.

This simple cycle promotes confidence, independence and ownership of learning.

What Does the Toolkit Include?

Easy-Easier Posting Box

A brightly coloured Easy-Easier Posting Box designed to encourage participation and engagement.

Comprehensive Downloadable Resource Pack

Including:

Goal planning sheets
Progress monitoring tools
Easy-Easier activity cards
Everyday experience picture cards
Daily living resources
Social skills resources
Facial expression picture cards
Curriculum activity cards
Topic-specific Easy-Easier statements

Wide Range of Learner Voice Resources

The toolkit includes resources supporting:

Additional Learning Needs
SEND
Autism
Vision Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Physical Disabilities
Specific Language Difficulties
Social Skills
Emotional Wellbeing
Daily Living Skills
Independent Living Skills
Assistive Technology
Multi-Sensory Needs
Returning to School
Employment and Workplace Skills

The flexibility of the toolkit enables practitioners to adapt resources to individual needs and circumstances.

Benefits for Children and Young People

The Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit helps children:

Express their views confidently
Develop self-awareness
Recognise strengths and achievements
Increase participation in planning
Develop self-advocacy skills
Build confidence and independence
Take ownership of personal goals
Experience greater success and engagement

The process celebrates progress and helps children recognise what they can do as well as what they would like to improve.

Supporting Person-Centred Practice

The toolkit aligns well with:

Learner Voice approaches
Person-Centred Planning
EHCP Reviews
IDP Reviews
Annual Reviews
Target Setting
Preparation for Adulthood
Independence Programmes
Self-Advocacy Initiatives

Many practitioners use the toolkit to support meaningful conversations that may otherwise be difficult to facilitate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the toolkit be used with children without SEND?

Yes. The Easy-Easier approach is suitable for all children and young people and can be adapted to a wide range of educational contexts.

Is the toolkit suitable for children with vision impairment?

Yes. The toolkit contains resources specifically supporting children and young people with vision impairment and is widely used by QTVIs and specialist services.

Can the toolkit be used as part of EHCP or IDP planning?

Yes. The toolkit provides an effective way of gathering learner voice and supporting meaningful participation within planning and review processes.

Is the toolkit suitable for secondary-aged pupils?

Yes. Resources are included for both primary and secondary-aged learners.

Does the toolkit help with self-advocacy?

Yes. The approach encourages children and young people to identify challenges, propose solutions and participate actively in decision-making.

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Ready to Put Learner Voice at the Heart of Planning?

Discover why schools, specialist services and practitioners use the Easy-Easier Child Voice Toolkit to support participation, self-advocacy and meaningful learner voice.

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