{"id":30536,"date":"2025-01-20T16:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/physical-difficulties\/representation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:43:56","slug":"representation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/physical-difficulties\/representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ensure that your school and classroom are inclusive spaces where children and young people can see themselves represented. There are a range of resources available, including books, toys, television and films, and social media. Always check resources before sharing to ensure they are safe and appropriate for the children you are working with:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Abilities in Me series <a href=\"https:\/\/theabilitiesinme.com\/bookshelf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshelf &#8211; The Abilities In Me<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scope.org.uk\/advice-and-support\/storybooks-featuring-disabled-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children&#8217;s books featuring disabled characters | Disability charity Scope UK<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnibbookshare.org\/cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK education collection | RNIB Bookshare, accessible books for print disabled learners.<\/a> Some learners are eligible to access the RNIB Bookshare resource of accessible electronic books, see website for more information&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Picture books: You Can Alexandra Strick; The Great Big Book of Feelings Mary Hoffman; Amazing Steve Anthony&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\u2019re All Wonders Paperback by RJ Palacio (age 3-6)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Errol\u2019s Garden by Gillian Hibbs (Age 3-8)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emmanuel\u2019s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls (age 4-8)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Curious George Joins the Team by Rey, A.H. (age 5-6)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Max the Champion by Sean Stockdale, Alexandra Strick and Ros Asquith&nbsp;(age 4-8)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ade Adepitan: A Paralympian\u2019s Story: Band 16\/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat) by Ade Adepitan (age 9-10)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ensure that your school and classroom are inclusive spaces where children and young people can see themselves represented. There are a range of resources available, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":0,"parent":8143,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-30536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 19:57:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2616"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30536"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30540,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30536\/revisions\/30540"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}