Make visual supports in minutes. This pack gives you a full bank of original symbols with words, ready-made boards to print, and editable PowerPoint templates you can change to suit your pupils. Everything is designed for classroom use, with clear symbols, colour-coded word types and no software to learn.

What’s included

• Symbol Bank (PowerPoint): 328 symbols with words, in 10 colour-coded topics. Click, copy and paste into your own slides. Press Ctrl + F to find any word.

• Editable Boards (PowerPoint): 23 slides including now and next boards, day timetables (morning and afternoon), request boards, task strips and a cut-out sheet.

• Request Boards (PDF): 21 ready-made A4 boards, including feelings, activities, needs, toys, outdoor play, calm-down, snack, toilet, music, art and more.

• Task Strips (PDF): 4 step-by-step strips for coming in, home time, lunchtime and work time.

• Quick-start guide and licence (PDF), plus a folder of individual PDFs so you can print one board at a time.

• Symbol Board Maker (HTML file): a tool that opens in any web browser on a computer, tablet or phone, with no install and no internet needed. Build now and next boards, day timetables, request boards (21 ready-made presets) and task strips from all 328 symbols. Choose a speaking voice, use the full-screen pupil view, and save as A4 PDFs or pictures.

• Topics in the symbol bank:

Lessons and learning • School day and time • Classroom items • Questions and talking • Needs and feelings • People and places • Where things are • Toys and play • Outdoor play • Therapy and sessions

How it works

• Pick a symbol from the bank, or a ready-made board.
• Paste symbols onto the coloured squares and type your own words.
• Print on A4, cut out and laminate for Velcro.
• Great for
• SENDCos, teaching assistants, class teachers, EYFS, KS1 and KS2, and special schools. Useful for pupils who benefit from visual timetables, choice-making, communication support, transitions and emotional regulation.

Please note

• The PowerPoint files work in PowerPoint on PC or Mac. They use the fonts Arial Rounded MT Bold and Verdana; if these are not installed, PowerPoint will substitute a similar font.
• All symbols are original artwork and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any other symbol publisher.
• This is a single-school licence. Please buy an extra licence for each additional school. Full terms are included in the download.