Sam found Widgit:

• Significantly reduces teacher workload“Creating resources quickly using the symbol systems that are understood by our students enables me to quickly make information accessible to students. I can be responsive to their needs as quickly as my time allows.”
• Slightly reduces attainment gap“The students I work with tend to have severe SLCN needs, so I tend to work on a person-centred basis rather than measuring to attainment and academic outcomes”
• Moderately increases student collaboration“I support students I work with to edit symbol colours, or choose symbols that best represent vocabulary for them to personalise their experience”
• Moderately improves teaching efficiency“I think once a symbol system is established, yes. I find often teachers forget the need to explain the symbol and teach its meaning (which can take longer initially). I think there is an assumption that providing the symbol is the only support needed, rather than it being used a resource to aid you to make things accessible”
• Significantly improves behaviour or wellbeing“I think its interesting to put these two ideas together. However, I do think that when a child can access vocabulary around emotions in a way they understand these two things can be impacted positively.”