Widgit is a system of symbols designed to support text, making the meaning clearer and easier to understand.

In the classroom, Widgit symbols can be used to support learning and communication for everyone, but especially children who have difficulties reading text, such as students with SEND or EAL. Symbols can be used to:

• Signpost the environment.
• Aid communication and participation.
• Create visual timetables and explain classroom rules and routines.
• Support new or unknown vocabulary.
• Help teach abstract concepts.
• Provide differentiated activities for the mainstream classroom.
• Provide visual prompts to support independent writing.

Widgit symbols are available as:

• Symbol resource packs: packs of symbols to cover popular topics.
• InPrint 3 software: a bank of 20,000+ symbols combined with editable templates, and design and layout features to allow you to create and print your own materials.
• Widgit Online: a cloud-based service that provides a bank of 20,000+ symbols, ready-to-use templates, and a speak-and- hear function.
• Apps: a range of apps to support vocabulary, writing and comprehension.

Cost: Resource Packs start from £5. InPrint 3: £295 per year for 10 installations. Widgit Online: £200 per year for a Class/Teacher account.

About Widgit: Widgit started as a family company with the aim of ensuring fair and equal access to information for everyone. Their bank of over 20,000 symbols is now used in schools, healthcare settings and homes around the the world to support users of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.