About Symbols

What symbols are and the difference between pictures and symbols

About the Widgit Symbol Set and how they are developed

Symbols can help anyone who has difficulty with text

Put yourself in the position of a non-reader by trying this test

Discover the applications of symbols in documents, signs and websites...

Enabling learners to develop

How symbols can support children with vocabulary, communication, engagement and behaviour

How to create effective symbol materials

PDF guides to 'What we do', 'Symbols in education' and 'Guide to symbols

The UK's Equality Act 2010 places obligations on all organisations.

See our current acknowledgements

Hints, tips and practical examples of how symbols can support autism spectrum teaching by Steph Reed, Autism Specialist Teacher

How Widgit Symbols and software can help schools meet the new requirements

Cate Rae, Managing Director of Widgit explores why she believes that kindness is more essential than we might think when it comes to creating a more inclusive world.

Our Senior Education Consultant, Sue White, describes how the use of symbols in supporting communication skills can be vital for some children and plays an important role in the development of emergent reading skills for all.

Six strategies to help schools meet the needs of child refugees and other pupils with English as an additional language (EAL).

Sue White talks to Victoria Annan, the lead for Autism Resourced Provision (ARP) at Chalgrove Primary school, to find out how she supports teachers to adapt SEND communication and language interventions for mainstream classrooms.