Colourful Semantics Resources, Training and Assessments
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Navigate Your Way Around The Colourful Semantics Hub
Training, resources and implementation support for schools, MATs, therapists, education teams, parents and carers.
Colourful Semantics is an evidence-based approach used in schools, MATs and therapy settings to support sentence structure, vocabulary, narrative development, language and literacy across the curriculum. For settings ready to move beyond standalone resources, the ITS Connect and Write Framework™ provides a structured route for embedding Colourful Semantics across classroom practice, communication, literacy and writing.
For whole-setting impact
Ready to move from resources to joined-up classroom implementation?
The ITS Connect and Write Framework™ helps schools, MATs and local authorities embed Colourful Semantics through a structured approach to communication, language, literacy and writing.
Start here
Start your Colourful Semantics journey
Whether you are new to Colourful Semantics, looking for practical classroom resources, or ready to embed the approach through the Connect and Write Framework™, choose the pathway that best matches what you need.
Train your staff
Build confidence with live online and whole-school Colourful Semantics training.
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Assess pupils
Use baseline assessment tools to identify needs, starting points and next steps.
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Deliver intervention
Access targeted intervention packs for speech, language and communication support.
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Embed across your setting
Explore the ITS Connect and Write Framework™ for structured, whole-setting implementation.
Explore Connect and WriteWhole-setting implementation
Connect and Write Framework™
The ITS Connect and Write Framework™ is designed for schools, trusts and local authorities looking for a structured approach to communication, language, literacy and classroom implementation, powered by Colourful Semantics.
It supports settings to move beyond one-off resources by embedding a shared approach across staff teams, interventions and everyday classroom practice.
Online and whole-school training
Book Colourful Semantics training
Colourful Semantics training supports teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants, Speech and Language Therapists and wider education teams to use the approach confidently in classrooms, interventions and whole-school settings.
UK training
Thursday 10 September 2026
9:00am – 3:00pm
£151.30 per person
Book September trainingInternational and UK community
Wednesday 14 October & Thursday 15 October 2026
2 x 3-hour sessions
8:00am – 11:00am on both days
Delegates attend both sessions. £151.30 per person.
Book October trainingNeed training for a whole school, MAT or wider team? ITS can also support settings with tailored training and implementation planning.
Resources and downloads
Explore Colourful Semantics resources
Browse practical Colourful Semantics resources designed to support sentence building, vocabulary, narrative skills, language development and literacy across the curriculum.
Early years
EYFS Colourful Semantics Resources
Support early language, vocabulary, sentence building and communication skills with Colourful Semantics resources designed for early years and pre-school settings.
Baseline Assessment
Identify needs and starting points. Supports the statutory English assessment criteria for EYFS and KS1.
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Intervention Packs
Targeted resources for speech, language and communication.
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Assess pupils and identify starting points
Colourful Semantics baseline assessment tools can help schools, therapists and education teams understand where pupils are starting from, identify the right support pathway and support the statutory English assessment criteria for EYFS and KS1.
Explore baseline assessmentDeliver targeted intervention
Support pupils with practical intervention packs designed to build sentence structure, vocabulary, communication confidence and expressive language skills.
View intervention packsSchools, MATs and trusts
Using Colourful Semantics across a school or MAT?
If you are looking to embed Colourful Semantics beyond individual resources, ITS can support schools, MATs and trusts with training, implementation and wider speech and language provision.
Parents and carers
Colourful Semantics support for parents and carers
Parents and carers can access a pre-recorded Colourful Semantics introductory training video, designed to explain the approach and support understanding at home.
Over time, this hub can also signpost any additional home-based Colourful Semantics resources developed for families.
Next step
Register your interest
Interested in Colourful Semantics training, resources, parent and carer support or whole-school implementation? Complete the short form below and a member of the ITS team will be in touch.
