Widgit
Widgit symbols are used worldwide to support people to realise their full potential, regardless of age, ability or background.
Widgit Symbols are simply drawn, colourful symbols designed to illustrate a single concept clearly and concisely. Already used by many SEND departments and schools, the entire symbol database of over 12,000 images is now available to all LGfL schools to search and download.
Log in with your USO credentials to access the Widgit resources.
Introduction to Widgit
Widgit Resources supports inclusion and gives readers of all literacy levels greater access to information.
The simply-drawn, colourful symbols each illustrate a single concept clearly and concisely. They cover various topics (including many curricular areas) wide enough to make them suitable for symbol users of all ages and abilities.
Widgit Symbols can be used in any environment, including classrooms, healthcare settings, or at home, to create a variety of symbol materials and visual supports.
With the Widgit symbol, support can aid communication, understanding, learning, and independence and help learners realise their full potential.
The Widgit worksheets are highly visual, varied, and differentiated and include Widgit symbols to help you make the curriculum accessible for all learners. They are available to support a range of curriculum subjects, such as History, Literacy, Science, and Geography. They also cover many areas beyond the curriculum that learners with SEND can find challenging, such as Keeping Safe, Communication, Sequencing, Behaviour, and Time (Calendars).
Widgit Features
Downloadable resources
Widgit resources provided as part of the LGFL service are licenced for users working in schools connected to the LGfL network. The licence covers all educational users of the symbols to support teaching and learning activities within the school community.
When logged in, browse the site for symbols and simply download for use in the classroom.
The symbols include over 15,000 symbols that you can download and use to support learning.
Symbol Resource packs
There are resource packs available to download.
You have access to download over 1,000 differentiated, cross-curricular resources such as Behavioural Prompts, Maths Vocabulary Packs, Sequencing activities, and many more classroom and lesson support resources
Widgit Case studies
What has been the impact of using Widgit across the school?
'We want the children to be articulate and we use Widgit symbols to help teach vocabulary specifically and support group talk, and we want the children to be empowered, and that is through being able to participate in all the lessons without feeling marginalized or that they have needs that can't be met. And the use of this technology helps to support that aim'
Claire McBride
Deputy Headteacher - Christopher Hatton Primary School
What have you been doing regarding communication using symbols?
'We use it to promote self-awareness. We use it within their independence so that they are able to communicate what they need for an activity, what they might like for an activity, whether that is within our learning opportunities, whether that's in their choosing time. we're always promoting their communication and enabling our students to feel a sense of independence and a sense of being listened to.'
Jenii Sorbie
Class Teacher - Evergreen School
Licence and Privacy Information
Current form use only
LGfL Contracted school user access only
Widgit resources provided as part of the LGfL service are licenced for users working in schools connected to the LGfL network. The licence covers all educational users of the symbols to support teaching and learning activities within the school community.
