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SEND complaints soar in the past five years
'Lack of transparency' from councils during lockdowns.
Complaints by parents desperate to get help for their vulnerable children look set to double compared with five...
Alternative education for children out of school
Children being denied chance to thrive – Ombudsman reports.
Children are all too often being robbed of the chance to fulfil their potential, because some...
Knowing me, knowing you
James Joyce reveals how a therapeutic approach to behaviour management can bring out the best in even the most troubled of pupils
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
POINT of view : Parent : talks about a non-genetic cause...
My daughter has invisible disabilities. One being Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Even though I was a SEN teacher and my brother had SEN,...
Book Reviews
Collaborative Approaches to Learning For Pupils With PDA: Strategies for Education...
The authors of this publication bring together experience in complex autism, emotional wellbeing, diagnosis and assessment and in training and consultancy across the UK....
SEN CAREERS
IBEForuM hosted the Digital Learning Africa Summit to Focus on the Key Challenges of the African Education Sector
The Digital Learning Africa Summit, virtually hosted by IBEForuM on February 3rd – 4th, 2022, was a huge success with 4000+ attendees from 35+ countries. The delegates were...
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting
Adjust the job
It’s time to address the cause of the teacher shortage, not just its symptoms, writes Lord Jim Knight
Stand out candidates
Hannah McDaid explains what special schools are looking for in teaching staff
Every special school is unique and staffing demands can differ greatly from setting...
