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Only 4% of disabled children can go to a holiday club...

How do you keep yourself entertained during the summer holidays? Perhaps you've been playing with your friends or you might even have been dropped...

Government failing disabled people, human rights watchdog warns

The UK government has been accused by a human rights watchdog of making "slow progress" in improving the lives of disabled people. The Equality and...

Relationships and sex education: engaging parents

Kate Reynolds explains why parents of children with SEN are not teaching proper RSE – and why they should. Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is...

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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,...

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Teaching Dyslexic Students: Theory and Practice

Lynn Lovell is head of Professional Practice at the British Dyslexia Association. She has completed an MA in Specific Learning Difficulties with a focus...

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Focus on speech and language therapists

Alison Hodson takes a look at the work of speech and language therapists

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...

CPD: is online better?

Most school staff prefer this way of learning, delivered by practitioners who are still actively working in education. How often have you been sent on...

Adjust the job

It’s time to address the cause of the teacher shortage, not just its symptoms, writes Lord Jim Knight

Speaking and writing quietly into the abyss: SEND and inclusion training for teachers

Dr Helen Ross discusses the deficiencies in teacher training and considers what can be done about the situation. In recent weeks, my email inbox has...

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