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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...
£150m boost for primary school sport
Primary schools are to receive £150 million a year to help them improve school sport and PE. The money will be ring-fenced and will...
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
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
SEN CAREERS
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 been...
The right course
Effective CPD is not just good for teachers’ careers, it is essential if the diverse needs of pupils are to be met, says Chris Keates
The right staff
Ian Hartwright provides some useful tips on how schools can attract and keep the best teachers
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting
