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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...
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
Point of view: student: Rights of non-autistic children and young persons...
Richard Woods highlights the occurrence of PDA in non-autistic children.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a proposed mental disorder, which frequently invokes strong passions advocating...
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
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting
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
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...
Real world recruitment
The impact of SEN inclusion on mainstream teacher recruitment
The workload of teachers is increasing, as the growing number of children with SEN and disabilities...
