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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...
Landmark autism Bill passed
The Autism Bill passed its final stage in the House of Lords on 22 October 2009 to become England’s first ever disability-specific law. Once...
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
How diagnosis can bring real relief for parents
Joan Robson tells how a diagnosis of specific language impairment opened up a whole new world for her son
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
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
CPD for ed-tech
Teachers need ongoing professional development, says Al Kingsley.
Technology can be a powerful tool in the SEND classroom, facilitating new and engaging ways for pupils...
Focus on speech and language therapists
Alison Hodson takes a look at the work of speech and language therapists
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...
