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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...
No progress for kids in care
The Department for Education (DfE) cannot demonstrate that it is meeting its objectives for children in foster and residential care, says a new report...
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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
Hiring teachers during a global pandemic
Recruitment is challenging and stressful at the best of times. When you combine this with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it can...
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...
The right staff
Ian Hartwright provides some useful tips on how schools can attract and keep the best teachers
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
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting
