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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...
Is That Clear: Effective Communication In a Neurodiverse World: Autism-inspired tips...
The authors together combine expertise in language development and autism and have created a concise pocketbook guide that is aimed at informing and advising...
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Sensory issues and autism: an insider’s guide
Paul Isaacs outlines some of the main sensory difficulties faced by people with autism and how they affect his everyday life
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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...
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
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...
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting