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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...
Supporting adopted children in school
Jane Poore and Hetty Verhagen provide tips for making school a better experience for adopted children.
Most children who are adopted in the UK, were...
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Embracing the difference
Jack Howes describes how being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome changed his life for the better
SEN CAREERS
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...
The right staff
Ian Hartwright provides some useful tips on how schools can attract and keep the best teachers
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...
Focus on speech and language therapists
Alison Hodson takes a look at the work of speech and language therapists
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