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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...
A culture of success for dyslexics
Schools must create an ethos which enables learners with dyslexia to achieve, writes Jules Daulby
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
No families left behind : ‘A new paradigm in an archaic...
POINT OF VIEW - CONSULTANT
Tessa Philbert highlights the need for a change in mindset to enable professionals to fully engage with parents and carers...
SEN CAREERS
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...
Adjust the job
It’s time to address the cause of the teacher shortage, not just its symptoms, writes Lord Jim Knight
Stand out candidates
Hannah McDaid explains what special schools are looking for in teaching staff
Every special school is unique and staffing demands can differ greatly from setting...
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
Focus on speech and language therapists
Alison Hodson takes a look at the work of speech and language therapists