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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...
Teens can’t communicate with deaf peers
Three quarters of teenagers say they do not know how to communicate with their deaf peers, according to a new survey by the National...
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
Point of view: students
Schools need safe spaces: what we did in our school
Two Y11 students, Chaitanya Sapra and Zahra Qazi from Aylesbury High School, share why they...
Book Reviews
Parenting Children With ADHD
10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach
Dr Monastra, is a clinical psychologist who is internationally recognised for his research on the neurophysiological characteristics of children...
SEN CAREERS
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...
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
STEM industries need disabled students
Victoria Cornfield, Marketing manager at FPE Seals, discusses the advantages that disabilities can have for work in STEM fields and advocates for more inclusive practices...
Adjust the job
It’s time to address the cause of the teacher shortage, not just its symptoms, writes Lord Jim Knight
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...
