Tag: attachment
Attachment: the elephant in the classroom
Jay Vaughan on why schools need to be trauma informed.
Attachment is a sensation in the nervous system, flooding our body and brain with feel...
SEN127 : November/December 2023
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It's been a good year for conferences, exhibitions and all types of CPD to support greater awareness of...
From ‘attachment disorder’ to ‘developmental trauma’
Dr Jennifer Nock outlines how schools should work towards trauma-lnformed practice.
IntroductionUntil quite recently, the narrative around children who have experienced Developmental Trauma, sometimes referred...
SEN 121 : Nov/Dec 2022
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I'm excited to be working with the great team who create SEN Magazine—I’ve been writing the book reviews...
Looked After Children
Ian Butler details the needs of looked after children
Having been to many personal education plan (PEP) meetings and listened to a multitude of children,...
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...
Building secure attachments in the wake of Covid-19
Dr Sarah Taylor shares her worries about attachment as children go back to school post-lockdown.
The act of rocking a baby or singing softly to...
Family ties
Chris Burton talks to an adoptive father about the rewards and challenges of adopting siblings with SEN
Changing lives
Rochelle Bisson reveals how one family’s life has been transformed by fostering a child with complex SEN
What’s it like to be adopted?
Chris Burton talks to a group of young people working to promote greater understanding of the needs of adopted children in school