Tag: EHCP
Dyslexia and prejudice
We’re systematically stigmatizing dyslexia, writes Roger Broadbent
Stigma and prejudice
Not effectively evaluating the prevalence of dyslexia has left our education system in a perpetual state...
Point of View : solicitor : Rehabilitation after a disabling injury
Martin Usher outlines the help which may be available when a child needs ongoing care and rehabilitation.
The experience of having a child suffer a...
Trying to get back to normal
As we now start a third school year living with the Covid-19 pandemic, Douglas Silas summaries its impact on children and young people with...
Tips for taking on a local authority
Laura Robertson-Hayes navigates communication with LAs.
No parent should have to fight for their child to receive an education. Unfortunately, many parents are acutely aware...
What the law says about mainstream education (again!)
Douglas Silas looks again at what the law says about mainstream education for children and young people with SEN, bearing in mind also, the impact...
Visual impairment – habilitation study
Habilitation services need revision, argue Clare Messenger and Rory Palmer.
Every day across the UK around four children will be registered blind or partially sighted. That’s almost 1500...
Nightmare parents or lack of understanding?
Grace Williams provides the parent’s perspective
In 2020, 275,604 children were reported as having an educational, health and care plan (EHCP) in the UK with...
Minister’s update on SEND review, Vicky Ford
Vicky Ford, the Children and Families Minister gave a speech on the 8th July to the Association of Directors of Children's Services. In that...
School avoidance : Unlocking brighter futures
Samantha Lea discusses how the right balance of academic and vocational opportunities in a nurturing supportive environment can provide even the most long-term school...
Can all children learn to read?
Ann Sullivan looks at reading capabilities in children
Whenever asked a question are you, like me, secretly hoping that the answer will be a simple...
Book Reviews
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
