Tag: fostering
Brighter futures
Fostering brighter futures for children with SEN in foster care requires a community effort, argues Steve Christie.
Positive relationships with both adults and peers are...
Every fifteen minutes
A child comes into care every fifteen minutes in the UK, and will probably need a foster family, says Hayley Attew.
There are over a...
Foster and trauma
Sair Penna emphasises the importance of psychological safety in the learning process.
Children in the foster care system who have special educational needs (SEN) may...
SEN130 : May/June 2024
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It’s an unsettling issue this time. UK politics has gone all weird, and policy-making has virtually stopped. Which...
SEN fostering
There are many reasons why people foster, but they all have one thing in common—a wish to make a positive difference to the lives...
Neurodivergence and adoption
The most effective way to support a neurodivergent child is to understand what makes them different, says Dr Gemma North
Neurodiversity is a term increasingly...
Unlocking talent
Emma Finch’s uplifting story about fostering.
When Kim David Jones and his wife Caron welcomed Daniel into their lives, they couldn't have foreseen the joy...
A sense of belonging
As part of her masters thesis Stefanie Pearce studied the experiences of children who were looked-after or adopted at a trauma-informed school.
Eliza attends a...
SEN124 : May/June 2023
Read SEN Magazine SEN124: May/June 2023 here
It’s been a busy few weeks here recently, including a very worthwhile trip to Dyslexia Show 2023 in...
Fostering a child with autism
Fostering an autistic child can be a rewarding experience, but it does come with challenges, especially as change can be a trigger for difficult behaviour....
