Tag: mental health
It’s OK to read with your ears
Lucy Rand on the joys of audiobooks. It's so much easier to follow the story.
Reading can be daunting for people with dyslexia. It can...
Climbing, balancing, noticing and exploring
Taking learning outside can lead to explorations that connect us to our senses and calm troubled minds, says Tina Stubbs, who is passionateabout the...
SENCO wellbeing: quick wins throughout the day
Lynn How on managing the role of a SENCO and developing healthy habits to support your wellbeing.
There is no shortage of challenges in both...
The Panic Button Book for Kids: An Interactive Guide to Help...
Tammi Kirkness has produced a lovely, colourful, interactive and practical book to enable adults to help children aged 7-11 in recognising and managing fears...
Mental Health & SEN
Headteacher Ben Levinson explains why we need to be proactive, not reactive when it comes to the mental health of our SEN pupils.
Schools are...
What can working with horses teach us about mental health
Emma Hutchinson describes the mental health lessons that working with horses can pass on.
Movement is magical
If a horse gets stuck in the sympathetic nervous...
SEN116 : January/February 2022
Read SEN Magazine SEN116: January/February 2022 here
The field of SEND is a very broad area, it embraces a wide range of specialists and...
Non-attendance of autistic pupils and trauma
Kat Williams provides a stark insight into the reasons for non-attendance and what is needed to combat this issue.
Numerous issues appear to impact autistic...
Supporting SEN pupils mental health post-Covid
Sarah Johnson takes the ‘Thinking About School’ survey as the starting point for pupil-led mental health proposals
In March 2020, the previous Secretary State of...
How commitment and compassion kept a SEN school running during coronavirus
Cheryl Smith recounts her experiences of working with young people with PMLD when a pandemic is thrown into the mix.
Working with young people who have...
