Tag: Point of View
Point of view: Neurodivergent Barber
I'm Craig Henderson. I'm a father of four, two of whom are on the pathway to be assessed for autism (we all know how...
Point of view: Something has to give
Joanne Doris is an experienced teacher at a special school, but she’s had enough. It would be funny if it weren’t so serious.
It’s Sunday...
Point of view: The system is failing
Children and young people with special needs are being failed by the current system, writes Pooja Sharma.
Thousands are without a school place that meets...
Point of view: autistic young man
For my 21st birthday, my sister Zena paid for me to have singing lessons, as I was always on the karaoke. When I arrived...
Point of view: Education Officer at nasen
Seeing the 'ability' in disability. Zoe Mather says we should be treating people more fairly.
In education we should be continually looking to challenge the...
Point of view: home educator
Do it yourself. Rachel Hawkins is home-educating her autistic daughter.
I have only been home educating my eleven-year-old daughter Isabelle since September, as she needed...
Point of view: SEN lawyer
Reframe bad things into good things. A personal recommendation from Douglas Silas, specialist in SEN law.
It's not easy to reframe bad things into good...
Point of view: parent – Toilet training
Faria Arsh's heartfelt account of her neurodivergent daughter's toilet training journey.
Why does any parent want to toilet-train their child? In any other circumstances, the...
Point of View: diversity campaigner
You can't be what you can't see. We need more disabled teachers, says Ruth Golding.
Education should fully represent society, and it's important that we...
Point of view: legal specialist
EHCPs: Why families need legal advice. This process is becoming more complex, writes Guv Samra.
In my experience, families often don’t know where to start...
