Tag: pov
PoV: Dyscalculate
I remember my first ever maths lesson. I was five, and I'd just moved to England from Canada. The teacher drew symbols on the...
PoV: Hooked on slime
As a child, I loved playing with slime, as well as the rubber goblin-like hand puppets known as Boglins that were popular in the...
PoV: Albert the autism support dog
My friend Seb Dean is seven years old. He's autistic and doesn't recognise danger. His mum Rachel often has to chase after him as...
PoV: online tutoring
These students are not struggling to learn, they are struggling to access learning, argues Jacqueline Anderson.
So, who are these students? They are children with...
PoV: Binman to businessman
Gavin Simpson asks why we condemn fish for their failure in climbing trees, when what we need is people who can breathe underwater.
I never...
PoV: Finding ways to communicate with a young child
The external challenges and private successes of Tilly Hawkes.
When Ada, my youngest daughter, was in her early years, communication was extremely difficult. As she...
PoV: Teacher assumptions
Milly Allinson had a complex relationship with school.
I dealt with many challenges at school, but most came down to misinterpretations of my behaviour by...
Point of view: You’d be amazed
"You'd be amazed", says Imran Hassan, "there are a lot of people, including myself, who have made a lot of progress within the programme."
I...
Point of view: A tale of two schools
Sharona Smith's search for the right school for her son did not start well, but the tale has a happy ending.
When we received the...
Point of view: Stepping off
Louise Fearn describes how she discovered the wide open space beyond the System.
Currently, my son Wilf is not in school, so I'm at home....
