Tag: SEN
Changing the narrative, one word at a time
Lucy Plunkett on writing for children with SEN.
Never more so than now, with reports that the number of referrals to mental health services for...
The disproportionate impact of the pandemic on children with SEND: is...
Debbie Craig explores the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on children with SEND and how innovative technology can help improve outcomes.
No-one would dissent from the...
6 tips for creating a fantastic SEN school playground
Kiran Chouhan provides a guide to the designing an SEN playground.
Incorporating a play space into the SEN school environment can have so many positive...
Technology will transform lives of pupils with SEN, says Minister
The Government is to finance school trials of assistive technology which it says will help “level the playing field” for pupils with SEN and...
A question of consent
Kate Adams explores capacity, consent and choice for young people with complex SEN
Sex and money are two tricky subjects no matter what your age....
Making a move
George Fox and Lesley Copland look at supporting young people with autism in the transition to an adult placement or moving home after education
Engaging therapies
Daniel Thomas looks at how music, art and dramatherapy are used to help pupils with SEN
There is a long tradition of using the arts...
Mindful breathing
Nicola Harvey outlines some simple breathing exercises to help kids relax and stay calm
Mindfulness is a therapeutic tool which brings our attention to the...
Bullying and SEN
Sophie Keenleyside looks at how schools can engender more tolerant attitudes to difference
Maths manipulation
Melody Lowe looks at how to help children with SEN engage with mathematics