Tag: special educational needs
Time in your heart
Foster carer Ren is inspiring others to consider fostering in Derby and the East Midlands.
Ren has dedicated the past fifteen years to being a...
SEN and legal redress
Navigating the law relating to Special Educational Needs can be an intricate process, writes Imelda Brennan. For parents, the path forward is not one...
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...
The new NPQ
Hazel Richards and Stephanie Brewster question whether the new NPQ qualification will equip SENCos with the theory and critical reflection needed to challenge, develop,...
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...
The right setting
Lorna Woolley on finding the right school environment for a child with learning challenges.
Parents explore specialist provision for a child or young person for...
Aspergers: what you need to know
Elaine Nicholson offers some words of encouragement for the less experienced teacher in a mainstream classroom.
Education should be inclusive for all, and If you...
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...
Bonkers Yoga
Michael Chissick ponders on what helped him improve his yoga teacher training programme in Special Needs Schools. It's yoga with a confident smile.
Maybe I...
How to stop Bullying
Liffy McDonald enthuses about the work of the Anti-Bullying Alliance
The work of the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) is more relevant than ever in the current...
Book Reviews
My Whirling, Twirling Motor
This charming storybook is aimed primarily at the parents, caregivers and teachers who interact with children aged 4-8 who are presenting with an ADHD...
