Tag: special needs
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...
Diverse play
An innovative inclusive playground encourages children with diverse abilities to enjoy sharing the same play space, writes Deborah Gundle.
A key aspect of the new...
The Guardian view on the special needs crisis: children don’t deserve...
By failing to adequately fund their own policy, ministers have created a destructive standoff between families, councils and schools
A decade after David Cameron’s coalition...
Hundreds of children with special needs wait a year for support...
In some areas young people have been waiting more than two years for plan detailing help they require, FoI reveals
Hundreds of children with special...
Neurodivergence and adoption
The most effective way to support a neurodivergent child is to understand what makes them different, says Dr Gemma North
Neurodiversity is a term increasingly...
Digital devices for literacy
Yvonne Dalorto on using digital devices for shaping individual learning in the classroom.
Digital devices can play a crucial role in supporting children with special...
Reading: a voice for minimally verbal children
A lack of speech is not a barrier to reading, says Dr Sharon Arnold
Reading is an such an effective form of communication, but little...
How to set up a college for SEND that wins awards
Gemma Peebles knows. She's on a mission.
Three years ago, I decided that the young people of Doncaster with special educational needs deserved a better...
Steps and stairs
Stairclimbers can liberate children and adults with special needs, explains Peter Wingrave.
Managing risks and limitations in daily living Steps and stairs—there's no escaping them, but...
Book Reviews
Sticky Teaching and Learning
How to make your students remember what you teach them
Caroline Bentley-Davies is a teacher trainer, adviser, coach and the author of many bestselling books,...
