Tag: special needs
When progress seems impossible
Shai Silberbusch describes a movement-based, family-led developmental therapy that can unlock potential in children with special needs.
For children with autism, cerebral palsy, rare genetic...
Every fifteen minutes
A child comes into care every fifteen minutes in the UK, and will probably need a foster family, says Hayley Attew.
There are over a...
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...
