Tag: wellbeing
School attendance barriers for adopted and kinship children
Despite the challenges, there is much that schools can do to break down the barriers to attendance faced by the families and ensure that...
Learning to live with anxiety
Anxiety is here to stay, and it can be good for you, so let's learn to manage it, writes Samantha Garner.
Anxiety is a word...
The inclusive power of gymnastics
At the heart of gymnastics lies inclusivity, says Kimberley Wright. Gymnastics can adapt seamlessly to suit anyone’s physical, sensory and cognitive characteristics.
With Paris 2024...
Yoga for children with additional needs
Yoga strengthens muscles, builds coordination and confidence and helps children to relax and regulate their emotions, says Victoria Tso.
Yoga offers a holistic approach to...
Sheer joy
Alice Walton describes the therapeutic benefits of musical hydrotherapy for children with complex needs.
What happens if children experiencing aquatic therapy can also listen to—and...
Boosting communication skills for well-being
When children with SEN can express how they are feeling, the world becomes a better place, writes Kim Graham.
Imagine not being able to join...
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...
Point of view: autistic young man
For my 21st birthday, my sister Zena paid for me to have singing lessons, as I was always on the karaoke. When I arrived...
Reducing restraint
Tough approaches like zero tolerance and seclusion don't work, says Ben Higgins. We need a more person-centred and trauma-informed approach in education.
For most children...
Ready for life
Pupils should leave college ready for the next stage in their life, says Harry Anderson.
The transition from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5,...
Book Reviews
Word Aware: Teaching Vocabulary in Small Groups for Ages 6 to...
The authors of this publication are Speech and Language Therapists, who have written the bestselling resource Language for Thinking, as well as Word Aware...
