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Time to join the CompassionEDrevolution
By Jon Reid, Senior Lecturer in Child Development and SEN/ Inclusion, School of Education. PGCE, PGDES, PCTHE, MSC.OXON, MBPSS, FHEA
#compassion...
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Tips for working with children with speech, language and communication needs (Free download)
Download a free, A4 poster of these tips here
Understanding individual children and young people's language is key to sucess. This not only in...
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Leading Great SEND Provision in Schools - By David Bartram OBE
David Bartram OBE
In 2008, after being a SENCO for about 10 years, I was seconded to work with London Challenge. London Challenge, set up by...
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Why joint working is vital for good outcomes; How to work effectively in school-home partnership
Liz Murray (Founder of consultancy Spotlight Education Support & SENCo at Priestnall School) and Claire Ryan (Parent to young people with S...
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Handwriting: Challenges and Strategies
By Dan Waldron, Occupational Therapist with Communicate 2U and Selly Oak Trust School
“I know what I want to say. I just can’t write it down. It’...
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Thinking Differently About Behaviour - By Jarlath O'Brien
By Jarlath O'Brien, A teacher in London and author of ‘Better Behaviour – a guide for teachers’, published by SAGE.
For a long time I have though...
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Activity ideas for sensory-based fun! - By Claire Ryan
Include children's interests within sensory-based play
Now that summer has arrived, we wanted to share some ideas for families to have some fun...
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A sense of school belonging: Why it’s important and 5 golden rules for teachers - By Dr Tim Cockerill
By Dr Tim Cockerill, Senior Educational Psychologist
There are many ideas and concepts from psychology that have become a part of common language ...
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Concentration skills: Supporting Children and Young People with Attention and Listening Difficulties
Children and young people develop attention and listening skills at different times and some children require explicit teaching as they cannot lea...
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The ‘fight’ for inclusion: the mainstream school experiences of autistic children and their families
By Jo Billington, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Autism
Background
According to the Department for Education, 72% of autistic children in t...
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#SenExchange Weekly SEND discussion - By Cherryl Drabble @Cherrylkd
Mary and I started #SENexchange in 2015 as we thought there was a need for a discussion around children and young people with special educationa...
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Top Tips for successful transitions with children who have special educational needs
During any transition planning, it is important to consider the difficulties which we know children and young people with SEND are likely to str...
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