Vulnerabilities of children with SEND
Sara Alston talks us through the statutory guidance set out in the Government paper Keeping children safe in education 2024, which was published in September.There are five bullet points in paragraph...
View ArticleStories, and how to fall in love with them
Children’s author Naomi Jones on motivating dyslexic children to read.I’ve always loved books. As a child I learnt to read early. I was already writing my own stories and poems when I was seven. At...
View ArticleSEN133 : Nov/Dec 2024
Read SEN Magazine SEN133 : Nov/Dec hereEarlier this year, I spoke to Sharon Jeacock at length about her struggle to get appropriate support for her autistic son Charlie. It’s an infuriating, touching...
View ArticleRelaxed Performances
Theatre has long been a powerful medium for storytelling, emotional expression, and community engagement. Helen Eastman is an enthusiastic advocate.■ As You Like It (2024) Credit: Geraint LewisA...
View ArticleWord Aware: Teaching Vocabulary in Small Groups for Ages 6 to 11.
The authors of this publication are Speech and Language Therapists, who have written the bestselling resource Language for Thinking, as well as Word Aware 1 and Word Aware 2. Word Aware 3 is a...
View ArticleMore relaxed performances please
Layne Harrod runs relaxed performances in London’s West End.While you read this article, you’re welcome to leave it and come back to it as many times as you like. Stim, make sounds, and enjoy the...
View ArticleLeo’s story
This is the story of Leo, a bright six-year-old boy with a head full of questions and a heart full of energy. The story is narrated by Elizabeth Stephens-Sarlós.Despite his excitement at starting...
View ArticleVisual and Motor Cognition in Infants and Children
What develops and what stays the sameThe author is a senior scientist who investigates spatial concepts and how this relates to the special needs of children. She currently works as research project...
View ArticleTeaching & Learning Illuminated: The big ideas illustrated
This new publication from the authors of The Science of Learning takes complex ideas around teaching and learning and makes them easy to understand and apply through the use of full page graphics and...
View ArticleWhat’s Possible: Plan a better future for your young adult with additional needs
Graham Caldow is the father of a daughter with additional needs. Over the last ten years he has been building a life plan with her and has written this book to share his approach with others. The book...
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