News
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Mark Ferguson, 18, of Daldorch House School in Catrine has been awarded the title of Sky Sports Living for Sport ‘Student of the Year 2011...
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People with a learning disability in Birmingham have an opportunity to take part in a dance project, inspired by the London 2012 Games, which will...
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Players from all 20 Premier League clubs are using the motivational power of football to encourage children to improve their literacy skills.
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People with learning disabilities now have the opportunity to play sport in the same team as those without learning disabilities, thanks to a new...
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Now in its ninth year, Sky Sports Living for Sport, a free initiative delivered in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, uses sport stars and...
Features
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Every year, more children with Down syndrome are successfully included in mainstream schools, more young adults with DS hold down a job and thrive...
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Alison Thomas discovers how a special school and a mainstream school are collaborating to teach literacy across the curriculum, with great success.
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Most adults rarely read aloud, yet we regularly ask children to read for assemblies and in plays, to recap group work and read for those important...
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A prolonged stay in hospital can be deeply unsettling for a child, especially if it comes without warning. Quite apart from the anxiety that may...
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Speech and language therapist Priya Desai explains why some children find it harder than others to communicate, and how to observe and act upon...
Book Reviews
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This book explains the procedures, challenges and benefits of using music therapy in an educational setting. It is well written and full of...
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This is a comprehensive guide that covers many of the facets of special educational needs. It is organised into four parts covering policy,...
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This book provides a concise introduction to assessment, making it an essential read for primary and secondary Sencos, particularly those new to...
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This book is aimed at staff working with children with additional needs including Sencos, class teachers and support staff. It provides a concise...
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This book will help anyone trying to understand what the future holds for people in the special needs field. That doesn’t mean just Sencos...
Focus On...
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Fire-fighter, over-committer or Chatty Kathy? Rita Cheminais offers a survival kit for the busy Senco, whichever type of time manager you are.
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Rita Cheminais offers practical advice on how to get the most out of a multi-agency partnerships, including school-to-school support and evaluating...
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Pupils who are in most need of support are being let down by current classroom practice, according to academics at the Institute of Education....
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Tried-and-tested strategies to address classroom behavioural issues, from Nicola S. Morgan and Gillian Ellis.
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Children at an infant school in Tunbridge Wells develop their learning power and their risk management skills by engaging with the world around...
Resources
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We have been using the SOLAR pupil assessment tracking system since 2010. At Five Acre Wood School, we cater for children from 4-19 with profound,...
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At Penarlag CP School, we use two pieces of software to screen children to get an understanding of their learning abilities, the strategies they...
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It is easy to measure academic results but not so easy to measure attitudes in a school. At Hereford Academy, 39 per cent of students have...
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As teachers, we know some pupils capable of more than the work they produce, but we can’t always put it down to not trying hard enough. So...
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Two teachers tell us about some of the tools they have used to help improve their pupils' spelling.