Earlier this year, we ran a ticket giveaway for pairs of parents and teachers for the Whole School SEND Summit, held by the London Leadership Strategy. The ‘pairing’ idea was …
Welcome to the third in our SEND blogger spotlights! Today we feature two more bloggers, Helen, who blogs about life with her autistic son (and the rest of the family) …
When you need help or advice as a parent about your child or adolescent’s education or difficulties with special educational needs, there are a number of options. A while ago, …
Today we have the second in our August SEND blogger showcase and we’re so delighted to be able to share some of these brill bloggers with you. This week we’re …
Would you want your autistic child (or yourself if you’re autistic) to be on a national autism register? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says that autistic …
When I started out blogging here on SNJ, before social sharing was a ‘thing’, there really wasn’t anyone else out there. Perhaps a few in the US, maybe one other …
The issue of the type of placement for a child with special educational needs or disabilities can be a thorny one. For many, including my own sons with Asperger’s, a …
Another day another set of figures to wade through… this time though, it’s the annual school SEND figures from the school census that tells us how many children there are …
Dear reader, I am sorry, but I have failed you. A clutch of research reports about SEND have been recently released and I would so love to be able to …
It’s the last week of the year in most English schools. A week to take things a bit easier, tidy away, and prepare for what the next academic year brings. But …
It’s the end of the school year and children are arriving home up and down the land with their school reports in those scary sealed envelopes. But how have England’s …
It seems that at every milestone and crossroads in your child’s life, your pride, relief and excitement at their achievements is met with an equal measure of stress and worry. …
Recently Lucy has started to experience-share more with us at Bright Futures School. She has come a long, long way from the disengaged girl who started with us back in …
It’s all change for us this September at home, as Son2 heads off to start a three year BSc at university. He’s worked really hard and come out of his …
We love sharing good practice with you that can help both parents and professionals offer improve the lives of children with disabilities. Andrea Selly, is the mum of twins and …
I’ve got two deaf boys. They’re brighter than I am. They’re more determined than I am. They work harder in the course of a single day than I do in …
In England today, there is an unacceptable gap between the quality of life and opportunities available for disabled children, when compared to those without disabilities. Today, a new coalition of …
In Tuesday’s post on the outcomes for children and young people with SEND but no EHCP I concluded by drawing attention to the importance of the SEND Co-ordinator in taking …
Last week I wrote about the problems facing parents of children in mainstream school whose special needs have been persistently overlooked. While the troubled roll-out of Education, Health & Care …
Research into different aspects of autism can reveal many unexpected and interesting findings, which can sometimes help to improve the lives of young people in a practical way. Today we have …
